Hello hope you’re all doing well and having a great weekend! I’ve had a very exciting week as I’ve started my new job as a community art teacher, which so far has been the most fun I’ve ever had in a job so as you can imagine I’m chuffed to bits!
Anyway whilst in teacher mode I mocked up a little how-to sheet for the kids, but you can try it too!
It’s four simple steps to drawing a robot, as long as you know your shapes you’re sorted, and if you have a ruler even better!
Step 1. Draw a large rectangle with a square directly below it
Step 2. Add circles to the large rectangle and join the two shapes with 2 small lines (that’s your robots neck).
Step 3. Add in some arms and legs,keeping everything square.
Step 4. Give him a cheeky smile and some buttons!
Now that wasn’t so hard was it? you could even colour him in :)
Try it yourself!
nx
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Neil Slorance 
September 5, 2010 at 4:59 pm |
I’m enjoyed the lesson. It’s fun. I think you’re a great teacher, Neil!
Wish you were my art teacher :)
Now, I’m gonna draw my robot too! :D
September 5, 2010 at 6:43 pm |
aw thanks! let me know how it goes :) nx
September 5, 2010 at 9:27 pm |
Hi Neil! I just started teaching too…im now a preschool art teacher! I know exactly how you feel, its like a dream job! Have fun & keep posting :)
September 5, 2010 at 10:58 pm |
Aw no way! congratulations :) let me know how you get on, maybe you could give me some tips! nx
August 31, 2011 at 5:42 am |
This is a dorible :)
April 7, 2012 at 12:46 pm |
illustrations cartoons…
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April 30, 2012 at 1:04 am |
i come in peace i swear!
July 6, 2012 at 11:45 am |
Dear Neil,
I am a 54 year old community education worker in a Boston STEM/STEAM program called Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn that focuses on getting our youth into creative technologies through projects. One of my college mentors and I are developing an computer programming activity using animation that our youth teachers will use to teach this summer. I decided that I had to make my own animation as preparation for designing the activity.
I can’t draw, but I wanted to have a robot dancing and Annie Wu playing the beatbox flute. I despaired until I came across your website. Thank you so much. Your robot was simple enough for me to draw over and over. I love my amazing staff and college mentors, so I added them into the animation.
Even tho it is a bit lame, the animation was a labor of love and I learned a lot about the Scratch programming environment. I grew fond of my version of your little robot after drawing him many many times. Anyway, I just wanted to share it with you and tell you that your blog helped me out a lot. If you have flash or java enabled on your computer, you can watch it at:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Learn2Teach2012/2655547
If you want to learn more about our program, which tries to get youth creative with science and technology, you can find my little homegrown blog at:
http://www.learn2teachteach2learn.posterous.com.
Thanks, Dr. S
November 17, 2012 at 5:44 pm |
thx for h help