Three Cups Drawing
For my three cups drawing I chose a gigantic vase with a pink peony, an acrylic paint jug, and a small empty flower vase. This was a quick sketch that took twenty minutes and did not focus on detail. Twenty minutes was just enough time to sketch a basic outline of our subjects and add a few key details, and that is what I did in my drawing. I only used two mediums to complete this drawing, a graphite pencil, and a kneaded eraser. While we were sketching, we had to be constantly conscious of the four elements of composition. The first is the orientation of the paper (deciding whether or not the subjects lean more towards horizontal or vertical, and deciding which way to turn the paper for the drawing). The second is spacing, making sure the subjects are balanced on your paper, with no tangents (a way that shapes touch in a way that is visually bothersome). The third is the height of the bases, you must make sure your image makes logical sense, the further away an object is, the higher up it is on your paper. The last and arguably most difficult rule is proportion, making sure objects appear correct in size when compared to other elements. I was conscious of all these rules during my sketch time and executed them as best as possible. My goal for this project was to get it finished in the amount of time given, which is a problem I often struggle with. I believe that I did a good job executing this drawing, as I displayed all four basics of composition and completed this assignment.
Still Life Sketch
For my still life drawing, I chose to draw the same vase as my three cups drawing, a peony, the corner of a black chair, some wires and string, and a gigantic slinky. This was a longer sketch than the last one, and it took forty-five minutes in total. The goal of this drawing was to look at the still life set given to us, and sketch it just as we see it. that is what I tried to complete in my drawing. I used two mediums in this drawing, a graphite pencil, and a kneaded eraser. Because this assignment was being graded on line quality and different values of light with Da Vinciś six parts of light, we had to keep that in mind throughout our sketching. The composition was created for us, but we had to choose what part of the set to draw. The space was also set up for us, so we did not have to worry too much about that. The height of the bases was not extremely important in my drawing because it did not have many subjects. The orientation was easy to decide because my vase was much too tall to be drawn horizontally. There were not any tangents in my drawing, I made sure to pay attention to that. I believe my proportion was great, given the stressful amount of time I was under. I utilized thick lines in my slinky, thin lines in my flower, dark lines in my shading around the strings, and light lines for the reflection in the vase. I also utilized value as much as possible in the back chair and the flower to create depth. My main goal for this drawing was to complete the image in the set amount of time, and also to include the flower and draw that as accurately as possible. I believe that I completed my goal, as I used different parts of light in my flower to make it more realistic, and I completed my drawing.
Still Life Drawing
This week we spent three class periods working on our still life drawing. I chose to draw a sunflower, an Eiffel tower figurine, and a paint palette. The goal of this drawing was to use Da Vinci's six parts of light, line quality, and value to effectively execute our still life drawing that we composed ourselves. I used two mediums in my drawing, as usual, a graphite pencil and a kneaded eraser. This drawing included all the concepts we have learned up to this point, composition, tangents, line quality, value, and Da Vinci's six parts of light. I utilized all forms of composition when setting up my objects and placing my light source, made sure I had no tangents, utilized line quality in my sunflower, and value and the six parts of light when drawing the sphere like dents in the paint palette. My goal for this drawing was to have a smooth and blended background and realistic shadows. I believe that I accomplished both of my goals, by taking extra time to perfect those aspects of my drawing.
One Point Perspective
This week we drew one point perspective drawings. I chose This picture of the Louvre because I love the Louvre, and it has plenty of geometric shapes which is perfect for this project. I originally chose a photo in my camera roll, but this one worked better. The goal of this drawing was to use the six parts of light, the basics of composition, no tangents, line quality, value, Da Vinci's six parts of light, a horizon line, line quality, a vanishing point and linear perspective to create a drawing. As usual, I used two mediums, a pencil, and eraser. This drawing includes all the concepts we have used up to this point, as one cohesive work. My goal for this drawing was to make it as realistic as possible, and if you put the original picture next to my drawing, you can see that I did that quite nicely. I do wish I had made the water a little more realistic, but I have not been taught yet how to draw water, so I think I did a pretty good job for my first attempt.
Self Portrait
This week we drew self-portraits. The goal of this drawing was to accurately draw a human face, while simultaneously making it look like yourself. The six parts of light were extremely important in this drawing because we had to use a full value scale to convey different facial features. Proportion was also extremely important to consider because features must look correct in size when compared to other features. I used only a graphite pencil and a tissue to blend to create this drawing. My goal for this drawing was to make it look like me as much as possible, but I do not think I accomplished it as much as I would have liked to. This was my first drawing self portrait, and I think I did pretty good.
Two Point Perspective
This week we drew two-point perspective drawings. The goal of the drawing was to display a drawing that followed two vanishing points, with the reference photo of our choice. I chose a Paris street corner, because I love how the image looks, and it is great for perspective because of its distinct lines. We needed to use a horizon line, two vanishing points, six parts of light, and a full range of value to draw this. I only used a pencil and a tissue to draw and blend. My goal for this drawing was to do Paris justice, and I believe I achieved that with my intricate drawing.
Grey Paper Drawing
This week we drew grey paper drawings. The goal of this drawing was to try and use the paper as a middle tone, and to not blend black and white as much as possible. I chose this reference photo because it had a nice contrast of values. I believe that I did well in making the picture look nice with contrasting values, but I wish I would have spent more time on the butterfly wings. We used black and white charcoal this time instead of graphite.
Choice Drawing
This week we did a drawing of our choice, The goal of this drawing was to display everything we have learned in drawing one so far and put it into a final product. I chose this image because I love drawing flowers, and they are great for displaying line quality and the six parts of light. I believe I completed the goal for the most part, I think I did a great god overall. This drawing was done with graphite. I wish I wou.ld have spent more time on the background and its surroundings.