This experience showed me how to apply realistic and lifelike forms to a 2D shape. At first I had issues with the sphere as the lines I drew would make it look flat. I also had issues adding smoothly transitioning values. However by the time we got to the cone, I was confident that the sphere actually looked semi-decent, and a whole lot better than it used to be.
As we did the modified contour drawings I noticed it started to actually look like a hand. When we started off doing it I would draw every line in the knuckle but eventually learned to only draw the ones that showed motion. This helped the hand take on a more realistic look. Comparing them to the hands I used to draw, they look a lot more realistic. The blind contour drawings was a very interesting experience. At first the drawings barely looked like a hand but gradually took on more hand like shapes. It taught me not to go off of images in my head of what it should look like but rather look at it. Overall I think it helped to draw a hand better. (After) Working with oil pastels was a very messy experience. Aside from that it was a knowledgeable experience as I learned how to use many new techniques. One thing I learned how to do was to create value. To create value I blended the two colours together so they didn't stick out from each other. We also overlapped the shapes that way you could see which level the different shapes were. In the picture you can see a light source coming from the left side of the picture, although it's not quite as clear as I'd wish it to be. Overall this taught me that value was important due to the fact that it helped make the drawing more realistic by giving it a 3D form. (Before) |
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May 2015
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