Week 10 :Classic Architecture, Interior

This week the theme has been based on classic architecture and interiors, this is a very interesting subject due to the fact that most buildings with classic interiors are very detailed. This makes them difficult to draw without planning. The medium for the drawings above was artistic markers. This made it easy to get the perspective correct by using the lighter markers to plan out the scene and then the darker makers to finalise it.

The image on the left is from one of the corners of the Alhambra theatre in Bradford, it took around 60 minutes to draw and shows a high level of detail on the extruding features to try to recreate their patterns and to give it a 3D style.

The image on the right shows a viewing box for the theatre this took around 55 minutes to draw; this drawing was completed almost in layers to even out the workload due to the amount of detail. The drawing is quite realistic and easily represents the setting. Many tones of marker were used to complete this drawing to easily show which bits were reflecting light.

Week 9 :Modern Architecture, Interiors

The topic for this week is modern architecture and interiors. This at first seemed to be a straight forward topic due to the fact that most modern building are quite straight and square structures, It turns out that there are a number of much finer details that come together to give a modern building its look. Some of these features are shadows and reflections.

This is evident within the drawing above as it shows slight shadows on the balcony and on the entrance doors. Shading has also been used to show shadows on the pillars to add another level of complexity to their 3D structure. There are slight reflections on the glass railing which have been considered by fading any background scenery and adding a very light and smeared tone to its surface. Overall, this is a good drawing of a modern interior using artistic markers since it contains a foreground (the balcony) a mid-ground (the entrances) and a background (the windows and pillars). After having a good look at the drawing the top section of the left wall has extremely bad perspective due to the fact that the line is at the wrong angle which in turn disturbs the curves and angles within the ceiling. (1hour and 15 minutes)

Week 8 :Non-Human Anatomy

This week was concentrated on non-human anatomy, trying and gaining skills to look past all clothing and in this case fur to get the anatomy right and therefore produce an anatomically right drawing.

The first image is of a friend’s turtle as it swam in a tank, to get this pose a picture was used to bookmark the turtle’s position since it was constantly moving. The right side of the turtle has more detail than the left due to the point of view, the rear leg was very tricky to get right but after many attempts seems to work with the rest of the turtle’s anatomy. (20 minutes)

The image on the left is of a squirrel from the taxidermy museum, it has been positioned in such a way that it looks like it’s about to jump off its stand. This was a very hard pose to draw but after spending around 15 minutes on it the pose has been captured. The drawing was started with basic shapes and lines to try and get some insight on the animal’s internal structure. This method along with hundreds of lines to mimic fur seemed to work as it produced quite a visually appealing drawing.

The final drawing of the butterfly has very subtle details around its body to give it a three dimensional look. A lot of detail has been put into the butterfly's wings to give it a light look using transparency on the wings to show their nearly non-existent weight. (7 minutes)

week 7 :Figure, Dynamic Poses

Week 7 emphasised on some dynamic poses of the female model. A few sketches of an additional model were drawn, the one that portrayed the best dynamism is above.

In the first image the model has a very dynamic pose due to the hand gesture and slightly tilted head as if she is thinking or looking at something with interest. The hands are covering a section of the front of her body which makes the pose slightly closed.

The second image containing 3 drawings of the female model shows both dynamic and static poses which also contain open and closed gestures. The first drawing is dynamic due to the hidden gestures implying that there has or will be movement, it is very closed since the model is trying to cover her chest with her arms and has curled up almost into a ball. The second sketch is static as the model is simply standing, her gesture with her arm could hint for some dynamism of say thinking about her next action. Overall, the pose is very open as both of her hands are by her side leaving her anatomy completely visible to any viewers. The final sketch is very similar to the second sketch as it is also static due to the standing pose. It is also open as both hands are by her sides. (7 minutes, 5 minutes each)

Week 6 :Figure Drawing

For our reading week we concentrated on the theme of motion within figure drawing. Luckily for this theme my girlfriend offered to walk around and take different poses that could be drawn which was helpful. The first image of two drawing are of her as she slowly walked around, each drawing lasted around a minute so they are fairly quick drawings / sketches. For these drawings I have used a very rough technique to try and get as much information down as quickly as possible. 

The second image is of her standing still after walking. This drawing has been well planned which is why its proportions are fairly accurate. This is mainly due to preparation, measuring and adding the mains body parts as ovals or boxes before adding more detail. (5 minutes)

The final image is from class of the female model slowly standing up slowly from her chair, this drawing is from week 7's work, it was included due to the fact that it easily shows her movements from a sitting to a standing position. The drawing is very interesting to look at and from an animation point of view it’s almost like a number of frames layer on top of each other. (1 minute)