1. Did you use a wide range of values? Explain how is this evident.
In my fabric drawing I used a wide range of many different values. For the highlights and spots where the light hits the fabric directly I used a bright white that I used firm pressure to create the effect. For mid tones I used lightweight white prisma color and light grey shades for darker mid tones. For the deep shadows I used heavy grey colored pencils to create the look of a lack of light in that area of the fabric. I also used value to show the bends and curves of the fabric. 2. Explain how your knowledge and creating practice studies with value contributed to your piece. Since I was able to practice first I was able to pick the correct pencil for me to use. I was also familiar with regular pencils so I chose prisma color to get myself out of my comfort zone. Keeping the charcoal from getting extremely dark was very hard for me so it helped me narrow my choices. I really liked the way the white popped against colored paper which is why I chose the green background. By practicing in fabric studies I was able to fully understand the values of the fabric and also where I can improve and where I have strengths. 3. Describe the blending and transitions in your fabric To create my piece as I said I used both white and gray colored pencils. Pressure with white made it brighter and with gray made it darker. Mid tones light white and gray to create the look of flow. It took me quite a while to blend the colors just right to get the right shape of the fabric and I think in the future I could improve my blending skills. I tried to use lines in the same direction so that the flow of the fabric would still be there. 4. Explain how your interpretation of texture is essential in capturing the look of the object. I interpreted the texture of the fabric to be both smooth and a bit of a worn soft look. This is important because it affected the values and blending I used. I also used a tight cross hatch in some areas to give that worn look. My lines also kept a smooth and mostly continuous flow to allow for blending and texture. The way the texture is drawn also can help create a more 3 dimensional look to a drawing which I tried to incorporate. 5. If you could recreate your pieces what would you do differently to enhance the final outcome? Well first of all I definitely would have done a better job getting those in between values in my charcoal piece. I nailed the darks and had some good light spots but not much in between. Next I would have created a sharper edge to my pencil fabric drawing, I feel like that would have given my art dimension and a neater quality. I also wish for my final I had blended the gray better because you can see the lines in some spots. Overall I like my art but I do not think I am very good! LOL!
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I really enjoyed drawing shapes! I could definitely be better with graduating the charcoal values if I had to improve it.
This is my pencil drawing of fabric. For one of my first times drawing fabric I'm happy with the values I got in there. This is a prisma color fabric drawing. Getting mid tones is hard but I got the hang of it! This is my charcoal fabric drawing. I think I went to dark causing a lack of highlights so next time I'm going to try a chalk pencil!
Contour RoomThis is my contour drawing final. I messed up proportions but I am overall very pleased with my work and the details I put in it. Self Evaluation: 1. Did you use a fluid line? Explain how this is evident Yes throughout my entire piece i used a fluid line. This is evident in the words on the boxes at the top of the page and details such as the cow and the paint bottles. Some of the lines I went back and forth to make darker on the cabinets but I did not remove my pen and start in a new spot. This is important because fluid lines are the essence of contour drawings. 2. Explain how your knowledge and creating practice studies with contour line contributed to the success of your piece. In the previous studies I drew contour hands and a small sketch of the room. These small drawings really helped me understand how to make shapes using a continuous, fluid line. I also participated in a blind contour drawing which really helped me connect what I was seeing to my paper. It was very hard but it improved my skill set and helped me avoid being sketchy. 3. Describe the difference in your contour line drawing to an outline drawing. The contour line drawing I did had much more detail than an outline drawing. Though both styles are similar contour drawings and outline drawings are different. For example in my contour drawing I added texture in which I would not have in an outline drawing. Since I could not remove my pen from it's line I was forced to make my shapes more round than an outline drawing. 4. Explain how your interpretation of line is essential to capturing the look of the room. To draw a contour drawing is to draw one big fluid line that twists and turns to make something beautiful. In drawing a room it is important to get details for that section while you are there. It is a lot harder than it sounds because had to retrace quite a few times. Its also so important to make sure than line always connects, then you have a true contour drawing. 5. What did you learn from completing this drawing? If you could recreate your piece what would you do differently to enhance the final outcome? This drawing truly opened my eyes to a different way to draw. Though I had done small sketches in contour, I had never completed a drawing of this size. It was hard but taught me a lot about looking at details. If I could recreate this room piece I would most definitely have done the table that Emily is sitting at in a more realistic way. I saw the desk but I didn't quite get the shapes and depth I wanted. I would also redo her hair and face in a less detailed way. I really enjoyed drawing this eye opening work. This is my progress of the contour drawing of a part of the art room. Emily was hard to draw without making it too detailed. BackpackThis is Nicole's backpack that she put on the table and we drew with contour lines. It was very hard to get the shape and texture correct. HandsThis is a contour hand that is modified. I enjoyed drawing contour hands! This was a blind contour drawing that ended up looking like a hand but sort of like a monster!! This is a graphite pencil drawing. I tried to include value and created the shapes my bones and joints make in my hand.
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