MEDIA:CHALK,CHARCOAL (Neutral Ground),PENCIL, ERASER
This drawing assignment was very new to me in so many ways. From my experience, I actually had a lot of fun creating the still life image with an eraser and a chalk. The media used in this assignment was a neutral ground base. We were able to produce this middle value ground by spreading out pencil shavings on our drawing sheets. These shavings helped us create a mix of both light and dark values called a neutral ground base. We were also able to work with a different media on this assignment as we actually use an eraser instead of the usual pencil to create our still life image of the ceramic pot, roll of tissue mannequin, drape, and the stool. At first, I can honestly say I was lost throughout the beginning of the assignment. How am I going to create the given still life image using an eraser? As I experimented with different strokes, values, and shapes, it was clear that I underestimated the power of my eraser. My approach in starting the neutral ground still life drawing was to first identify the familiar shapes I am able to recognize. The ceramic pot was my first target as I quickly saw the lighter values shining on the side. After creating the pot, I worked my way up to the other items and focused on their light values erasing the neutral ground and creating the specific shape. During the assignment, I was fascinated on how we are able to create images through this drawing style. Similar to the Lincoln chalk assignment, our objective was to engage our selves into a neutral ground base and being able to use different media tools such as the eraser to your advantage in pulling out the shapes we see in our still life. We were to create the still life by starting with a surface contour of the drawing. Doing a contour line drawing was not advisable by our instructor because he wanted us to be able to work our way out by recognizing the different shapes to create the image. It seemed a little new to me but it was a very fun way of drawing. Like doing a contour line drawing, a surface contour is just another technique we were able to learn in this course. We used the eraser as a drawing tool just like the way we use a pencil and a chalk. Identifying the different value as well is something we have to look for. When creating these different values we are able to control the pressure we put down into our eraser. We learn how to control our strokes as we get to the different light and dark values. Taking advantage of the light that was given to the still life made it easier to identify these different shadings. Putting our newly learned skill of crosshatching into this assignment helped me see the whole image coming together little by little. If you asked me what was the hardest thing about this assignment I would say creating the drape that was on the mannequin. There were just so many lines and creases I have to be aware about so drawing it was actually a challenge. As I finished up with all the erasing, I used cross hatching to fill in the darker values creating shading on areas that need to shaded. I used the chalk to finish up and bring out the whole drawing. The white chalk really help bring out and emphasize the light portions of my drawing. It was a great media to help add the finishing touches on this assignment. Over all, I had fun doing this assignment. It was hard at first but all it took was time, patience, and practice. What I liked best was actually seeing my drawing come to life. Just knowing that I am able to complete this drawing with a new way of doing so makes me feel a little proud. The down side of this assignment was making mistakes. It was a hassle going back and forth to the pencil shavings to erase and create a new area of neutral ground.
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