Life Drawing: 3rd December 2015
Introduction
Within this life drawing session we focused on perspective and form. As we have recently concentrated on the action and pose of the model; trying to capture the action of her pose. We now had to try and accurately capture the model observing her much more.
Session
Initial Sketches
These next sketches are what we started the session with. the model would stay in the pose for roughly 30 seconds and we have to capture the pose in that time. This is purely a warm up exercise for the session.
30 Second Poses: Sheet 1
This sheet shows the model in two different poses. I would improve these drawings by completing them because they are both incomplete.
[30 Second Poses Sheet 1: Pencil]
30 Second Poses: Sheet 2
I would improve these two drawings by completing them both. Because they are both incomplete. In addition I would alter the sketch on the left because the model was in a challenging pose.
[30 Second Poses Sheet 2: Pencil]
30 Second Poses Sheet 3: Pencil
I would improve this sketch by completing the drawing and planning the sketch before drawing the model. This is because the entire model is not on the page; therefore the drawing is not as effective as it could be. I will do this next time by drawing a line of action that clearly shows the scale of the model from the ends of head and feet.
[30 Second Poses Sheet 3: Pencil]
10 Second Sketches
These next sketches are of the model in ten second poses which challenged us to observe and capture the model very quickly. As in these drawings are not complete due to the limited time. I would improve all of these drawings by completing them first because it is difficult to say how I would improve them because they do not have enough detail to reflect upon. I know that i will have to improve my ability to capture the model in a short amount of time; therefore I can effectively reflect next time on my drawings.
10 Second Sketches: Sheet 1
[10 Second Sketches Sheet 1: Pencil]
10 Second Sketches: Sheet 2
[10 Second Sketches Sheet 2: Pencil]
10 Second Sketches: Sheet 3
[10 Second Sketches Sheet 3: Pencil]
Perspective Drawings
These next drawings are a collection of sketches that were part of a perspective exercise. This challenged us to try and capture the 'scene' with an accurate perspective because people were forgetting to capture what they saw and would draw the model from a 'false' perspective.
Boxes Sketch
This first sketch is of a pile of boxes because with the combination of scale, height and straight lines; this was a challenging perspective drawings. i would improve this drawing by adjusting the lines of the boxes as I believe that some of the lines are too skewed and show a 'strong' perspective which is not correct. I know now that i must observe the subject further and use references to accurately capture the perspective.
[Boxes Sketch: Pencil]
Model as Shapes Sketch
This sketch is of the model as a collection of shapes which challenged us to observe the model as shapes and to capture their perspectives accurately. this exercise is an advancement from the previous one. If I were to do this exercise again I would draw the model as basically as i could to try and portray perspective effectively because my current sketch has complex shapes wheres cubes and spheres would have been better to portray perspective.
[Model as Shapes Sketch: Pencil]
Perspective Drawing: 1
This next sketch was drawn on the floor next to the model to have an extreme perspective of the model. I found the arms of the model difficult to draw because they were challenging angles to maintain the extrme perspective as well as maintaining the natural shape of the model's arms. I would do this next time by observing the arms further and accurately capturing the perspective and shapes.
[Perspective Drawing 1: Pencil]
Perspective Drawing: 2
This next sketch is the same as the previous however from another extreme perspective; from above the model. This was done by sitting on chairs which were on the tables. This gave us another extreme perspective of the model to draw. I feel that i drew the torso too large because I had to squeeze the feet and legs on the bottom of the page. Therefore I will have to plan the sketches before I draw them to ensure the entire model is on the page.
[Perspective Drawing 1: Pencil]
Observational Drawing
These next sketches are different because these are sketches created without looking at the paper and just by observing the model. This exercise was to challenge our observation skills and the byproduct was the drawing. Within this exercise we weren't allowed to look at the paper but we had to observe the model and draw the shapes we saw. Therefore it is difficult to reflect on these drawings because i felt that I observed the model effectively I did not capture her accurately. However, I do feel that this exercise has helped me observe the model closer than before.
Observational Sketch 1
[Observational Sketch 1: Pencil]
Observational Sketch 2
[Observational Sketch 2: Pencil]
'30 seconds to observe 10 seconds to draw' Sketches
Within this exercise we were required to observe the model for thirty seconds and observe the shapes and form of the model, and then when that time is up; we had ten seconds to draw the model. This exercise tested our observation and planning skills. As we had a very short time to draw the model; these drawings are incomplete and not detailed. I tried to capture the basic structure of the model in different ways but I feel that my observation and thought have improved over my drawings skills int his particular exercise.
Sheet: 1
[Sheet 1: Pencil]
Sheet: 2
[Sheet 2: Pencil]
Feet Sketch
Feet Sketch
This sketch is of the model's feet as she walked around the centre of the room. This would help us with our walk cycle assignment because feet are difficult to draw accurately and this exercise showed how much movement are in the feet during a walk and that the foot has a lot of moving parts. I spent more time observing the movements of the model rather than drawing that is why there is not a lot on this page. By doing this I feel that i have gained a better understanding of the feet during a walk and will apply this to my walk cycle.
[Feet Sketch: Pencil]
Walking Sketches
These next sketches are of the model walking in a straight line back and forth across the space in the centre of the room. This is similar to previous walking exercises however this time the model is walking in a straight line compared to previous exercises when she has walked in a circle; this challenged us in perspective drawing.
Walking Sketch: 1
I focused on the movements and key poses of the model rather than the whole competition; this is why the sketches are not consistent and do not match each other. I feel this is better because it portrays movement effectively. Next time though I will try to capture the scale and perspective of the model effectively.
[Walking Sketch 1: Pencil]
Walking Sketch: 2
I would improve this drawing by observing the shapes, perspective and scale of the model because I feel that the model shrinks too much and is not consistent with the other sketches when she is furthest away.
[Walking Sketch 2: Pencil]
Conclusion
I feel that i have learnt a lot from this session and I feel that my observation skills have improved and that I need to work on my perspective drawing and capturing the subject accurately. I will develop this in the future sessions with planning and reflection of future sessions.
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