Still Life Objects

Spatial Relationship Examples

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Ambiguous:

Sustained Gesture Drawing

For the sustained gesture drawing, I used vine charcoal, and found I couldn't get as much detail as I wanted. The charcoal kind of blended together a little more than I would have liked, although I did get some of the detail in there when I pressed harder with the edge of the charcoal.

Continuous Line Drawing

For this I used a sepia conte crayon and did an under water theme. I drew coral, seaweed, and waves. I thought this technique was fun because while I was trying to portray the movement of the ocean, I also had to keep moving without bringing up the crayon.

Line Gesture

This is of me drawing in a mirror with a 2B graphite pencil. I tried to get the movement of the arm with the lines.

Mass and Line Gesture

For this drawing, combining mass and line was a little tricky, since I found creating the movement in line gesture particularly hard. I used compressed charcoal, and drew a watering can with water pouring out.

Scribbled Line Drawing

I found a picture in a magazine of glass vases all grouped together and thought it would be neat to draw them. I really liked this technique, I just used a black pen and it was really neat seeing what kind of shading and contrast you can create by going over existing lines.

Mass Gesture Drawing

I wanted to use ink for this drawing, so I drew a tree and bridge with water flowing under the bridge, showing movement.

Organizational Line Drawing

For this drawing I used a 4B graphite pencil and drew several objects in the living room.

contour line drawing

I drew a picture of an aloe plant in its pot against the wall, on wood floors. It's really light when I scanned it because I used a 2B graphite pencil. This was one of the hardest concepts for me because of how simple, yet spacially detailed it had to be.

self portrait

Okay, so I thought this was going to be easier then it was...but I was very wrong. I forgot how hard it is to draw all the features of a face! Especially my own! I was happy with the shape of my head, although it wasn't exact, and the hair. I think the eyes and lips should have been smaller, although I think I got the shape of my smile right. Alright, well here it is!

Unified Field Drawings

For my first unified field drawing, I used the vine soft charcoal. I really liked using this material because I could use a light shade then go over it with a little more pressure and would be much darker. This scanned a little darker then it actually came out. I could tell it'd be really easy to adjust the right shade with this in a future drawing. I also liked how it didn't get all over my hands like the compressed charcoal did.

My second exploration of materials was using the graphite 4B pencil. I did the continuous line exercise, with two different sets of lines. I didn't really care for this material that much, it was like using a regular pencil, however, I know using this, I could definitely get in fine lines and detail well.

Lastly, I chose to show a page I used soft compressed charcoal on. I had a lot of fun with this one, although my hands were covered after! After examining it, it reminded me of an under water image, with the waves on top and seaweed type figures. The semi-circles also create a sense of movement, especially how they overlap.

My Ideal Drawing

I chose V E Delnore's Harrison's Pier Ocean View drawing because I love how it takes you somewhere else. This subjective drawing definitely emphasises the artists emotions rather then convey information, as an objective drawing does. I like how you can look at several different areas of this landscape drawing and always have something to look at. There is a lot of detail, and when I draw, I try to have as much detail as possible. This drawing shows an intuitive, calm side that the artist translates onto paper. As discussed in the reading, this drawing has a therapeutic value. When I look at a drawing, I want to be taken away, wishing I could be in the position of the artist at that time. While looking at this drawing, it's so realistic, I feel like I could get lost in it and even hear the noises that would be present if I were there.