Week 9

This is a quick study that successfully shows the basic proportions of the human body from various viewing angles.

These are the basic proportions of the male figure.The image successfully shows the proportions of the human body based on the idealistic, eight head proportions

Week 8

This is a 25 minute still life.I chose to draw these objects because of the contrast between the glass and bottle which had high reflectivity and the candle which has a very dull matt finish.

  This is a drawing of some objects from my bathroom and took 40 minutes.The sketch demonstrates the difference in materials ranging from plastic to glass and chrome.

This is a 45 minute still life.I tried to create a variety of textures from wood,plastic,metal and pot to show the difference of how light affects different surfaces.The wooden spoons have no refectivity and a dull surface with no highlights.Although the plastic spoons were not reflective surfaces there were highlights on most of them.

Week 7

This drawing took 25 minutes.I was trying to replicate a wide variety of materials and reflective textures.This sketch shows the difference between the cloth that is draped over the table and the reflective qualities of the copper vase and the dull,matt finish of the tin.The vase in this compostion is somewhat orphaned from the rest of the objects so a better viewing point was probably necessary.

This is a 30 minute sketch of some kitchen objects.I was trying to create a composition using contrasting surfaces from wood to tissue to glass and steel.The tissue from this image had no reflectivity and barely any shadow so i tried to recreate the texture of the tissue using cross hatching.The glass was hard to draw as it had water in it distorting the light and also the objects behind it.

Week 6

This was a 40 minute still life done in the drawing labs.I started by using basic primitives like spheres and cylinders to create the basic shapes of the vase and elipses for the flowers.By measuring my objects i was able to ensure i had the correct proportions of the flowers in releation to vase and the vase to the table.Once i was happy with my drawing i began to add more detail to the vase and the flowers.I then began shading by starting with the lighter tones, then adding darker tones and finishing of with my cast shadows.I then began to use a rubber to pick out the hightlights from the picture

This drawing is a 45 minute still life.I added the book and some cloth to the table to make the composition more interesting. I took care to draw from an angle to ensure there were no orphaned or kissing objects.I began by measuring the vase,book and table so that all the proportions were correct.I then began to draw the basic shapes of the drawing making sure the foreshortening of the book was correct.Once i was happy i began to add more detail to the flowers and the table cloth.I then shaded the drawing trying to recreate the curvature of the vase,the darkness of the leaves in contrast to the flowers and the folds from the cloth.I finshed off the drawing by picking out the highlights from the flowers ,vase and table cloth.