First Hand Drawing
This is the first drawing of my hand. It was done in pencil.
Contour Sketch (Blind)
This is a contour drawing that was done while looking away from the paper.
Contour Sketch (Modified)
This is a contour drawing that was done while looking at both the hand and the paper while drawing.
Contour Room Practice
This is a drawing of the corner of a room done with pen.
Contour Room Final
1. I used a fluid line, this evident in the lines used to draw the tables and the shelves.
2. Practicing contour lines helped contribute to my understanding of how to draw people and clothing with a continuous line. Practicing also helps with inserting details into baskets and shelves. This helped add to the overall look of the drawing.
3. The outline drawing is just an outline. This contour drawing has basic details in it such as paper folds, facial features and folds in clothes. In short, this is much more detailed than a standard outline.
4. The line is essential to this piece because it captures the movement of the scene. You can tell there is action occuring even though the drawing itself is still.
5. This drawing taught me not to worry too much over a small detail. The overall look is much more important than a small detail that most would overlook. If I were to do it again, I would focus on having the drawing flow more and pay more attention to the subject at hand rather than the paper.
2. Practicing contour lines helped contribute to my understanding of how to draw people and clothing with a continuous line. Practicing also helps with inserting details into baskets and shelves. This helped add to the overall look of the drawing.
3. The outline drawing is just an outline. This contour drawing has basic details in it such as paper folds, facial features and folds in clothes. In short, this is much more detailed than a standard outline.
4. The line is essential to this piece because it captures the movement of the scene. You can tell there is action occuring even though the drawing itself is still.
5. This drawing taught me not to worry too much over a small detail. The overall look is much more important than a small detail that most would overlook. If I were to do it again, I would focus on having the drawing flow more and pay more attention to the subject at hand rather than the paper.
Shape Shading
This is a practice of shading done in pencil. It used various pencil grades to help emphasize lights and darks.
White Ribbon
This is a practice of a ribbon done in white prismacolor. It shows negative value along the ribbon.
Cloth Final
1. There is a wide range of values in this piece. This is evident in the folded parts towards the top, as well as the bottom of the fabric.
2. The practices helped me understand the relationship between the lights and darks. I used one pencil as a challenge to get all the value that I could, and the studies helped practice beforehand.
3. With negative values, more pressure was used to emphasize the lights in the fabric. Less pressure means darker values.
4. The texture of the cloth is extremely smooth, so the values were shaded along the flow of the cloth. The shading flowing with the cloth creates the smooth texture.
5. If I were to do this over again, I would smooth the transition between lights and darks. Additionally, I would blend more to make the texture seem smoother.
2. The practices helped me understand the relationship between the lights and darks. I used one pencil as a challenge to get all the value that I could, and the studies helped practice beforehand.
3. With negative values, more pressure was used to emphasize the lights in the fabric. Less pressure means darker values.
4. The texture of the cloth is extremely smooth, so the values were shaded along the flow of the cloth. The shading flowing with the cloth creates the smooth texture.
5. If I were to do this over again, I would smooth the transition between lights and darks. Additionally, I would blend more to make the texture seem smoother.
Candy Final
1. Value is important in that it helps distinguish folds in the wrapper and makes the chocolate seem more realistic.
2. The main challenge I faced was the value inside the wrapper. To overcome this, I used lighter values on the outside of the wrapper, and darker pencils for the inside.
3. Sharp edges aren't everything. They are good for showing the edges of the wrapper and the writing on the chocolate. I used soft edges to help distinguish the chocolate from the wrapper.
4. Texture is extremely important in seperating the chocolate from the wrapper. If the texture of the chocolate is indistinguishable from the wrapper, then the wrapper wasn't done right. The wrapper needs to be reflective, while the chocolate needs to be soft and dark.
5. If I were to do this drawing again, I would make the surface of the wrapper more reflective with bright highlights. I would then do the words on the chocolate better as they are not just written on the candy, rather they are carved in. Last but not least, I would improve the shadows in general. They would be better if they were darker in certain areas as well as smoother.
2. The main challenge I faced was the value inside the wrapper. To overcome this, I used lighter values on the outside of the wrapper, and darker pencils for the inside.
