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I drew this lesson because a student has asked for it last Sunday. I hope this is what she is looking for? Yes?

For most people math is the subject that is the furthest away from art. Its actually not true at all! The world is full of things to draw that are based on mathematical principles. Geometry is the closest math there is to art. It is a challenge for most people to draw nice straight lines, circles, ellipses and such but it is very good practice even if your intention is to work in 3D computer graphics.

When I draw something specific(non-abstract) I am measuring the distance of one shape to another. For example, when I draw a face I look carefully at the person's face with my eyes and I measure the distance between both eyes, how far the bottom of the nose is to the eyes, etc. If my visual measurements are off, the very specific person I am trying to draw will not look correct to me or anyone else.

The measurements, the perspectives, the angles, the symmetry, the arc, the curves... the science of how things are. I hear many young people complain about the use of letters in algebra not making any sense. In fact they do when letters are associated with words like Width(X), Height(Y), Depth(Z), (A)rea, (V)olume, (M)ass, (F)orce, (D)istance, (A)cceleration... etc. Science stuff.

Description
I drew this lesson because a student has asked for it last Sunday. I hope this is what she is looking for? Yes?

For most people math is the subject that is the furthest away from art. Its actually not true at all! The world is full of things to draw that are based on mathematical principles. Geometry is the closest math there is to art. It is a challenge for most people to draw nice straight lines, circles, ellipses and such but it is very good practice even if your intention is to work in 3D computer graphics.

When I draw something specific(non-abstract) I am measuring the distance of one shape to another. For example, when I draw a face I look carefully at the person's face with my eyes and I measure the distance between both eyes, how far the bottom of the nose is to the eyes, etc. If my visual measurements are off, the very specific person I am trying to draw will not look correct to me or anyone else.

The measurements, the perspectives, the angles, the symmetry, the arc, the curves... the science of how things are. I hear many young people complain about the use of letters in algebra not making any sense. In fact they do when letters are associated with words like Width(X), Height(Y), Depth(Z), (A)rea, (V)olume, (M)ass, (F)orce, (D)istance, (A)cceleration... etc. Science stuff.