Lesson 7 - 13/03/17

This week was one of the best drawing session for me due to the successful outcomes of my drawings. Aside from the warm-ups, I made the error of not making my first drawing big enough. I do like how they are layered on top of one another as it looks very surreal. Perhaps charcoal would have been a better material to use next time. I am extremely proud of my green painted drawing as I have improved massively when it comes to size. I think that this is my biggest drawing of the semester. The hair is my favourite part due to the roughness of the brush stroke and the light/dark types of green. However, it is very flat against the page so maybe I shouldn't have coloured in the drawing but rather use patchwork strokes. This is what I did in my second painting drawing, in which I used purple patchwork strokes. However, my problem with the drawing this time was the pose and size. It was a fairly decent size but it looked slightly messy in some paces. In conclusion to this week, I am pleased with my progression as I am clearly improving!

Lesson 6 - 07/03/17 (Homework)

For this week's work, it was more observational drawings but this time, we had to draw the model while she was moving. I found this hard but I did get used to it. We had to do the same for homework this week; two being primary and the other two being secondary, eg YouTube. I think that that hardest one was the secondary reference due to the fact that I wasn't in control of the movement at all. It was good to practice though and I chose specific ones where the limbs were at odd positions, hence the axel and death-drop. The primary ones were eaiser as I could choose what the movements were and again, I wanted to try something that made the joints bend and such. It's almost similar to what the model did in the lecture. 

YOUTUBE: ICE PRINCESS - AXEL JUMP

 PRIMARY: JUMPING WITH A BALL

YOTUBE: LAGANJA DEATH DROP

PRIMARY: ME CROUCHING DOWN

Lesson 6 - 06/03/17

In this week's lesson, it was all about drawing quick poses and movement. I found this to be very difficult as I do like to take time on a drawing so having to draw it while moving was not an easy task. Although I did my best in the two movement drawings, it was pointed out to me that I didn't capture enough key movements in the model as I only did her standing still and stiff most of the time. After looking at everyone else's work, I saw what areas I had to improve on. For the second half of the lesson, we were able to revisit anything we wanted from the last two semesters. As it said on my results sheet last semester, I need to improve on colour and proportion. Therefore, I started to draw large portions of the body and experiment with colous. Some turned out better than others as I think that the face looks slightly too cartoonish. The breast, hand and foot in paint however, turned out very well as the shadows and light are clearly evident by the colours. The ones I decided to do in felt pens was something new I wanted to try. I think the results were interesting but some did come out a little messy like the legs but again, it was only an experiment. I do like the several pen layers that I gave the body though.

Lesson 5 - 02/03/17 (Homework)

For this week's homework, we had to repeat two of the exercises. This is my flatmate posing for me in the kitchen with the chairs and fridge being my objects surrounding her for the space. I think that the first drawing could use a bit more work regarding the figure but the shading is quite good other than that. I think that the second drawing is better since the whole image is larger but again, the facial features continue to be my downfall as it spoils the rest of the image, I think that I will have to do some practice drawings on facial expression when I have the chance. 

Lesson 5 - 27/02/17

In this week's lesson, we were drawing the model again but this time with props of three dimensional shapes. This was a good practice lesson for me as I want to get better at tonal work as well as drawing the space around the model. The first few warm ups were alright as I was attempting to not only draw the people but the space around them, which was tricky at first but I did get the hang of it. We then moved onto the model and the objects around her. My first attempt was successful aside from her facial expression and the proportions are actually on point which was pleasing. However, my next attempt wasn't as the head was bigger than the whole body itself. I did keep it though as the shading was good and it shows my development for my portfolio. The last drawing on here is probably the best one that I've done as the shading is excellent but the whole image does look slightly cropped which is something I could work on. 

Lesson 4 - 26/02/17 (Homework)

This week's homework was really fun to do as this is something that I like to do. With all of the interesting textures and shapes I used, I really felt as if I created an accurate image of what was in front of me. It was also nice to be rough with the cut outs and drawings, rather than keeping to the lines and cutting out perfectly. If I was to do this again, I may do a scene outside or with people and also to use more kinds of textures. I could use leaves to print on paper as well as bubble wrap, pebbles, foil etc. Some mixed colours or separate colours would also have a nice effect for an image too. I also did two extra ones while using Mel and the animals as a reference. 

Lesson 4 - 20/02/17

In this week's lesson, we were drawing the model again but not nude this time. Instead, we were drawing her with animals, which was an interesting choice. It mostly consisted of birds, which was a shame since I would have like to have a wider variety of animals. Anyway, after some warm up speed drawings, which turned out very well in my favour for a change, we then did some large portraits of all the animals and the model together. It was a bit difficult for me as a little of the view was blocked due to people in front of me and the fact that I had no other space to move to. I did very good proportions this lesson as well as a good sized drawings, which isn't what I usually do since I don't always think before I draw. It was a big improvement for me and I am very pleased to see that I am making goo progress. Finally, we made four sheets with different textures; wet and dry, which we then used as silhouettes to make the image we saw in front of us. I added pen detail on mine which made a big improvement to my work.