#humanpose

FINAL LIFE DRAWING #2:

For this piece, we used methods that we had learnt from this post and incorporated that into the process.

First we started off by picking any image of our choice and drew a simple 3 x 2 grid on top. This was to help with proportions and to make sure all of the body parts were in the correct pose in accordance to one another. Then, we took what we learnt from this post and drew a simple skeleton on top. This was how we began the drawing process.

After everything had been mapped out, we put up some A1 paper on the wall and began mapping out all of the most important points (that we had already mapped out on the reference). This really helped me with the pose, as I chose one that was rather complicated and had a lot of odd proportions.

Once that was all in place, I began to add different tones - starting with the legs and working down. If I were to do another realistic drawing like this I would probably start with the darkest tones instead. This is because I found that I started with quite dark shadows on places that weren't as dark as the rest - meaning that I had to put a lot of effort into making other parts look darker e.g the hair.

I drew the basic sketch with a hb pencil and then used a 2B pencil to add tone.

For these drawings we were tasked to draw people around us.

For the first three I sat in a McDonalds and drew the customers around me. I actually enjoyed doing this as it meant that I didn't focus too much on the details of what I was doing, and more on the most important defining features of my subjects. I loved how these turned out, as they successfully captured people on the move and almost gave a brief glimpst into their lives.

For this sketch, we observed the 2nd years as they were working on their own art. We each chose a subject and spent 5-10 minutes working on a drawing of them. This was a lot easier to add detail to as they didn't move as much and they were always sat in the same spot.

Regarding this work and drawing people in day to day life, I decided to have a look at some artists that may have done the same thing. I came across the artist Liz Steel, who sketches, paints and inks people in the world around her. Unlike my work, she is more focused on using coloured inks to create tone and depth in her work. I particularly enjoy the use of negative space almost to create the illusion of something being there. I feel as though this is also expressed in my work slightly through the use of charcoal and very brisk lines - especially shown in the drawings I did in McDonald's - which replicates a similar environment that she did her work in (a cafe).

HUMAN POSE #3

HUMAN POSE #2:

For these drawings we did much the same idea as the previous post (2 minute drawings) however, this time we learnt an interesting technique that we were going to try and incorporate.

This technique involved marking out all of the furthest points of our references so that we could correctly proportion everything and get the general idea of where everything was going to be on the page in comparision to each other.

We started off by choosing a different reference image each with an interesting pose that we liked, and did a quick sketch to show to the class. Then we collectively decided to draw one image, which turned out to be mine!

Afterwards, we then drew the image on an A1 sheet of paper, which I had never done before! I started off by using the technique that we learnt earlier and drew the general shape of the body. During this process I didn't use a rubber as I wanted the scruffy lines of my initial sketch to come through. However, because of this I found later on down the line I had large patches of pencil lines where I had kept on correcting myself, making it hard to distinguish what the features actually were. To combat this, I got a golden metallic marker and enhanced all the lines that were slightly too messy and it made everything stand out more! I'm really happy with the outcome of this!