Final drawing 3: Landscape

This drawing was done at Brighton and it shows a landscape of the seaside. Rendered in pastel, it took about an hour to complete. The style employed is completely impressionistic as it is simplistic and shows the basic elements, letting the mind fill the gaps where ever needed.  The horizontal line is in the middle, below the bridge, the main focal point is in the middle where the lighted dome is and there are several  areas of interest on the other lighted buildings. There are noticeable implied lines in the sky and the sea. There is some foreshortening in the buildings in the back. Better use of the medium would have improved the drawing.

Final drawing 2: Anatomy

This potrait was done in 20 minutes by use of conte crayons and chalk. The perspective is correct and the shapes of the features are in the correct size whilst most angles are also fine for the perspective given. Although very detailed, more attention to the hair and the background could have improved this drawing.

Final drawing 1: Still life

This drawing was done in one hour and a half by use of soft pastels. The arrangement was made in such a manner that the objects would connect so that the composition would have unity to it. The main focus is on the glass found in front and there is an implied line starting from there that follows all the glass objects one by one until the cork is viewed, then the emphasis falls on the fabric below. The horizontal line is high since the eye sight of the artist is very high. The shape and form is the same with the original real-life objects, though some expressiveness can be found. There is a decent attempt at showing the right texture for the cork, fabric and the different types of glass. Refraction on the glasses was also drawn well where necessary. The chromatic is a bit contrasting although it helps in making the drawing more expressive.  

Week 12: Figure (Facial Expression)

These drawings were done as part of the directed study and each of them took five minutes to complete. The medium used is chalk. The planning was done for each pose, as it can be seen from the helping lines. The shapes of the features were kept for the most part though a slight caricatural feel to them can be seen. The emotions are of  a varied range: from happiness to apathy and arrogance. Although they are not far off from the goal, a different medium might have been more helpful in showing more detail in the subject's expressions and thus more realism could have been reached.

Week 11: Figure (Facial Anatomy: portraiture)

In this week's session the focus was on facial anatomy. The drawing above was done in 10 minutes by use of soft pastels. The minimalistic approach to it is meant this way in order to show the anatomy in an impressionistic way. The proportions are correct for the most part, perhaps the nose area should have been given more attention, so does the forehead area since the model had a slightly different angle.