MIDDLE SCHOOL N U O D R Drawing in the D Annemarie Baldauf rawing on a cylindrical curved surface such as a paper cup has endless possibilities and creative results. Drawing on a 3D surface has its unique challenges and students learn, improve, and grow from such an experience. This is an open-ended project that you can adapt as desired, emphasizing different themes or tech-niques each time you present it. For this project, we have used plain white paper cups and donated cups from Starbucks. Some themes have included red cup drawings for the holi-days, drawing people in correct propor-tions, black-and-white drawings with thin permanent markers, and adding color to the black-and-white drawings. Students can create abstract or realistic images on their cups, and I encourage the use of patterned line designs. Choosing an Approach Students complete two cups. With their first cup, they generally com-plete one side first instead of draw-ing continuously around the entire cup. I leave that up to them. I share approaches to drawing on a cylindri-cal or circular surface and point out that there can be a front and back for This is an open-ended project that you can adapt as desired, emphasizing different themes or techniques each time you present it. a two-sided drawing or one continu-ous drawing around the cup. Students may also consider illustrating a story through the cup. The popularity of this project is evident as students, on their own initiative, often work on them out of class and spend hours on the drawings. Procedures Decide on a theme or Big Idea to start this project. I have students first draw multiple designs or ideas in their sketchbooks within a long rectangle, like the cup. I also ask them to write a sentence or two about what they A structured line pattern design. 30 FEBRUARY 2020 SchoolArts