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 …
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PART FOUR PROJECT 6 THE HEAD
EXERCISE 1 – Facial Features Above: Charcoal sketches in an A4 sketchbook Above: Charcoal sketches in an A4 sketchbook Above: Charcoal and pastel sketches in an A4 sketchbook Above: Charcoal sketches in an A4 sketchbook Above: Charcoal sketch in an A4 sketchbook Above: Sketched diagram in an A4 Sketchbook Exercise 2 – Your Own Head …
PART FOUR – PROJECT 5 – THE MOVING FIGURE
Exercise 1 Single Moving Figure I did very quick line sketches of husband making breakfast in my A4 sketchbook . Very hard to keep up with movement. I could hardly look at the paper at all. All I could do was make quick marks – but I think this does show movement of the figure. …
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PART FOUR – PROJECT 4 – STRUCTURE
Exercise 1 The Structure of the Human Body I researched the internet to find various images of the different structures of the body and found loads of material. I also found many on-line tutorials for drawing different parts of the body. Below are sketches I made in my sketchbook with pencil, charcoal pencil and charcoal …
PART FOUR – THE FIGURE AND THE HEAD – PROJECT 3 FORM
Exercise 1 BASIC SHAPES I found drawing the body as axis lines and shapes very helpful and seemed to improve my image. I was hindered in this exercise as the model was photographed (2D) so I couldn’t move around her for alternative views. Below is a screen shot of the website I was using. Below …
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PART FOUR THE FIGURE AND THE HEAD – PROJECT 2 – PROPORTION
EXERCISE 1 QUICK STUDIES I drew a couple of quick studies of my husband lying on the sofa, using charcoal and felt pen. I worked from different angles. Drawing from behind his head and from the feet up meant I had to consider foreshortening in the perspective. A4 SKETCHBOOK charcoal The best most successful sketch …
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE CORONA VIRUS LOCKDOWN TO MY STUDY- APRIL 2020
By late March 2020 the UK had moved into full ‘Corona virus’ home lockdown. This was when I started project four in earnest. My husband was working hard from home and I had no life model to call upon. I did some research and found the website http://www.artmodeltips.com This had many different life models in …
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PART FOUR – THE FIGURE AND THE HEAD – PROJECT 1 FABRIC AND FORM
Exercise 1 Drawing Fabric using Line and Tone I draped a scarf over a garden chair as it was a sunny day outside. The sun was strong, so it threw strong shadows in some areas and made the cloth transparent in others. There were also areas of almost white brightness on the material. It was …
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PART FOUR THE FIGURE AND THE HEAD -FINDING A MODEL – HIGH WYCH LIFE DRAWING GROUP
In the New Year, knowing that part four of the drawing course was ‘The Figure and the Head’, I started to explore local groups to join. I was very lucky to find the High Wych group on Facebook. They would meet every Wednesday evening in High Wych community hall, a village only a mile from …
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