Channel: The Art Assignment

Category: Education

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Description: Cécile McLorin Salvant is a visual artist and Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, and she shares with us an art assignment. Create your own Theme and Variation Cut-Out by following the instructions below. And check out Prideland on PBS Voices!: youtube.com/pbsvoices. 1. Draw a simple outline of a human body 2. Do this until you find one you really like 3. Then draw variations of that outline playing with the limbs and proportions 4. Copy your favorite four outlines to stiff paper or cardboard 5. Cut them out, tape a piece of string to them, and hang wherever you like Share your work with the hashtag #youareanartist and/or tag us on Instagram or Twitter. Or join our Facebook group to share your work with a community of artists: Learn more about Cécile McLorin Salvant: cecilemclorinsalvant.com Thanks to our Grandmasters of the Arts Divide By Zero Collection and David Golden, and to all of our patrons, especially Anthony Chivetta, Rich Clarey, Iain Eudailey, Tom Forwood, Patrick Hanna, Andrew Huynh, Eve Leonard, Audrey Mak Tung, David Moore, Jane Quale, Gabriel Civita Ramirez, Andrew Sheeler, Boris Silantiev, Josh Thomas, Constance Urist, and Roberta Zaphiriou. To support our channel, visit: patreon.com/artassignment. Subscribe for new episodes of The Art Assignment every other Thursday.