This was hard, and possibly not achieved, as I was constantly grappling with the challenge of transferring the images onto the larger scale paper. I tried very hard to be as expressive and experimental with the large drawing as I was with the preparatory studies, trying not to tighten up or lose fluidity. In some of the preparatory sketches the hands and face were quite nicely depicted but by the time I got to the final pictures the details seemed to be naturally reduced. As a result I repeatedly ended up with shoulders that were too wide and the foreshortening in the other leg was not always convincing. I found it really hard to keep the proportions accurate because of the slightly awkward position the model was sitting in. She was wearing fairy wings and holding flowers but I decided to drop these props from my pictures after a few sketches as they were distracting and not adding anything to the finished pictures. So I attended a life drawing class and decided to develop the model’s seated pose. I don’t think my eye was particularly objective either! I found it difficult to drawer myself and to sit at the same time. Surprisingly I rather liked the face as time went by and the result was definitely better than the rest of the body. My top half is much too bulky compared with the rest of me and there is a lack of reality about the finished drawing. I started this assignment by trying to do a line drawing of myself but failed comically badly. Shoulders are too wide again! Pencil sketch playing with angles Preparatory sketch for drawing of myself Pastels on A1 cartridge paper- first attempt at assignment 4. Quick charcoal sketch- hard to keep foreshortening in her left leg looking natural. Trying to give a sense of movement in the static pose. Multiple drawings done on top of each other in colour pencil. Few quick sketches trying to develop pose charcoal sketch developing pose with the models wings! Shoulders are too wide. Second attempt at Assignment 4- proportions are wrong and breast too dominant. Proportions are still wrong- shoulders are too wide. I was trying to play with angles and minimise the number of lines. I am not 100% certain that it is completely in proportion but as a picture I find it quite appealing. Allow around two hours for each drawing.ġ Figure study using line (A1) – Seated model in an upright chairįinal drawing (charcoal on A1 cartridge paper)- more stylised than previous attempts. Try reversing this to white on black, or consider monochrome, perhaps dark blue on pale blue paper, or ink and charcoal on newspaper – the list is endless, so be inventive. You’re not restricted to working with black on white. Be inventive in your approach and in the materials you use. Write a few notes on the artist(s) that have inspired you to work in a particular way. Think about composition, medium and approach. For each drawing, consult your preliminary studies and make notes on what you plan to do.
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