3. Sharp edges aren't everything. They are good for showing the edges of the wrapper and the writing on the chocolate. I used soft edges to help distinguish the chocolate from the wrapper.
4. Texture is extremely important in seperating the chocolate from the wrapper. If the texture of the chocolate is indistinguishable from the wrapper, then the wrapper wasn't done right. The wrapper needs to be reflective, while the chocolate needs to be soft and dark.
5. If I were to do this drawing again, I would make the surface of the wrapper more reflective with bright highlights. I would then do the words on the chocolate better as they are not just written on the candy, rather they are carved in. Last but not least, I would improve the shadows in general. They would be better if they were darker in certain areas as well as smoother.
Still Life Sketches
Still life
1. The craftsmanship is pretty good. The left side is well done, with the towel especially standing out. Unfortunately, due to a lack of time, the right side was a bit rushed, and isn't as sharp as the other side. Though overall, the piece is strong.
2. The values and shadows are realistic, with sharp and soft edges shown throughout. Shadows are important because they give a piece depth and make it more realistic.
3. The lighting is clearly coming from the upper left corner in front of the subject.
4. The compositional sketches were important because they helped give an idea of what areas of the still life had good composition and what didn't.
5. The final drawing is successful in its color and lighting. They color works well with the lighting because it allows for a much wider range of values and easier shading. This also helps distinguish different objects very easily and contrasts them from the background.
6. The proportions and structure are mostly correct, with the exception of the phone.
7. The composition is very pleasing by placing the towel behind everything else except the toy bulldozer. This lets the viewer move along the side to the center until it gets to the towel. No matter where one starts looking, they always end in the center.
8. There is a center of interest, it is the towel. It is placed right above the center, which works well compositionally.
9. For the most part, I think my time management was pretty good. However, I ran out of time in the end and had to rush the tight side. If I were to do it again, I would give myself more time on the right side instead of focusing on the left side.
10. The main challenge was in the shading since there was a wide variety of color. I overcame this by simply using dark browns, blues, and reds.
11. This still life taught me how to use colors that weren't really there, as well as how to shade properly with color. It taught me some valuable lessons with prismacolor pencil, and I hope to apply them in the near future.
2. The values and shadows are realistic, with sharp and soft edges shown throughout. Shadows are important because they give a piece depth and make it more realistic.
3. The lighting is clearly coming from the upper left corner in front of the subject.
4. The compositional sketches were important because they helped give an idea of what areas of the still life had good composition and what didn't.
5. The final drawing is successful in its color and lighting. They color works well with the lighting because it allows for a much wider range of values and easier shading. This also helps distinguish different objects very easily and contrasts them from the background.
6. The proportions and structure are mostly correct, with the exception of the phone.
7. The composition is very pleasing by placing the towel behind everything else except the toy bulldozer. This lets the viewer move along the side to the center until it gets to the towel. No matter where one starts looking, they always end in the center.
8. There is a center of interest, it is the towel. It is placed right above the center, which works well compositionally.
9. For the most part, I think my time management was pretty good. However, I ran out of time in the end and had to rush the tight side. If I were to do it again, I would give myself more time on the right side instead of focusing on the left side.
10. The main challenge was in the shading since there was a wide variety of color. I overcame this by simply using dark browns, blues, and reds.
11. This still life taught me how to use colors that weren't really there, as well as how to shade properly with color. It taught me some valuable lessons with prismacolor pencil, and I hope to apply them in the near future.
Dum Dum Prismacolor
This Dum Dum was good practice for prismacolor pencils. It helped practice light shades on wrappers as well as the lettering. It was also good practice with color as the colors were too light to use much black. Instead, I mostly used blues and whites to shade. This definitely helped improve my skill with prismas, and I hope to apply it to a piece in the future.
Pastel Candy
This is a practice with pastels. It helped practice with transparent wrapping and the contents inside. While I think that the hightlights were done alright, the candy itself needs work. The pastel pencil didn't allow for vibrant colors, so some colors had to be done with the regular pastels. If I were to do it over, I would make the lines cleaner, and the colors brighter.
