Week 2 Drawings

During this week I really focused on the spine.  I feel that this was my best gesture drawing because I only drew the outlines.  In addition, I captured the whole body. 

Week 2 Reflection

Weekly Reflection (9-21-09) to (9-25-09)

Things I did well on or improved:
From the first week, I feel that I am getting better at not having to draw the whole figure
but just the structure of the body. In addition, I feel that this has helped improve my
gesture drawings. I really focused to get the entire body done in the time fame, while
also being very attentive to the lines along the spine.

Areas where I need improvement:
Although I felt that I improved in my gesture drawings I still feel that there is much more
room for more improvement. For example, I think that I need to break my lines up so I
can become more accurate. I also feel that I could become more accurate with the
proportions of the human body.

Future goal for next week:
This coming week I am going to focus on breaking up my lines instead of drawing one
continuous line.

Week One Drawing

During the first week of drawing I felt that this is my strongest drawing because I really got to see the proportions of the foot and I was able to get darker and lighter lines to convey space. 

 This was my first attempt
This was my second attempt at the assignment 

 This was my third and final attempt

I felt that I struggled with this assignment.  I really worked hard to understand and do my best with drawing cross-contour.  I drew my shell three different times.  I feel that each time I got better at drawing my shell with cross-contour lines.  I hope through more practice I can continually get better. 

Week 1 Reflection

What I felt I did well on:

I feel that during class I did the best on the cross contour drawings.  I personally feel this because I felt that I got the proportions accurate.  In addition, I feel that I really understood the subject that I was drawing (the foot).  I like the longer drawings because I feel that I can really see and understand the subject matter that I am drawing.  

Areas that I could improve:

I feel that I really struggled with the jester drawings.  I had a hard time getting the portions accurate on most the ones that I did.  In addition, I found it hard to find the primary axis and the angle of the body to be very difficult.  I also had a hard time with the homework.  I had a difficult time making the shell appear to have form while still looking like a shell.  

My initial thoughts of the class:

At first I thought drawing live nude models would be very awkward.  I have never had the opportunity to do draw that subject matter.  But once the class started I really didn't view the models as being nude.  Now I feel very comfortable being able to draw the models.

Future Goals for the class:

In future weeks of the class I would like to really try to focus on getting the proportions of the human form more accurate.  I would also like to focus on trying to getting the whole body drawn for Jester drawing.     

Pervious Artwork

Pervious Artwork

Here is some artwork that I have done in the past years, there is a really broad spectrum from photography to 3-D work.

Introductory Post

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.