Final Reflection

I very Much Enjoyed Life Drawing I, I feel that I accomplished all the course objectives and I am happy with the work I produced. I was most successful with longer poses and the Ink wash shell drawings; The area that I need most improvement is gesture drawings and though I have improved my cross contour skills I would like to continue to improve, its nice to have a new challenge. Life drawing is very relevant to my major (studio art) and to be drawing on the regular is very important for any visual artist. The link to my final portfolio is posted on the bottom of this blog.

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Cross Contour Skull Drawings

The Skull is a very challenging and complex object to draw. I try to have patience when performing any cross contour drawing let alone drawing a skull. Posted is my first of three skull drawings. I am looking forward to the self portrait we have to do for our final, I really want to nail this last project, so I will defiantly be putting in the hours.

Last Manikin Muscle Set

It feels good to finish the manikin, overall I enjoyed building up the different muscle structures to gain a better understanding of the form of the body. It was nice to work not only in the 2d but in 3d as well. It helps with the cross contour drawings when drawing from the models.

Ink Wash Shell Drawing II

The Second Shell drawing I very much enjoyed doing, It turned out much better than the first ink wash drawing of the shell mainly because of the different view, I was able to get more information and depth with the new arrangement. I also experimented with different colored inks and was more aggressive with the ink using more layers than the first ink wash drawing. Cross Contour Drawing is very challenging for me and I felt that I was successful in this last shell drawing.