Final Piece - Landscape

1hr 15 minutes, Graphic Markers

 

This is my final piece for landscape, the mainfocus of this drawing is to show good compisition, finesse with material, solid perspective, tonal value and layers of detail. The theory shown in the sketch is as follows:

 

Positives:

•  Nice compistion of the sketch as the eye is lead into the distance by the two orthangonal lines stretching from the left and right and meeting behind the tree, this leads the eye fromthe foreground to the mid and background.
• The perspective is solid and appears to be drawn for raised platform looking down from a higher grassy bank down onto water and more banks in the distance.
• Good level of detail with highly detail trees, grass and pathway in the foreground and the lighter water and more bushes and greenary in the distance with a variation in detail.
• An example of foreshortening on the bank to the left across the water as the trees and henges get smaller.
• Lots of tonal vaules as the darker more saturated tones bring in the foreground and the lighter less saturated tones fade into the distance.
• Some implies lines from the top of the tallest tree down to the right  on the tip of the greenary and also the left to the middle.

 

Negatives:

• The sky is a bit dark in places and could of been lightened up if had chance.
• Some structural content would have made this sketch more interesting and gave it a better perspective.
• Some things look a bit flat and need to be more three dimaesional.
   

Final Piece - Life Drawing

1 hour sketch, Fine Liner Pen

 

This is my final piece for life drawing, this sketch was focused on the proportion, measurement, facial anatomy, composition and  finesse with the medium. The following theory is visable in this sketch:

 

Positives:

• Good finesse with the material as the lines are clean, sharp and curved to give the face a more round form and the eyes.
• Good anatomy the size and spacing of all the facial features, they are well proportioned to the rest of the face.
• Captures the mood and expression the mouth shows a slight raise at each side for a slight smile and the eyes are wide open.
• Nice level of detail seen in the hair, under the eyes, around the mouth, forehead and nose.
• The compistion of the sketch is solid and does give the indictation of a sllight head turn.

 

Negatives:

• The sketch does look a bit flat again and more tonal value would give the face better depth and also make it more three dimesional.
• Capturing the likeness hasn't gone exactly right it needs more subtle detail and tone to the skin.
• The gesture of the face could have been made clearer as it is confusing to read exactly what is being shown.
   



Final Piece - Still Life

1 hour sketch, Hard Chalk Pastel

 

This is one of my final pieces for still life, this sketch was focused on showing solid composition, finesse with material, detail and tonal value. The theory visible in this sketch is as follows:

 

Positives:

•  Nice, dark, crisp and curved lines emphasise the shape and form of the glass vase, candle, the flowers and leaves.
• Good tonal values achieved by the chalk helps to create a sense of light and shadow, this can be seen on the leaves of the flower and on the flowers themselves also seen on the glass to create the water effect and candle.
• Solid composition as seen by how the objects sit on the table and cast small shadows effected by the light.
• Effective use of the material to softer lines and tones on the leaves giving them a more natural feel and harder more refined lines on the glass vase and candle to give them a man made feel.
• A well balenced sketch with no kissing objects, no orphaned objects and  a sense of slight distance between the candle and flowers as the candle is slightly further foward.
• Use of implied line to link the flowers down to the candle by flowing the nearesr leaf down to the candle and on to the table.

Negatives:

• Simple compostion could have been made more complex with more object at different angles or drapery leading the eye around more.
•  Prespective is still simple and could have been take either higher up looking down or lower down looking up.
• Greater tonal values on the table would give a better indication on the light hitting it.

 



Week 12 - Life Drawing - Facial Expression

5 minute sketch, Fine Liner and Graphite Stick

 

These set of sketches are focused on capturing the facial expression in the face and also the subtle movements of the facial features, it is important to capture how the facial muscles tense and relax to form different expressions. You can see some this theory applied in the sketch and is a follows:

 

Positives:

•  Good amount of expression captured in this sketch as seen in the clenching of the cheeks and the wrinkles at the side of the eyes and on the forehead.
• Solid proportion to the face and positioning of the facial features show off the slight tilt of the face.
• The creases of the cheeks being pushed together emphasise the round fatty deposits being pushed together and the wrinkles around the eyes  and mouth empathise the eye sockets and  muscles around the mouth.

