I did struggle with aspects of this part.
The Corona virus meant I lost the chance to use professional life models for this section of the course. Luckily, I had had 3 months of attending a life class before I started this part.
What needs improvement
Proportion and perspective are so important to creating a believable form. Some of my drawing is off because of this. Some of my images look comical and/or basic. All I can say is that this is a technical skill to be learned and can only get better the more I do.
I did get very despondent about my efforts and did feel rather defeated at points. Looking at others’ work is helpful and motivational when this happens.
I need to work on ideas and experimental work. My compositions need some excitement injected into them. I need to keep using books and the internet for inspiration.
I probably need to reflect more on what different artists and art techniques can give to my own endeavours.
What went quite well
I think my use of tone is beginning to improve. The tonal drawings in the part are probably the more successful. This part of my work has moved the furthest forward. Building tone to create shapes and perspective, rather than drawing lines is beginning to make sense. My tutor suggested using an eraser as a drawing tool and my work really benefited from this.
I enjoyed the research elements of this part and did find the artists I looked at interesting and inspiring. I quite enjoyed writing the research up.
I watched quite a few videos to improve drawing skills. I found these very valuable
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