Week 6

These quick 30 second sketches are about the study of movement.

The focus here was to capture the gesture and poses of moving subjects.

Althouhg these images are somewhat badly drawn, due to the speed in which they were drawn, for the most part there is a clear sense of gesture and weight.

Improvements could be made in the future to ensure that the subjects display better proportionality and that more information is captured in the quick sketches.

Week 5

This sketch is a 12 minute study of the human form.

This is a good example of a static pose with closed form. You can see from angle of the head and the slight curving of the spine that the model looks to be in quite a relaxed pose.The crossed legs and hands that are resting inbetween the legs are a good indication of the closed form.

The drawing shows good proportion throughout and  a good use of measuring has been used to achieve this.

Although the proportions of the subject look accurate, their is a lack of detail in areas like the head and feet. The sketch also lacks shading which would add so much to the sketch by better defining the muscle and tonal differences in the skin of the model.

Week 4

                                                  
                                         This is a 45 minute exercise which focuses on foreshortening.
My main objective with ths sketch was to show how foreshortening affects objects.Notice how the headstock of the guitar is similar in length to the guitar neck and only slightly small than the guitars body, showing that the object has been drawn from an extreme angle. Although this study successfully show a good use of foreshortening, the bridge of the guitar seems to lack depth and is somewhat flat in appearance.The ellipse of the sound hole also looks like it may not have been drawn at the correct angle. This sketch may also be let down by the shading, although this was not my main focus for this study.
                               

Here is another 15 minute study of foeshortening.

unlike the previous study this object has not been drawn from such an extreme angle but foreshortening is still evident in the right handle of the pliers. By opening the pliers we are able to see a direct comparison between the foreshortened handle and the handle on the left which is drawn from a normal angle. More time has been spent shading this object to try and create the difference in texture between the plastic handle and the darkened metal of the pliers head.

Week 3

This is a 1 hour still life drawing

This drawing focuses on the simplicity and relationship between the two objects.

The objects have good proportions and are well balanced between each other.

I have tried to focus on creating variation between the various textures on display in this sketch, ranging from the rough plastic that surrounds the amp, to the fabric,which covers the speakers as well as the polished finish of the guitar body. There are slight tonal variations on the guitar where the body is worn with highlights picked out showing how the light interacts with the objects.

I feel this is a problematic piece due to composition being quite dull.This serves as a good example of how more thought should be applied to the arrangement of the objects on the page(the guitar is very cental and this is not pleasing to the eye) Also the composition suffers from having no background,which would connect the objects to their environment and create a much more interesting drawing.

Week 2

This 30 minute contour drawing focuses on showing the form of the objects.

Through simple outlines and the use of simple convex curves we are able to see clearly the form of the objects.Although basic,the lines that depict the table cloth work well in showing the depth and creases within the drapery.

  

This is a 15 minute study of negative space.

This study is good in showing how the space between your objects are still valid shapes and how if they are accurately represented they will produce a clear shape to your objects.

By focusing on the negative space between the objects you are clearly able to see the objects shape as well as how the objects are placed in relation to each other.

This pictures seems to show the object on the left as a 'kissing' object. I believe this down to negative space not being accurately represented rather than

being draw from a poor perspective.