Negatives:

• It still looks fairly two dimensional could used shading on the face to make the facial features really pop out and look more three dimensional.
• More detail and tidying up the hand and adding to the head would complete this quick sketch.
• The angle of the nose appears to be wrong and does need to be corrected as the perspective makes it look flat.

10 minute sketch, Fine Liner and Graphite Stick

 

This is a slightly longer sketch on facial expression, it is still important to focus on the subtlites of the facial feature which make an expression clear and readable. The following theory is visable in this sketch:

 

Positives:

• Increaased amount of detail to the face showing clear wrinkles areound the eyes as they are closed  tightly, the brow showing stress lines, on the forehead and around around the mouth showing wrinkles where the lips are being pressed together.
• Solid perspective of the nose and face showing it from a downwards angle giving it more expression to the face.
• Some good tonal values showing the clear, bold shadows down the right side of the face as seen in the sketch and under the eyes and chin,
• Clear protrayl of the facial expression giving a sense of a sort of deep think expression with the eyes close, face tilted down, and tensing of the forehead.

Negatives:

• The nose is too long and is not proportionally correct to the rest of the face it need to be shortened.
• A greater suggestion of the dynomism in the head tilt and face would give this sketch more prespective on the shadows cast on the face and emphisise on the facial expression.

 



 



5 minute sketch, Fine Liner and Graphite Stick

 



This quick sketch is still focused on facail expression but it was more a foucus on getting the proportion and perspective right as well as capturing the expression of the face. The theory is shown as follows:

 

Positives:

• Good, clear representation of the frown lines on the face where the muscles under the eyes, around the mouth and on the brow are tensed to create wrinkles where the skin is bunching together.
• The tilt of the face and head gives the a more interesting perspective allowing you to see under the nose almosr looking up at the closed eyes.
• Solid proportion as seen by the even spacing of the facial features and compasisment to the rest of the face.
• The added information on the wrinkles around the eyes, mouth and forehead helps to give this sketch more expression and creates a mood of almost frustration or anger.

Negatives:

• Greater tonal value is needed to express where the light is hitting the face in this sketch to add more drama and perspective.
• A more completed drawing would offer more indication to how the head is positioned and where the light is coming from.
• The width of the eyes seem too big and the gap between them seems too small.





Week 11 - Life Drawing - Anatomy of the face

10 minute sketch, Graphite Stick

 



 The focus of these set of life drawing sketches is the anatomy of the face and this focuses on the proportion of the face and all the features on it, capturing the anatomy of the face and head and also the perspective. A number of important theories are applied in this sketch as follows:

 

Positives:

• Good proportion of the face and facial features as you can see the face is split into three sections from brow to end of nose, from nose to chin and from brow to end of forehead they measure the same distance.
• Nice amount of detail on the face seen in the wrinkles around the eyes, around the mouth and on the forehead.
• Dark, bold and  curved line emphasise the contour of the face and also the structure of the face and nose.
• Offers a good amount of facial anatomy seen,  in the mouth as the wrinkles and lip muscles form an oval shape around the mouth, structure of the cheek bone and nose and also the eyes and forehead.

Negatives:

• I feel that the perspective of the nose in this pose isn't correct and should be more side on.
• More tonal value around the features on the face would give a better impression on how the light hits the face and how the shadows are cast.
• Increased detail and shape around the ears and hair is needed to put the side of the head into perspective.
  



20 minute sketch, Graphite Stick

 

This sketch is a longer sketch still focused on facial anatomy and getting the proportions of the face correct and showing the anatomy, the theory shown in this sketch is as follows:

 

Positives:

• Use of dark lines to emphasise the deeper wrinkles on the face and and lighter lines to show lighter wrinkles.
• The proportion of the face and the positioning of the facial features are good as the measurements of the eyes to nose is the same as the nose to chin and brow to forehead.
•  The perspective of both the head and the face are solid and show off the slight angle of the head and positioning of the eyes.
•  Light shading and mark making shows off the shadows cast on the face and the darker shadows under the eyes and nose.
• A good show of anatomy seen in the nose, mouth,cheek and eyes.

