Contour/Texture Composition Drawing

MEDIA:CONTOUR DRAWING,TEXTURE,PENCIL

I had a little difficulty finding my picture subject for this drawing assignment. I chose this picture because not only did it show two people interacting with each other, it also seemed simple and easy to draw. I started my drawing by setting up my composition by using my view finder which in my opinion helped me a lot through my drawing assignments. I drew a grid over my paper to help me proportion my image in the right areas of the paper. I then started drawing the contours of my image and outlining each detailed material I could fine. Once I was done, the hardest part for me was actually fitting the different textures from my hand made texture catalog. I wanted each texture to be able to compliment the whole image as a whole and match each part of my whole subject. As you can see, I decided to set a background on my image first. I chose about five different textures and covered the background to shoe more of my interacting image. The bumpy patterned textures of the seated tile texture, the checkered cutting board, and the barbeque rack make up a great background image. For my images skin, I chose the soft texture of a table to show the smoothness of both the woman and the man. I wanted to use the table texture because it was a great fit to compliment the smoothness of their body. With the woman's hair being a little wavy, I used the foot stool patterned image texture to create the woman's strands of hair. As for the man, I used the bumpy image of a nearby parking lot to show off and bring out his spiky hair. I had a little fun with the attire of my figures. Giving them different styles from their pants to their top. I used a patterned rack to create a little styled effect on the man's pants. I used a classroom chair to create dots for the man's shirt. As for the woman, I went and used a rigid texture of a bumpy table for both the pants and top. As much as possible I tried to make all the textures match most of the parts of my image. I also kept in mind to have fun with the drawing and just let your imagination run wild. It tried to focus more on shading to improve my drawings. Overall, this was a fun drawing assignment. deciding on which texture to put on your image was probably the hardest thing to do.

Crosshatching Seated Boy Assignment

MEDIA:CROSSHATCHING,PENCIL

Crosshatching was very new to me and coming into this drawing assignment, I didn't know what it was or how to do it so I was a little worried at first. The seated boy assignment was actually a simple drawing image and a great way to practice our crosshatching skills. I started this assignment by making a contour line drawing of the seated boy. Again, I focused more on lines, line changes and different angles in order to accomplish the drawing. The surface contour helped me personally see the image of the seated boy as I use the the crosshatching technique to fill in the dark and light areas. The surface contour acted like a guide for me through out this assignment. Having a grid on the image made me proportion the seated boy onto my paper which was very important if I wanted to draw the image perfectly. After completing the seated boy, I began thinking about dark and light values. Using the crosshatching technique helps me emphasize which parts of the image is darker and lighter. As I crosshatched my way through the seated boy image, I begin to see what I am actually drawing. Thinking of value changes and the transitions from light to dark and using crosshatching helped bring out the seated boy and its details. I begin to see all the shaded areas as well as the boys shadow which was really surprising for me. After the seated boy assignment, I realized that crosshatching was actually very simple. It is a quick way to emphasize the shadow, light and dark values of the seated boy or any image.

Positive/Negative Still Life Assignment

 MEDIA: POSITIVE/NEGATIVE DRAWING,PENCILS


The purpose of this drawing was to turn a three dimensional still life to a flat two dimension image on paper.  By doing so, we had to focus on our subjects negative spaces and actually not draw the whole still life itself.  Similar to the bird drawing, we had to outline our subject into our paper and then later fill in all the negative spaces.  During this assignment, we made great use of the view finder we created earlier and put it to the test into this still life assignment.  Using the view finder will help set up or subject and composition.  Especially in this assignment, drawing a still life figure is very different from drawing an image that is shown on the board or the overhead projector.  A big difference is that we are dealing with a three dimensional still life drawing and have to be aware of everything around it such as certain bulks of the chair, where the electrical wires are placed and the vase that is shown.  Using the grid with your view finder will also help out with proportion.  One thing to keep in mind is to try and visualize your subject and let it appear on your paper the exact way you see it.  The grid also helps you focus on certain areas of your subject so it is easier to see the subject in parts instead of a whole.  We were also taught how to measure and estimate by using our pencils.  Like all the great artist in the world, sticking out your pencil and using your thumb to measure your subject is also a great alternative to measuring and proportion.  With my drawing, I decided to play with different shapes and light value to cover up the negative spaces.  I focused my subject on almost all the objects in the still life and drew the outlines the best I could.  I took different shapes and shaded them and experimented with light and dark values to bring out my still life subject itself.  It was another challenge for me while doing this assignment but really worth all the work. 

