HW 6 Lighting Jim Henson

HW5 Perspective John Berky

Life Drawing 5

HW4 Composition Drew Struzen

Reference

Life Drawing 4

Got to learn about muscles in the legs during this life drawing class. Unfortunately didn't get many sessions with the model so I didn't get to practice as many angles as I wanted so I'll study more of the muscles in the legs next week.

HW3 Value Frank Frazetta

RPP Round 1

Life Drawing 3

We studied muscles and focused on drawing muscles such as the external oblique and the latissimus dorsi. The instructor demonstrated some tips on my paper about having sharper lines while erasing and using my chalk to push and pull back the definition. You can definitely see the difference in the last drawing! It really helped me remember to keep my chalk and charcoal from fighting for dominance and to encourage me to be less scared of getting messy with my art.

HW2 Basic Shapes Brian Froud

For this assignment, I had to study the basic shapes of Brian Froud's art. I chose this particular artwork to reference because it comprised of many unique and interesting shapes.

First, I based in the reference image so I could see the silhouette of the character and study its structure.

Then I made sketches of different silhouettes following the style of the shapes and curves.

I then filled in the sketches and made adjustments so that I could build a stronger silhouette for each drawing.

In 1 and 2, I altered the pose of the original reference to convey the character more as an experienced traveler.

In 3 and 4, I kept the posture of the reference but placed the characters in a stronger silhouette to further push the concept of a traveling merchant.

For 5 and 6, I changed the weapon focus and reduced the hunch so that the silhouettes seem less haggard and more upright and agile.

I had a little fun in 7 and 8 by changing the creature type and really pushing the silhouettes of the characters to tell an interesting story.

Life Drawing 2

In class, we deconstructed the head to learn how to draw faces.

HW1 Basic Shapes Syd Mead

For this assignment, I recreated the structure of an object from one of Syd Mead's work. The objective was to study the form of the object by deconstructing it into basic shapes. Here is the reference picture that I used for my drawing. I thought the design was interesting and the way the checkered bit on the vehicle curved towards the front made for a neat study in lighting as well.

First, I blocked in the overall shape so I can get a good idea of the structure I'm working with.

Then I went into mapping out each individual shape on the vehicle. I also sketched in some minor details so it would help me get a better idea of proportions.

At this point, I started blocking in the values to make the forms and shapes more visible in the drawing.

I blocked in some more details, added some lighting and pushed the shading for the final result.

Life Drawing 1

For the first day of life drawing, I did 10-minute drawings of a model who had a very muscular body. Initially, the focus was to draw how we envision the skeleton would be posed inside the model. Midway through the first pose, I noticed everyone around me was having fun just drawing the model without the skeleton so I got a little carried away myself. I definitely struggled with proportions in the third drawing but didn't have time or an eraser to go back and fix it. Otherwise, I'm excited for the next class and another opportunity to draw the model again!