Emotion

 

These are quick sketches of simple emotions in pose that wouldn't have taken longer than 5 minutes using graphite. This is to show how different poses can show emotions without any detail in them apart from the stance and position of their body. Mapping out the details of the models angles helps to draw the emotion and gesture easily and quick, with the shoulders down and almost wandering feet in the top drawing (relaxed) you can tell by the simple stance that it is relaxing.

The anatomy of the model is correct which helps convey the emotion and again below the hands are up in the air cradling her head, which shows stress, the body is slightly hunched which emphasizes it more. The final drawing where the model is showing the proud expression with a puffed up chest, this shows how easy it is to capture the figure in an emotive pose with simple line.

These are all successful sketches showing how to draw emotion in a pose, some poses are harder than others but these are good examples of how planning can help with emotive poses.

Colour in Spring

This is a study of colour in spring within landscapes and architecture, using colour pastels to create the drawing it took around 20 minutes. Using 2 shades of green, 2 shades of brown and a light blue and yellow, this turned out well, blending the shades together to create a smooth transition and gradients for the edges of the pond and the rise up to the path. There is balance in the drawing, where most things in the bottom half are light, but the top half is darker, the drawing could improve by go over again in another layer of pastels. There are 2 focal points of this drawing the pond is one of them, as it is one of the darker areas surrounded by the fence, but also the blue sky in the background.
To show the direction of the sun was done by going over the colour with yellow, to give it a brighter effect this works well and gives it a more 3 dimensional look. The perspective is a little of but overall the drawing is successful in blending colours and creating a spring type drawing.

Scenic Composition

This is a study of Scenic composition in landscapes using graphite, the drawing took approximately 20 minutes.
Keeping the rule of thirds in mind, the drawing follows it quite accurately with each bump of the hill in its own section, all in its own horizontal line of the rule as well, although the drawing could be improved upon by adding the surrounding areas, and maybe widening the perspective to add the trees on top of the hill. It is also successful showing the bumps in the hill, using the shadows of the trees to accentuate this, there are light and dark values to show the gradients on the hill.
The focal point of this drawing would be the top right where the darkest part of the image is, then it leads your eye through the middle of the drawing following the curve of the middle hill. You could say this splits the drawing with a balance line as well, where it cuts across the drawing in a diagonal bottom left to top right.

Shadows and Tonal Values

This is a study of shadows and tonal values in architecture using graphite, the drawing took approximately 1 hour due to all the shading and feedback. Using graphite to show the different tonal values to create the sense of a 3D drawing. Shading that darkest areas of the drawing to give the rest of the drawing a greater tonal range. The light source is coming from the bottom floor and bouncing off the wooden floor but there is also light coming from the top floor window on the right. Both light sources add to the tonal values on the floor and objects around, those are the light values, the dark values are the objects in shadow such as the object on the right where the pillars are, the light cannot reach most of it, and the cast shadows showing where the light is coming from casting shadows, such as the display cases down on the bottom floor. The focal point of the drawing would be the lightest area as it so big, the composition of the drawing shows the rule of thirds has been applied, with the pillars on the right and the big cylindrical thing on the left.
This is a successful finished drawing, with shadows and tonal values shown well, with methods of drawing architecture applied, it is also successful as the drawing looks 3 dimensional.

Classic Interiors

This is a study of classical interiors in architecture using graphite, this drawing took around 20 minutes to complete, this is a multiple point perspective sketch. Drawing classical interiors is an interesting concept, in the drawing above there is almost too much in it, if the perspective was a little different or there was a little less in the drawing then the drawing would be more interesting and pleasing to the eye. The focal point of the drawing would be the left hand side of the drawing where the pillar meets the negative space, which leads your eye along the horizontal towards the first pillar and up the arch. There isn't much to do with the rule of thirds here, but as said before maybe changing perspective or taking away part of the drawing would make it more appealing. The balance in this drawing is between the two pillars, almost right down the middle.

 

 

This drawing is a study of classical interiors in architecture suing conte crayon which took around 10 minutes to complete. Choosing to draw a smaller area was good because its easy to get lost in all the small details of the architecture, especially classical due to the style.

The composition is good here, where the drawing follows the rule of thirds with the pillars splitting the drawing up and the tops of the pillar and the bottom of the floor, follows it all quite well, with the focal point being the balcony with the arch. This composition is balanced well, with both vertical and horizontal lines, you could split it up either way an it would still be balanced.