Negatives:

• More shadow and perspective lines would help to make the face and head look more three dimensional.
• The hands are not drawn as well as I would have liked they are not in proportion in the fingers.
• Capturing more likeness by adding subtle skin tone and features would make this sketch look more life like.

Week 10 - Life Drawing - Tone and Colour in Skin

30 minute sketch, Hard Chalk Pastels

 

These set of life drawing sketches are focused on the tone and colour of the human skin, capturing light, skin tone and tonal value helps to recreate skin in a realistic way. Understanding the structure of skin helps to recreate it effectively. The following theory is present in this sketch:

 

Positives:

• The use of dark shadows helps to define where the skin crumples and bends in  the joints of the hand and also hangs and stretches around the tendons and bones.
• Interesting perspective and it allows you to see the foreshortening of the fingers under the hand and how they rest.
• The white and black chalk shading gives the hand tone allowing you to see where the natural light hits on the hand and the shadows cast on finger joints, knuckles and folds of the hand.
• Long, hard, black lines define the shape and form of the hand well.

Negatives:

• The first finger length seem slightly off from the perspective it is at.
•  More colour tonal values is needed to emphasise the skin on the hand and where it bends and stretches.
• Subtle detail on the skin in terms of tone changes on the knuckles and wrinkles on the joints.



 



30 minute sketch, Soft Chalk Pastels

 

This is another sketch focused on the tone and colour in the human skin,  focusing on the skin tone and how it varies throughout the body and also how natural light effects the colour of the skin is important. The theory that can bee seen in this sketch is as follows:

 

Positives:

• A variety of subtle colour values and shades has helped to create a good amount of realistic skin tone and also shows how it changes throughout the body.
• The use of darker more saturated skin colour and lighter more desaturated skin colour shows how the natural lights hits the body.
• Dark opposing colours help to create the darker creases of the body as seen in the arm pits and under the breasts.
• Soft smudged chalk lines help to create the sense of soft flowing curves on the body.

Negatives:

• The limbs could use more detail and shape to emphasise the hands and feet instead of being sausage limbs.
• The pose and posture could be more emphasised to show weight and how the models rests of the cloth.
• A backdrop is needed to ground the sketch and to add a source from where the light is coming from and how it hits the model.
   

Week 9 - Life Drawing - Gravity and Drapery on the Human Form

 

10 minute sketch, Charcoal

 

In these life drawing sketches the main focus was drawing drapery on the human form and how gravity causes material to hang and cling to the body giving it weight. This sketch shows the following theory:

 

Positives:

•  Good use of planing lines for the shoulders, spine and hips has helped to map out the   positioning of the body, how they angle and  twist, it has also helped to map the correct proportions of the body and limbs.
• The use of crinkled lines and shading helps to create a impression of creases and wrinkles where the fabric bends by the legs and hangs off the shoulders.
• Good amount of pose and posture giving the impression of resting on the table.

Negatives:

• Lacking in detail in the limbs like the hands, feet and face where they need more shape and picking out detail in the finger, toes and facial features. 
• More emphasise on how the cloth drapes off the body and how it bends at joints would improve the sketch.
• Shading and tonal value is needed to show of where light is hitting the fabric and highlights would help give an indication of what it is made of. 
   

5 minute sketch, Charcoal

 



 This sketch was a quick 5 minute study of how drapery interacts with the human form, this sketch is to show how fabric is affected by gravity and how it hangs off of the body. The theory shown in the sketch is as follows: 

 

Positives:

•  Nice, curved and flowing lings which help to show of how the fabric drapes of of the shoulders, down the back and off of the fore-arms and elbows.
• Good posture and pose seen in the model as the arms cross to grasp the coat stand and how the body is positioned standing back straightened.
•  Nice amount of proportion in terms of the size of the cloth and the limbs, head and torso.

Negatives:

• Needs more tonal values to show the type of material the cloth is made of and also where light hits the it and where the shadows are cast.
• More detail is needed in the hands to show how the model grasps the coat stand with her fingers and detail in the face to show express.
•  Background shading is needed to plant both the stand and the model on to the floor and where the light is coming from.