Draw the Monster
Read the description once. Then draw using only what it tells you — no peeking ahead.
Monster #1, written by a real student:
This is how to draw my monster. First make a diamond in the middle of your paper that is about two inches wide and four inches tall. Next make teardrop shaped eyes in the diamond at the very top center of the diamond. These teardrops are about one fourth inch tall. Color the eyes with a bluish green crayon. Draw two curved triangles on the upper sides of the diamond for the horns. These curved triangles are one inch from the top point of the diamond. The horns are one half inch long and curve slightly toward the inside. Color the horns with a blue crayon. Next draw a nose. To do this go one and one half inch from the top of the diamond then draw two small circles. These circles are one fourth inch apart and are horizontal to each other. To make the mouth draw an oval one fourth inch below the nose. This oval is one fourth inch tall and one half inch wide. Inside the oval draw four pointed teeth shaped like triangles on the top and five pointed teeth on the bottom. Color the teeth reddish orange and between the teeth yellow. To make the arms draw a rectangle shape at the top edges of the diamond. The arms are 1½ inches long and ¼ inch wide. Color the arms red. Make sure that the bottom edges of the rectangle look like they have been cut off. To make the legs draw two lines beginning at the middle of the bottom half of the diamond. Curve the lines so that my monster looks bow legged. End the legs at the bottom of your paper. Color the legs dark green.
This is how to draw my monster. First make a diamond in the middle of your paper that is about two inches wide and four inches tall. Next make teardrop shaped eyes in the diamond at the very top center of the diamond. These teardrops are about one fourth inch tall. Color the eyes with a bluish green crayon. Draw two curved triangles on the upper sides of the diamond for the horns. These curved triangles are one inch from the top point of the diamond. The horns are one half inch long and curve slightly toward the inside. Color the horns with a blue crayon. Next draw a nose. To do this go one and one half inch from the top of the diamond then draw two small circles. These circles are one fourth inch apart and are horizontal to each other. To make the mouth draw an oval one fourth inch below the nose. This oval is one fourth inch tall and one half inch wide. Inside the oval draw four pointed teeth shaped like triangles on the top and five pointed teeth on the bottom. Color the teeth reddish orange and between the teeth yellow. To make the arms draw a rectangle shape at the top edges of the diamond. The arms are 1½ inches long and ¼ inch wide. Color the arms red. Make sure that the bottom edges of the rectangle look like they have been cut off. To make the legs draw two lines beginning at the middle of the bottom half of the diamond. Curve the lines so that my monster looks bow legged. End the legs at the bottom of your paper. Color the legs dark green.
Pencil mode: draw your monster's outline first, then switch to the Paint Bucket to fill it in with the exact colors described.
How close did you get?
Talk About It
- Which details were easy to follow, and which ones were confusing?
- Did exact measurements (like "one fourth inch") help more than general words (like "small")?
- What would you add to the description to help the next artist get it exactly right?
- How is this like writing a description of one of the hundred dresses?
- Notice the description never says what color the diamond-shaped body should be. What does that tell you about being thorough with details?
