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For this exercise I put on some music and had my model dance around the room. It was very similar to musical statues, I would wait for the movements to become natural and not so forced (As this was a very awkward task for him to do), when I found him creating interesting moves IContinue reading “Energy”

Exercise 2- Essential elements For this exercise I was to draw 6 different poses, each in 10 minutes, very similar to an earlier exercise. I set up a light to the side to create shadows and tone from the curves and shape of my models body, which worked quite well. I had him take upContinue reading “Essential elements and Stance”

To create a portrait you must recognise the shapes that make up the body. A sphere for the head, cylinders and squares. I wanted to look into the shapes of the body, and combine it with more practice of foreshortening. With this first drawing I stuck to a medium I am most comfortable with andContinue reading “Basic Shapes”

What I really want to do with capturing the body is to depict a body that feels real but also is compositionally interesting. Looking into foreshortening I was able to rethink what makes an interesting composition and explore angles that add interest and style to the approach of drawing the body. For my first lookContinue reading “Foreshortening”

After exploring a more relaxed pose with a series of quick studies I was ready to branch out and look at producing a longer study. I talked previously of combining wet and dry mediums and I decided I wanted to try this in this exercise. I started with a quick pencil sketch, and took theContinue reading “A longer study”

Quick studies allow me to really understand the shapes that make up the form of the body. It’s useful to understand the basics and proportions that make up the body and building up my drawing skills. For the first part of this exercise I was worried about drawing within a two minute time frame. I’mContinue reading “Quick Studies”

I really love being able to draw the body and capture the unique qualities that the human form can provide in comparison to still life and landscapes. The human form is so personal to us all, we can relate to depictions of the body and I feel we feel much more emotion for this subjectContinue reading “The nude- What it means to be naked.”

Exercise 1- Drawing fabric using line and tone I began these exercises thinking back on drawing techniques I have learned so far and how to apply them to a material contrasting what I have looked at before. Fabric can be loose and flowing, which is the opposite of everything I have really looked at soContinue reading “Fabric and Form”

I enjoyed working through Part 3 and looking at landscapes, even if the subject matter is far out of my comfort zone. Sticking to a monotone palette and limited mediums helped me to concentrate on the subject matter and how to get that right. As I progressed further into the exercises I should have beganContinue reading “Reflecting on Feedback”

For my assessment, I had to include both a building or man made objects to apply what I have learned about perspective, as well as natural forms too. This was a struggle to find in a place like Birmingham but I settled on the statue in front of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. TheContinue reading “Assessment”