There is a lot of impression at the top of the drawing where the arch of the pillars end but the light lines continue to the left to resemble the ceiling, this shows where the room extends to without adding a huge amount of detail. A successful drawing with impressionistic methods and good use of line.

 

Angles in Architecture

This is a study of angles in architecture using marker pens that took around 10 minutes.

Marker pens are an interesting medium to use that allow you to use tone very easily from light to medium to dark, which helped me represent the light coming in through the window at the end of the hall. This is a single point perspective as the orthogonal lines all point to the centre where they meet the horizon line and that's where the vanishing point would be if the walls continued. There is also foreshortening in the walls when as they are getting closer to the viewer the walls are getting slightly wider but the angles of the walls are larger.

This is a successful drawing using angles in architecture, where it shows clear practice of the methods used when drawing architecture from a single point perspective.

Perspective of Curves

This is a 20 minute study of perspective of curves in architecture using graphite, the tone of the line used to create light and dark on each curve here is used effectively, it shows the contours of the bumps that go up the front of the building. The curves move outwards with increasing depth and distance, this shows how wide the curves get when they get further away from the eye.

The shadows of the building shows where the sun is at that point in the day, and the background shaded in brings out the architecture quite well. This drawing is successful in an architectural sense when studying curves.

Dynamic Pose

This is a 15 minute study of a dynamic open form in pose using graphite, you can see the lines used to plan the drawing, the hips and shoulders, the spine, legs and arms, all with structure to start off the basis of the drawing. There is good anatomy in this showing muscle shapes well because of the dynamic pose, the pose is dynamic because there is tension in the pose, you can see the muscles in the arm working and it looks like a tough position to hold for long. You can also tell because of the weighting of the model, with the shoulders hunched and feet split apart that the drawing is very dynamic. This drawing could benefit from surroundings, adding a shading to show the floor. Although I feel that it is successful as it shows dynamism through tension and the strength and weight of line.

 

Posture and Pose

This is a study of pose in anatomy using the long edge of a graphite stick, there has been evident planning in this drawing, you can see the structure lines for the head and spine, hips and shoulders. The leg on the right side of the drawing, the thigh is foreshortened well showing the pose of the model is correct. You can feel the weight in the models posture, sitting back with hands on the table with a slight bend in the back to create the slight bend and line in his torso, using the ling edge there was not much room for detail but the angles of the parts of the body and the proportions are correct, although the angle of the left foot might be slightly off this drawing is successful.

This is a 10 minute study of posture and pose in anatomy using Graphite. The posture of the model here is quite relaxed, a slight bend in the shoulders and the lifting of the leg to show that she is in a sitting position, the drawing could have benefitted from having a reference point in it, such as above and below where the models are both either sitting on a table or a chair. The anatomy of this drawing is almost correct, the foremost leg is far too large, to be specific the thigh is too big, if it were scaled down a touch it would be a good representation of anatomy.

And finally this is a 30 study of pose and posture within anatomy using charcoal. This is a great example of anatomy, you can feel the posture and weight of where the model is sitting, his shoulders forwards and back bending giving the line across his stomach, the foreshortening of the leg to show the leg tucked under the chair. The proportions and anatomy in this drawing help show the weight of the model on the chair, the right thigh pressed against the chair top increasing the width of it. Also the lines of the chair, his straight leg both arms and the thigh all lead in to his body/head, giving it a nice focal point. This is a successful drawing showing good knowledge of posture and pose using key elements of observation and anatomy.

Muscle Anatomy

 This is a 10 minute study of muscular anatomy using graphite, using dark and light tones when shading to show the anatomy of the muscles, also using the lines of the contours of the muscles to get a realistic drawing. Using these methods to define the Triceps and the deltoids, also the lower back muscles helps the drawing to look realistic and successful. The definition of the muscles in the arm and back clearly shows the posture and pose the model has taken as well, this adds weight to the pose helping to create a solid drawing.

 

This was a study of muscular anatomy using graphite stick that took 10 minutes. Here you can see that using different tones of light and dark, the definition of the muscles comes out, showing the deltoid, part of the pectoral muscles, the bicep, a small amount of the Triceps and the forearm muscles, just by studying the anatomy and getting the proportions right. Using the gradient in tone and in the weight of the line, this drawing is successful.

