We began the second week drawing contour lines with shells and human figures. Our first attempt is to draw the shell without looking at our drawings. This is to help us concentrate more on the object than the drawing itself. I figure it is harder than it looks. I drew the shell multiple times with different angles to help me see the overall view of the shell. In some parts of the blind contour drawing, I would exaggerate the length of the shell, or make other parts of the shell appear visible on paper when it will not in real perspective. The class gave an overall critique to some of the drawings and point out similarity or differences they see. We also went over some principles of how a line looks with variation of weight, speed, overlap, and others. The other half of class, we continued our continuous contour drawing of shells, except we can look over our drawings now. We later compare and contrast both drawings and notice that although our second drawing may appear more similar to the actual shell, our concentration on the lines strayed off. Guess I need more practice with contour drawings.
During this week we also began our first model drawing. We start off with some quick gesture drawing for about thirty seconds to one minute. After that, the time was stretched from two-to-five minutes. Gesture drawing mostly captures the action of the model; details can be added if needed. We learn about how the spinal cord plays an important role in how the model moves and pose. Proportion is important, but we are supposed to concentrate more on the model’s pose instead. A line’s weight and thickness can help the viewer distinguish the body part that is closer and farther to the foreground. I seem to find a sense of beauty in the heavy and light lines for gesture drawing. It gives a sense of flow and liveliness to the drawing.
