Not much drawing today, but lots of learning. We have a film and narrative class, which lectures us on the various elements of movies and visual media. Although watching movies may not seem to be productive, studying how the director constructs the scene through things such as the set and lighting can directly assist in creating imaginative environments and images.

Other than learning about the different types of camera shots and angles movies usually utilize, I worked on some perspective drawings on various parts of campus. After spending a couple hours on each, I relaxed and doodled some dragons!




Figure drawing is coming together fairly nicely. The instructor taught us the importance of showing the form using overlapping lines and values. exaggerating those overlapping lines seems to help as well, informing the viewer about how some masses act without having to spend time shading and detailing. I feel like I'm better at drawing the legs than the torso. I'm going to have to do some torso studies, and really nail how the torso and pelvis connect, since that is another of my weak points at the moment.






Didn't post anything yesterday, so I'll have to make up for that today! Got to make this a habit.

I took some pictures of the charcoal gestures we did for our first couple of classes in figure drawing. I love figure drawing so much. The human figure is incredible, and even simplifying it into 30 second and 1 min gestures can come out beautifully. Of course I have a long way to go before I make anything spectacular. Since I studied some anatomy before, I always want to try and apply my knowledge of certain muscles to the figure, but usually it always comes out pretty ugly. The strange thing about gestures is that they can look more "human" even if they are anatomically incorrect. Maybe it's just me placing things incorrectly? However, the graceful, swooping lines you highlight in gesture drawings sometimes really don't really exist, yet when you draw them it looks fantastic.

I guess I'll have to read through more figure books and see how they infuse the gesture in more fleshed out pieces.









First day of posting, and the conclusion to the first week of art school. I'll be using this blog as a sort of public journal to help record my thoughts and process throughout the years. It's the start of a long and arduous journey, hopefully things will turn out for the best.

Alright, well here's the first weeks dump, lots of gestures and fast drawings. Nothing super fleshed out or anything. I like starting lots of things, but following through is a bit taxing, especially when the end product makes you want to tear your hair out. Fast, fluid, and fun!

Another thing is that the instructors here really push the concept of exaggeration. Since the art of drawing or painting is the translation of a three dimensional object onto a two dimensional plane, some life will be lost. To exaggerate is to make up for that loss. Not sure if I'm not exaggerating enough in my gestures though.

Got some anatomy and sequential stuff in there too.









And there's even more! I've got a large newsprint pad of figures in charcoal which I may add later.

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