Final Flickr Page

Here is the Web Address to my Flickr Account:

Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45635396@N03/

If you have and problems getting on my site you can search my name KatieKiesler.  Also I had problems getting into my account, therefore, I needed to create a new account if you want to see my mid-term things you can go to: 

Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiek07/

My username title for that account is: KatieK8

Final Review Summary   

In the beginning of this course I stated that, “the main reason why I decided to take Life Drawing is because I always wanted to learn how to draw people. I have always felt that this skill wasn't my strongest by any stretch of the imagination. Although, I am positive that this class will help me improve my drawing skills while expanding my knowledge of art. I feel that this class may not have the strongest connection to my intended profession, graphic design, but as an artist I have a yearning to learn how to draw people and improve upon my ability to see objects in space. I am very excited to start even though I may not achieve success on my initial attempts.”  Looking back throughout the semester I feel that I have made huge improvements in my skill level compared to where I was at the start. I feel that this is largely from the how the class is taught. Not only do we draw but also form the muscles. This has allowed me to learn how the body moves, in which helps me draw. In addition, at the end of every week I set a future goal for myself.  Although I don't always achieve my  weekly goals, it has helped me stay focus and determined to get better. Plus, I can look back though my blog to see what my goals have been in the past.  Overall, I feel that I have learned so much from this experience. In addition, I feel more competent and confident as an artist. I look forward to continue to learn more in this field and push myself to improve my skills even more as grow as a an artist.   

Strengths and weakness in my drawings   

I think that I am good at seeing / drawing the bone and muscle structure of a certain pose. I also think that my strengths main come out in the longer poses when I have more time to analyze the figure.  On the other side I feel that my biggest weakness is foreshadowing and proportions in my shell.  I feel that I have really worked hard to improve many of my weaknesses in drawing this semester.  But I do tend to struggle with the fast gesture drawing and I will continue to work on this skill as an artist.   

 What I learned throughout the class  

Throughout this class I have learned main things to improve my skills and conceptions as an artist.  I feel the biggest thing that I have learned in this class is the ability to draw in a different way.   For example, I really loved to do the shell drawing, I feel that cross‐contour lines describe the plan shifts and texture much in‐depth then shading.  Plus it is a nice way to learn about bones because they have a similar organic feel yet the shells give you a nice break from always drawing the human figure.  Overall I so grateful for having the opportunity to be in this class and grow so much as an artist.      

Weekly Post (December 13 – 14) Final Class Period

This class period we drew the model with all the body parts that we have learned.  It was exciting to see how much have improved over this semester.  

One thing I think that I would want to improve upon is to not elongate the rib cage.  I think I will continue to work on this in my free time. Overall I am very happy with how much I learned.  In addition, I can definitively see how I have improved. 

Weekly Post (December 6 - 12) Pictures

Weekly post (December 6 - 12)

This week we focused heavily on the face and drawing hands.  It was very interesting to draw a close-up profile of another person.  I have never been able to do this.  I got to draw my roommate, Elizabeth, profile and hands.

What I did well:

This week I feel that I did better drawing the second set of hands.  This may be because I was more warmed up or because the second pose was better (in my opinion).  I feel that the hands are a very interesting form to draw.  They are very difficult because every finger has three joints and they each have a different direction.  

What I could improve on:

I think that there is a couple of things that I could improve on for next week.  For example, I think that I should try to practice more on drawing the hands and developing cross-contours around the hand to show the different planes.  Also I really need to improve how I draw hair.  In one of Amy's Lectures she said to draw hair as a form rather than lines. She added that the individual hairs can be placed around the face where they are more noticed.  I think that I need to practice this throughout my drawings.  And research examples, how other artists depict hair.  I think that doing these thing will really help my drawing skills. 

Future Goal:

My goal for next week is to really look at the face and try to draw the facial features as close as possible.  I think that this would be very interesting to discover what/how a person looks the way that they do. 

 

Shell Drawing Number 2

This was our second shell drawing.  We got to just use contour lines to describe the form of the shell.  Overall I was very satisfied with the final result.  Although one flaw was when I was holding the shell feeling the texture I must have slightly tilted the second half because it looks slightly out of proportion.  Even with this small flaw I am still happy with the result.

Weekly Post (November 29 – December 5)

Class was canceled