We got to do something a bit out of the ordinary in class this week (our last life drawing I class). Due to the freezing weather we actually did our quick gesture warm ups with the model putting on one more article of clothing in each pose. It was pretty difficult but the pictures that I came up with were fun! We then did a longer drawing. Again, the model was dressed. It was rather difficult drawing a body and making it seem like they aren't clothed. We also have had our final shell to work on. I managed to get mine done early, thankfully!
This class went really well. I wasn't sure what to think when I entered Life Drawing I. Of course, it started out a bit rough, especially after not seriously drawing for a few years. It was also difficult to get used to this new "style" of drawing; a more gestural line drawing. After shading and coloring and being so extremely picky, I found this new way of drawing to be such a big change. With that said, I do feel like I got so much out of this class. I found a new appreciation for the human body, muscles, skeleton, everything. We definitely learned so much more about the body than I thought we would; stuff that just drawing wouldn't have taught us.
Drawing the shells was also pretty rewarding. Although the shell got pretty old after the second and third drawing, I can see why we had to do it 4 times to truly get the hang of it. The manikin (I still have yet to figure out the proper way to spell that) was also quite the workload for this class. I wish we would have started adding muscles right away at the beginning of the semester just so we wouldn't have had such a hefty load towards the end.
I think this was a great class to take and would recommend it to anyone.
You can see my "Final Portfolio" HERE.
Yeah, it does feel strange being almost done with else blogs and with the class also. During my time in the class, I learned quite a bit about the human body, the way the bones and muscles work together giving me a better understanding of the human body.
ReplyDeleteChecked out your Final Portfolio, looks good.
Oh cool, your shell here looks a lot more organic than any of the other ones I've seen. It looks like a large, wet, pink mass of flesh, almost like a human heart! A really nice effect that I noticed is in the shadow beneath the mid-back portion of the shell- the way the pink bled into it creates the illusion of a reflection, so the whole thing really does look like a human heart sitting a pool of its own... juices?
ReplyDeleteNora, your final shell turned out really good! You have come along way from that first shell drawing. I can't believe we won't be in this class together anymore. tear..lol!
ReplyDeleteThe highlights on your shell are really wonderful. The softness of your color choice and ink application creates a very warm shell drawing. Contrasted with the shadow beneath the shell it is a very good use of the ink. The line work also describes a fullness of form, although I think you could almost push it a little further near the front of the form to create an even stronger receding diagonal. Good job!
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