{"product_id":"drawing-with-stockmar-blocks-paul-van-meurs","title":"Drawing with Stockmar Blocks by Paul van Meurs – Waldorf Drawing Workbook","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Practical Guide to Drawing Techniques with Stockmar Block Crayons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrawing with Stockmar Blocks\u003c\/em\u003e by Paul van Meurs is an illustrated workbook for teachers, parents, homeschoolers, and artists who want to explore the full drawing potential of \u003cstrong\u003eStockmar block crayons\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eLong used in Waldorf classrooms for broad areas of color, Stockmar blocks can also be used for line, form, gesture, shading, texture, and detailed drawing. Paul van Meurs brings together decades of classroom and teacher-training experience to show how the distinctive shape of the block crayon can be used in different ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe book introduces \u003cstrong\u003e18 drawing techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e, with clear exercises and step-by-step examples that help readers become more confident working with the broad face, edges, and corners of the blocks. QR codes throughout the book link to accompanying videos where the techniques can be seen in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMost instructional illustrations are shown in black so that the form, movement, and technique remain easy to see without color distracting from the method. Additional examples then show how those same approaches can be carried into richly colored drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You’ll Explore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 techniques for drawing with Stockmar block crayons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step drawing exercises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with gesture, form, line, texture, and shading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to use the broad face, edge, and corners of a block crayon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing people, plants, animals, landscapes, and everyday forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamples of drawing that begins with color rather than outline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQR codes linking to technique demonstrations on YouTube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeas that can be adapted for Waldorf classroom and Main Lesson Book work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Teachers, Homeschoolers \u0026amp; Adult Learners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePaul van Meurs spent 22 years as a Waldorf class teacher and another 20 years as a senior education advisor. 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