Pastel Eggs
This is my egg pastel practice. To help get a feel for the pastels, I used bright and warm colors for the eggs. This helped me learn how to create value and differentiate between lights and darks. For the background, I used a cold color to contrast with the eggs. The background also gave me a chance to practice shadow and transition between blacks and blues. While the pastel itself was well done, the composition wasn't that good. If I were to do this over, I would fix the composition.
Opacity Drawing
1. The craftsmanship is good on this piece, though I feel that the paper I choose kept me from making smooth textures.
2. The background is a bunch of jars that help unite the piece overall. The blues and the browns help give a bit of unity to everything in it.
3. The colors were a combination of blue, red, brown, and yellow. It gives it a bit of a homely feeling.
4. Contrast was created through sharp contrast of dark and light colors, as well as warm and cool colors.
5. Textures, highlights, and shading were used to distinguish different surfaces and materials. It helps distinguish plastic from wood, and food from everything else.
6. I chose this background color because it had a color that reminded me of home. It really helped convey the atmosphere of a home kitchen.
7. A successful piece done with prismas requires knowledge of blending and layering to create textures. Another is using colors that aren't there, but help enhance a certain color. This is important in prismas as nothing is a single color.
8. The only real difficulty I had was in the texture of the paper I used. It didn't allow for very smooth surfaces, which is the only thing I wish I could change about the piece overall.
2. The background is a bunch of jars that help unite the piece overall. The blues and the browns help give a bit of unity to everything in it.
3. The colors were a combination of blue, red, brown, and yellow. It gives it a bit of a homely feeling.
4. Contrast was created through sharp contrast of dark and light colors, as well as warm and cool colors.
5. Textures, highlights, and shading were used to distinguish different surfaces and materials. It helps distinguish plastic from wood, and food from everything else.
6. I chose this background color because it had a color that reminded me of home. It really helped convey the atmosphere of a home kitchen.
7. A successful piece done with prismas requires knowledge of blending and layering to create textures. Another is using colors that aren't there, but help enhance a certain color. This is important in prismas as nothing is a single color.
8. The only real difficulty I had was in the texture of the paper I used. It didn't allow for very smooth surfaces, which is the only thing I wish I could change about the piece overall.
Face Practice
Self Portrait Final
Self Portrait Ideas
This is practice to help draw facial proportions and features correctly. Before this, I had a basic idea of how to draw faces, but it wasn't until after these practice drawing that I really understood how to draw a face.
The assignment for this was to do multiple self-portraits in a single piece. I always wondered what would happen if I were to meet myself and what we would do. I came up with the idea to have two of me fighting over a donut. I thought it was a pretty funny idea, and since it told a story in a way, I decided to do it in pen with cross-hatching. The crosshatching was used to portray depth and shadow, which worked very well. The drawing evokes a humorous tone, with the silly expressions and the donut at the bottom. Overall, I think this piece was very successful and is one of my best ones to date.
Scratchboard
1. This is supposed to resemble a noir film from the 1930s, its supposed to tell a little tidbit of a story about some mobsters.
2. Textures help enhance the movement of the piece as well as the drama of the moment.
3. The closest person is to the right of the center. The focal point, the man shooting the gun, is next to the center. The bullets help lead the eye along to the closest man, who stands out due to how much of the space he takes.
4. Movement is implied through the positions of the characters and the lighting of the bullets.
5. I would improve the piece by simply adding more to it. If I had more time, I would add more texture and lighting. It wasn't a bad piece, there just could've been more.
6. The shading and lighting was accomplished through crosshatching and bold highlights. It was similar to pen, just with opposite values.
2. Textures help enhance the movement of the piece as well as the drama of the moment.
3. The closest person is to the right of the center. The focal point, the man shooting the gun, is next to the center. The bullets help lead the eye along to the closest man, who stands out due to how much of the space he takes.
4. Movement is implied through the positions of the characters and the lighting of the bullets.
5. I would improve the piece by simply adding more to it. If I had more time, I would add more texture and lighting. It wasn't a bad piece, there just could've been more.
6. The shading and lighting was accomplished through crosshatching and bold highlights. It was similar to pen, just with opposite values.