Positive/Negative "Do Not Draw The Bird"

MEDIA: PENCILS, POSITIVE/NEGATIVE DRAWING

The purpose of this drawing assignment was basically to not draw the bird but most importantly teach us and distinguish the difference between the positive and negative spaces by creating an abstract image of the subject.  Our goal was to focus our composition on not drawing the subject as a whole but putting our attention more into the negative shapes of the bird.  In other words, drawing the bird from the outside instead of the inside or just drawing the outline of the bird.  With the concepts of types of lines, the bird had different waves such as the curvilinear lines that connect to each other making the whole bird itself.  Trying to not draw the bird was a little difficult for me but blocking out the positive shapes made it a different assignment in my point of view.  Another purpose of the assignment was to focus on proportion as well.  Drawing a gird along the paper really helped me draw the bird exactly as it is by focusing on different areas of the image and try to block out from drawing the bird and be a little more mindful with the lines and patterns.  With the background, I tried to focus more on value change to compliment the image of the subject.  I went from drawing patterns of lines along the paper and shading them with different values of shade.  Doing this I was able to explore changes in value that help pull out the image.  I could say with this drawing, I played it safe and held back with my creativity. 

The Upsidedown Picasso Drawing

 MEDIA:PENCIL, LINE DRAWING

 Doing the Upsidedown Picasso assignment was surprisingly an easy task in my opinion.  Going into the drawing at first, was very intimidating due to the high quality of the subject matter being a person sitting on a chair with its hands crossing between each other.  The subject had many details from head to toe including facial hair and the creases and wrinkles on the subjects outfit.  I thought it would be impossible to imitate Picasso's work.  The media used in this assignment is a print image of the subject over an overhead projector along with a grid, 18x24 drawing paper and a pencil.  Our goal was to look more into the detail of the drawing instead of knowing what our eyes can identify.  With doing the drawing upside down we are able to draw the subject in great forms of detail because we are more focused on all the precised linings instead of how an actual image of the subject will look like.  Our brain does not follow the drawing of the whole subject but the lines and detailed shapes that the subject posses.  Drawing the subject upside down is a way to create a detailed image.  When you add a grid on top of your subject matter, the job of creating the subject will be much easier.  A grid is used to cut down parts of the drawing making it easier for the artist to focus more on a certain section instead of viewing it as a whole.  A view finder in the other hand works well with a grid as well.  Using a view finder is just like using a camera.  You block out anything around the subject so your are only focused on one section or area of the drawing.

Overall, I learned that there are many tools that we can use in order for us artist to succeed in a drawing.  Being introduced to a grid and a view finder is just the beginning.  Sometimes our minds have to view things in a different way in order for an image to come out.  Drawing the Upsidedown Piccasso helped me realize that detail makes up for the whole subject.  Even though my drawing wasn't a masterpiece, I could tell that I have learned to draw better by following great detail instead of following what my mind knows.

Keith Haring Like Drawing

MEDIA:MIXED PENCILS,COLORED MARKERS

There are many types of global and local issues that came to mind while doing this assignment. With a lot of help and inspiration from Keith Haring, I focused my work towards the local and global issue of gambling. With Haring's style, I created an image of two people separated by a barrier one being somewhat successful and one actually losing money as well as their love ones due to gambling. The reason why I chose this type of imagery is because in my point of view, gambling doesn't really help anyone. Even if they are lucky and successful, they still lose what they actually spend. Not only does gambling hurt people money wise, love ones can also be affected as well. With color, I represented blue for happiness and red for failure. The person highlighted in blue is ecstatic for winning perhaps a dice roll. The other person colored in red suffers the consequences and represents failure. I mixed a combination of red and black to create fire which represents punishment and consequence. As far as content goes, I believe that gambling is something that people should consider limiting themselves in. Do not gamble too much unless you know what you are in for in the future.