Life Drawing

This life drawing was completed in around 40 minutes using soft pencils in A3 format. It shows the model in a lying down pose with the light source located slightly to the left.

Strong contour lines effectively describe the form of the model's body, and together with the shading, this drawing offers a great sense of shape. The image also shows balance and weight, especially in how the model rests her head in her hand, and the end result looks quite polished without the use of too many details.

Week 11 - Urban Landscape Drawing

These images were created using soft pencils and they focus on studying the techniques behind urban landscape drawing.

The first drawing shows an interesting composition and an implied line which follows the curve of the pond. Perspective isn't that obvious and was focused on mostly for the buildings in the background ( two point perspective). The detailing is done in an impressionistic manner, due to the complexity of the original scene. The shading gives a good sense of depth, especially with the main building of the drawing.

The image on the right shows a fast sketch of a scene with a single point perspective - the vanishing point being located far in the background. The original scene was highly detailed but the silhouettes of the building and lights are contoured well. The composition is appealing as there are several points of interest in the drawing. The background however is almost completely missing from the drawing, and other buildings should have been detailed as well for a better depth effect.

Week 10 - Urban Interiors

These drawings were created using soft pencils in A3 format, and they focus on studying the techniques of interior drawing.

The first one is a light sketch of a staircase with a really pleasing composition. There is a sense of depth in this drawing, though the perspective is a bit wrong in certain areas due to the high number of orthogonal lines and complex details of the actual scene.

The second drawing shows more detail and shading, with an interesting composition. It also exhibits good depth on the right side of the image. The left side however seems to lack detail and the perspective isn't fully accurate, which makes it not fit in with the rest of the scene.

Week 9 - Non-human Life Drawing

The focus of this drawing session was to study animal figures and the variety of characteristics that different species have. These drawings were created using soft pencils and all of them are quick sketches of a taxidermy collection. 

These pictures manage to give a good sense of proportion and pose with the use of contour lines, without the use of too many details. Some sketches, such as the one of the tiger, the parrot or the bird in the last drawing, manage to illustrate the weight and balance of the subjects, while in a natural pose.

Week 8 - Life Drawing (Movement)

These drawings focus on movement and the balance of the human body in more challenging poses. They were created using soft pencils and graphite sticks on A3 paper.

There is a clear impression of movement in all images and the first one shows great balance and proportion. In the second image however the proportions are a bit wrong due to insufficient measuring, and the perspective is a bit unclear as the drawing lacks foreshortening. The angles of the body were kept right with the help of construction lines.

The last image is a sequence of drawings which succeed at portraying an action done by the model. In this image there is a great sense of rotation of the human body which accentuates the balance and weight of each pose. Several construction lines were used here to mark these rotations as well as the angles of the shoulders and hips, therefore maintaining a good perspective. 

Week 7 - Life Drawing (Dynamic Poses)

Both drawings were created using soft pastels on coloured A3 paper. The aim of this drawing session was to study dynamic poses and describe the shape of the human figure using coloured shading.

The first image manages to describe the rotation of the model, and the shading accentuates the shape of the human body. Proportion should have been worked on more, as the feet are clearly too large compared to the rest of the body. This issue could have been avoided with good measuring.

The second drawing displays a great sense balance and weight, with good anatomical proportions. The muscles are nicely contoured and the shape of the subject is implied with good shading. The high contrast of the shading also adds a nice overall effect to the drawing.

Week 6 - Life Drawing (Proportion)

 

The medium used in this drawing session was a graphite stick and the drawings were done in A3 format. The  focus was to keep human proportions right, while also studying the posture of the model while in simple poses.

The first image shows a series of sketches in which the the proportion of the human body are accurate. There are visible construction lines on the page which mark the angles of the hips and shoulders, and this creates a greater sense of balance and weight of the model in those poses.

The second drawing is a more detailed piece which also displays good proportion overall and manages to describe shape with the help of shading. There are however certain issues caused by poorly observed perspective. The foreshortening on the legs isn't correct and this causes a loss of proportion, and also creates the impression an out of balance pose.