Drawing II: Homework studies

These are the homework drawings for the first half of the semester.

1. My professor chose this one as the most successful...

2. I had fun doing this one! It is a 7 hour-long drawing. My professors always say that you can tell how much a person has really payed attention to what they're drawing by looking at the spine.

3. The perspective on this one was VERY challenging! The skeleton is leaning forward and I was looking through its ribcage.

4. I had the most fun with this next one. However, it wasn't chosen as one of my best. I assume it is because it looks too graphic, and it moves away from the basic contour and precise measuring that my professors were looking for. For the first time though, I used white chalk and a white pen with a thin tip.

Just to show improvement, below is my first skull and ribcage drawing of the semester. 

• Notice how narrow and small the ribcage is in comparison to the skull. 
• The line quality is very uniform and boring. 
• The drawing does not "breathe." 
• It is very two-dimensional)

 

Drawing II Midterm Review

These are some of the drawings I've done in class this semester.

1. These are "base drawings" done the first week of class. They serve as a way to remember where you started off and how much you have improved (which hopefully you can tell, has been A LOT so far)! 

2. Compare the first figure drawing above to the next three. Although it is just a contour study, there is much more accuracy and by far better line quality. This was done with a male model that would alternate between two poses (one in front of the still life, and the other behind it). The still life included a box with a cow skull and long cylinder on top. 

3. This drawing was chosen by my professor as my best measurement drawing. He explained that Block A (feet to hips), Block B (rib caje), and Block C (skull) were very clearly seen. On the left is a female model standing next to a skeleton on the right. The second image is a detail of the quick contour of Block C.

4. This is a quick gesture drawing using boxes meant to help you understand perspective and that the positioning of the blocks are almost never aligned. I was struggling with this concept of using "boxes" at the beginning, but this was a great breakthrough drawing for me. My professors actually showed it to the class as an example of what they were looking for! They said I captured the essence of the figure and that my marks were very "gesture-like" in the sense that they are free and could easily be altered....I was happy :D

5. Here is an example of when I was struggling with the boxes. With the figure on the right, I was finding it hard to understand the perspectives of the skull and rib cage. When I got stuck, I turned to a contour drawing (seen on the left and in detail in the second image). I find it always helps me see better.