So. I've already begun to use what i've learned in life drawing to help me draw characters for a redesign of an existing line of soft, plush girls' dolls called "Groovy Girls" that are made by a toy company called Manhatten Toys in Minneapolis, MN. The company has asked our ID senior class to "re-envision" the groovy girls, and these are some of my first concepts, with refinements to be made by tuesday to be sent off for review by the company.
I think my practice in drawing from live models in class has helped me to learn the basic characteristics of the human form and helped me quite a bit in drawing these little characters. I had quite a blast with these! So, thanks to life drawing one - you have already helped me a ton! Cheers!
p.s. I would love any feedback or ideas on how to improve these "Groovy Girls" - any fun ideas on how to get parents to buy wholesome dolls for their girls would be welcome!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Okay, so not much more improvement after hour #3 of cross-contour drawing!
Well, sadly to say, after hour #3, I still don't feel that I really mastered drawing my shell with cross-contours....or at least I would say this is definitely NOT my best work. But that is to be expected - these ARE my first real attempts at doing this.
I really enjoyed doing the cross-contours with our model in class last week and I seemed to have a better time of catching the contours. I think some of the reason for that was because the human form has much smoother surfaces and not so many ridged edges like the shell. And because I didn't have to try to magnify the object I was looking at by 300 times!
As you can see in my pictures of my shell drawings, I broke quite a few rules - I used an outer edge line to define the outer edges and used some value to create volume. These were my early drawings. By hour #3, however, I did a few drawings without the outer edges, but I think they still look kind of funny. I think I did 7 in all, but most were not worth showing (it's arguable if the ones I am posting are worth showing either, I know!) Anyways, I think I may have gone too fast in my drawings, so I don't have tons of detail. However, I feel that if I didn't go at a steady, faster pace, I would loose perspective of the volume of the whole thing, and I didn't want that to happen wither. So I am hoping to learn some good techniques in class, and practice some more. That's all for now!
I really enjoyed doing the cross-contours with our model in class last week and I seemed to have a better time of catching the contours. I think some of the reason for that was because the human form has much smoother surfaces and not so many ridged edges like the shell. And because I didn't have to try to magnify the object I was looking at by 300 times!
As you can see in my pictures of my shell drawings, I broke quite a few rules - I used an outer edge line to define the outer edges and used some value to create volume. These were my early drawings. By hour #3, however, I did a few drawings without the outer edges, but I think they still look kind of funny. I think I did 7 in all, but most were not worth showing (it's arguable if the ones I am posting are worth showing either, I know!) Anyways, I think I may have gone too fast in my drawings, so I don't have tons of detail. However, I feel that if I didn't go at a steady, faster pace, I would loose perspective of the volume of the whole thing, and I didn't want that to happen wither. So I am hoping to learn some good techniques in class, and practice some more. That's all for now!
Dang that shell!
Alright. So this is hour 2 of my cross-contour drawing of my miniscule shell and I must say I am very frustrated. I can't seem to successfully create the rise and fall of the shell as well as get the grooves in as well. They must also get progressively larger as the shell widens and flattens out at the edges as well. And without the guides of edge lines to map out the basic proportions of the shell, I must say I am not getting the proportion very well, as I am trying to create volume, proportion, and very detailed contours every time I lay down a line - oh! and not to mention magnifying the shell in my drawing as well!! so with all these elements I am trying to master at once, I am feeling like I am definitely fumbling along and not being very successful at any of them yet! argghh! YET, I continue, and hopefully I will see by the end that this is all very rewarding training for my eye and hand. UNTIL THEN, I continue with 1 hour left........
Sunday, September 13, 2009
This is all very new to me, this blogging thing!
i am very excited to have it is all set up and running so i can keep my photos of work posted.
I am very excited to take life drawing I as I have drawn from live models in the past, and have greatly benefited in my drawing ability from that experience. I am an industrial design student, so i am always looking for opportunities to improve my drawing skills and learn more about how to accurately draw the human form. Some of my favorite artists, such as Gustav Klimt and Michaelangelo, draw/sculpt the human body exquisitely and with much expression. I really enjoy the gestural aspect of life drawing and hope to be able to become much quicker at drawing body gestures. I also hope to gain alot of confidence in my line weights and the way i lay down lines. I just bought a 24"x36" 100-page pad of newsprint and a bunch of charcoal, so I am ready and anxious to get started!
i am very excited to have it is all set up and running so i can keep my photos of work posted.
I am very excited to take life drawing I as I have drawn from live models in the past, and have greatly benefited in my drawing ability from that experience. I am an industrial design student, so i am always looking for opportunities to improve my drawing skills and learn more about how to accurately draw the human form. Some of my favorite artists, such as Gustav Klimt and Michaelangelo, draw/sculpt the human body exquisitely and with much expression. I really enjoy the gestural aspect of life drawing and hope to be able to become much quicker at drawing body gestures. I also hope to gain alot of confidence in my line weights and the way i lay down lines. I just bought a 24"x36" 100-page pad of newsprint and a bunch of charcoal, so I am ready and anxious to get started!
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