 

This is another study of muscular anatomy using graphite which took around 10 to 15 minutes each for the detailed hands and 5 minutes for the non-detailed. Using dark and light tones to show the highlights on the skin conveys the realism and the anatomy of the hands muscular structure. The shading around the hands helps to show the angle and where the weight of the hand is resting, also it is not floating in space, these are successful in showing the anatomy of a hand in interesting dynamic ways.

 

Directed study

This is a 10 minute study of pose in anatomy using graphite.

There has been planning in this drawing using angles of the spine and legs, foreshortening of the legs to show the proportions within the pose correctly. As it is a quick drawing the shadows and highlights of the model is shown in simple tones of the shading. The weight of line changes around the parts of the body strong weighted lines where shadows connect.

This is a longer study of around 20 minutes using graphite again, this is a much more confident piece where the lines are much stronger and have more weight. The proportions of the model are correct apart from the width of the ankle and possibly the knee are too thin, apart from that the shading follow the contours of the anatomy giving a realistic feel to the drawing, this is a successful drawing. Shading the negative space combined with the shadows on the floor help put the model in perspective and show that she is not floating.

This last drawing again was around 20 minutes using graphite, the proportions of the model are correct, although the torso might be slightly too long. The shading of the model follows the contours and shows depth in the drawing well, the pose of the model is shown well as the strength of line helps to determine where the weight of the model is, using tones of light and dark to show where she is lying.

Overall these are successful drawings using correct proportions and anatomy to show pose well.

Movement

This was a 5 minute study of movement within anatomy in graphite, as you can see the model held their upper body stationary but moved only their legs, this gave a nice effect of movement that you can still comprehend.

Due to the time frame between each pose it was not possible to capture more than the general anatomy and pose of the model, this is good because it helps with speed and accuracy with drawing, as you may not be drawing something stationary all the time. But if you spent more than a few minutes on each pose then the sense of movement would be lost in finished drawings. With the first drawing I mapped the internals of the whole body to get the sense of the pose, with that in place it helped me draw the rest of the drawings on top, I found the weight of the line needed to increase as I drew legs on top of legs.

Again this is a study of movement within anatomy using charcoal, it took 5 minutes to complete spending 1 minute on each pose on average.

Here the model is moving around the table, from a sitting to a standing back to a sitting pose, the charcoal appears much bolder when drawing each pose, giving more confidence in creating long lines for the curves of the spines and the angle of the arms.

The perspective of the model changes as they move from each position so it gives the illusion of movement, doing this in a small amount of time and capturing the balance, weight and proportion of the model is a hard thing to do but was done well in there sketches.

Both these drawings are successful as they show clear movement of the model with good proportions and scale to each other, whilst the composition on the paper is thought through, as well as the pose.

Non-human anatomy

This is a study of Non-Human anatomy, it took around 15 minutes and was done with graphite.

Using long stokes to represent the long feathers of the parrots wings helps to capture the pose and movement. Leaving the tips of the wings quite rough it shows how the parrots wing tips might be moving. The drawing could benefit from having more contrasting tone of line giving the parrots overall body texture a more alive feeling.

 

The proportions of the parrot are correct and you can see the slight twist from the body to the head, to capture the anatomy correctly it helped to move around to view how the wing was attached and how it would move. I feel that this drawing would benefit from colour as well, using conte crayons or pastels would have been an interesting medium to use, as the parrot was colourful which could have helped to define a more 3D drawing.

 

Another interesting thing about this drawing is that all the lines lead to the parrots head

This is a 10 minute study of non human anatomy using graphite, to capture the movement or detail in his head and leaving the bottom half of the drawing unfinished e.g. the tigers torso and legs helps to give the drawing a focal point which would be the head. Although his head does have more detail, most of that detail is with lines that are unfinished or fast jagged lines, both with heavy and light weight. This helps convey the sense of movement.

This could have benefitted with a harder line in areas as the tones are very similar whereas if the tones were lighter on the head with the dark mouth and darker on the body it could add to the sense of movement and draw the eye to it more.

Overall these are good sketches that have captured both the anatomy and form correctly of the tiger and the parrot, but could be improved upon in their own ways.