The instructions for this assignment are to stand up which makes the students groan. I lead them through a few arm waving exercises to get them to think about drawing with the whole arm and I make them stand up to draw. I yell directions to them with random instructions that include changing art supplies: measure random angles and put them on the page, do a little blind contour of your hand, fill in a negative space, draw an object with your non-dominant hand, smear the pastels together, draw with both hands, switch colors with students next to you, draw a still life object on the table, get your hand wet and make textures, draw a large skull on the page, draw a cloud that has a dark and light side...etc.
And here are the results of this semester's art supply rodeo:
