final drawings

Human Body Continued

 This is a study of the human body in two different postures. The figure on the left has good muscular structure and also the weight of the figure is shown through the position of the shoulders. However, the proportion of this figure isn't as accurate as the one of the right, due to the quick skeletal structure drawn before adding flesh to it.

 This is again a study of human musculature. The focus is quite clearly the shoulders and arms, where the attention has been as precise as possible, compared to the roughness of the rest of the sketch. 

 This composition is studying posture. The weight of the figure is shown through the slump of the stomach and curve of the back. However, some parts of the subject is out of proportion such as the feet. The stick the figure is holding adds not only scale to the body but also context and character to the composition.

 These three figures are again observations of posture. They were minute sketches, the quickness being shown in the inattention to proportion and detail. However, I feel I have successfully captured the general postures being modelled.

 This is an observational drawing based on the posture of the subject. This twenty five minute sketch shows successful shading and identifies the shape and weight of the person well, although there are some proportional problems, such as the size of the head. Overall, however, I feel it is an accurate composition of the subject.

 This is a study of the muscular structure of the same subject. I think I have sorted out the worst of the proportional errors in this composition and have been able to show quite precisely the muscles on the arm and lack of on the chest, shown by the definition of the ribs. However, I have made a few mistakes with the detail, such as the final definition of the collarbone joining the shoulder.

Human Body

 This is an observational drawing of the human body. In regards to the detail of the skin I believe it shows a good level of shading. However, I am conscious of some disproportionate body lengths, such as the legs compared to the back. I am pleased with my representation of the face and in general am satisfied with the outcome of the drawing.

This drawing of a male foot is what I feel to be one of my most accurate. It has a slightly unfinished air about it, especially in regards to the shading, but the overall composition is one that captures the detail of the man's foot.

Reflections

This is my attempt at using reflections in my compositions. There is a varied level of detail throughout the drawing which I hope reveals how strong the ability is of each surface to reflect. Overall I am satisfied with the level of deatil I have achieved, although I am aware that more could have been applied to the glass.

Still Life Drawing

This is my still life observational drawing of flowers in a vase. This composition has precise and varied shading in the top half of the drawing. However, the bottom half appears unfinished and indistinct and the objects themselves appear to be floating as there is nothing to anchor the objects to a surface. My attention to detail is focused upon the flowers themselves, with accurate representation of the original subjects. The rule of thirds is applied in this drawing as the vase is central with objects encroaching into both left and right sides of the composition.

Landscape Drawings

This is a good example of a landscape drawing. The background and the foreground are divided by the hills and the change in scale from one tree to the other . This is also shown by the size of the house on the right. The central image is the tree in the foreground which is more detailed, which, along the trunk of the tree, follows the rule of thirds. 

This is another example of a landscape drawing. Again the rule of thirds is use in this sketch but not as successfully applied to the bottom half of the composition. This image was a quick 15 minute sketch which requires more detail on the page in order to improve it.

This is another landscape drawing of a house. I sat on my garage in order to achieve this angle, which I thought was quite aesthetically pleasing. I gave myself 25 minutes to complete this sketch. I think I pressed my haad too hard on the page which has meant that I was unable to change my drawing as easily as I needed to. I think the scale of the windows could have been more accurate.

Observational Drawing

 In the picture above I had ten minutes to sketch and shade our objects (which was a box a table and some chairs covered in a sheet) I found this hard because I was not used to working at a fast pace like this .

I then had to do another drawing of the objects from a different angle but this time i had 15 minuites to do so . Again i found this hard because of the pace i had to draw in order to acomplish the drawing above.

The picture above is my final shaded observational drawing of the day. I chose a different angle to the other two and this time took 40 minutes to draw it. I found this much easier as I had longer and could concentrate on shading in order to create a 3D effect. Overall I need to increase the pace of my drawing in order to achieve a complete picture in a shorter time. I also need to commit more time to being able to concentrate on the smaller details.