In this exercise, we used a white prismacolor on black paper to practice values. We did a value chart and shapes to practice going from dark to light instead of light to dark. We also drew a ribbon to show shadows and depth.
1. Describe the craftsmanship of your drawing. (Is it clear, clean edges, blended well, smudges, defined space, etc.)
The drawing is very smudged and well blended. The lines and edges are not very well defined. 2. Are your values and shadows realistic? How many values did you include? How and why are values important? My values have a wide range and the shadows are somewhat realistic. I included at least ten values and have a good range. Values are important to show depth, texture and shadows. 3. Is there a clear source of lighting? There are some points of light, but I would have liked to include more light areas and created more shadows. 4. How important were the compositional sketches? Explain. The composotional sketches helped to create a good idea of what I should include in the drawin. This helped to create a good overall composition. 5. How is your final drawing successful? The main strength in my opinion is the shapes and proportion. The shapes are clear and it is easy to tell what all of the objects are, despite how crowded the still life is. 6. Are the proportions, structure and perspective of the subject correct? The proportions, structure, and perspective are all fairly accurate, and properly display the subject. 7. Does the placement & grouping of objects create a pleasing arrangement (composition)? The composition of the piece is good. There are no spots that are too empty or too crowded compared to the rest of the drawing. 8. Is there a center of interest and is it well located? The main center of interest is the shoe. It is well located because it is not in the dead center. 9. How well did you manage your time and resources throughout the process of creating this drawing? Do you see where you could improve in this area? I managed my time well, but the picture was very compilacted and detailed. In the future, I would pick a simpler perspective. 10. What challenges did you encounter during this project and how did you overcome them? The hardest part of this piece was shading everything and making sure it was all blended well. I overcame this by trying to use layers and using a white charcoal pencil and a smudging tool. 11. What have you learned drawing a still life? I have learned how to make a composition better, how to accurately show perspective, shading techiniques, how to use a charcoal pencil, and how to show texture. We studied fabric and how to draw its peaks and valleys and how to use values. We also practiced different mediums like pencil, charcoal pencil, and vine charcoal.
We set up various 3-D objects to practice shadow, depth, value, etc. We also drew various objects and did a value chart to practice using lights and darks and showing depth.
I used a wide range of values, shown by the use of shadows and highlights. The practices with values helped me use a range of values and understand how light hits objects. The transitions are very blended it was easy to create a gradient with vine charcoal. The texture is one of the most important aspects of an object because it effects other things like how the light hits, shape, etc. If I could do this piece again, I would like to make sure I include darker and lighter values.
This is the practice version of the contour room drawing This is my completed contour room drawing. It uses a fluid line, which is evident through the uninterrupted line and the overall not sketchy look of the piece. The practice studies helped me to learn how to look at one piece at a time, go slowly, and be comfortable not sketching beforehand. An outline drawing is different than a contour line drawing because a contour line drawing is focused on fluid lines while outline drawings may have incomplete lined or be sketchy. The lines can be used to portray distance, depth, and perspective, which all add to accurately portraying the room. I learned how to pay attention to detail and get proper proportions. If I could do it over, i would like to make sure that my lines are consistant and my perspective is correct.
For this assignment, we drew our backpacks using contour line. We did not lift up out pen and we were able to look at our papers.
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January 2017
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