Final Drawings

This sketch is of my friend sitting on a duvet in the kitchen. It took 1 hour. The proportions of the body are pretty much correct along with the angles of the lines. The shading around the body shows depth to the image and also where the shadows are, such as the self shadow under the arm. The shape is uses quite a closed form and a static pose. The subject is very relaxed and you can tell this by the looseness of the arm resting on the knee, there is no tension. You can see that the tension is going through the models left arm as it is very straight, this shows where the weight is. The overall anatomy is very good as you can see the outline of some of the muscles. The detail in the face and on the torso is nice as it adds more appeal to the overall drawing. The shading is especially good on the torso as it helps to define the models pecks and his bone structure around the neck. The shadow on the floor is nice as it adds more interest and creates balance. The faint background works well as it compliments the model but doesn't take focus away from it. The toes and fingers could have been drawn better, especially the fingers at the back as the hand looks in an awkward position.

This still life sketch is of a selection of items from around my bedroom. A nice composition has been used as the items have been positioned in a way that adds interest. The main focal point of this image in the elephants head and trunk and the areas of interest are the two rounded objects on top of the book. This holds the viewers attention to the image more. There are both lines and implied lines in this sketch, for example the line of the DVDs and books and then the implied line that follows around the top of the objects and around the bottom of them, leading the eye around the entirety of the drawing. There is nice balance in this picture and more than one axis for the line of balance to fall. There are some kissing objects in this picture, for example the perfume bottle and the ear of the elephant. Also the near kissing objects such as the elephant arm and the bottom of the right hand side perfume bottle, these don't work well. There are no orphaned objects for the main part of the composition, however the coins on the table could be seen as orphaned, but they are all connected by the table, placed there to help the balance. The backdrop behind is faint as to not detract the viewers attention and acts as a way of completing the picture. The shading works well overall, and you can see where the light is bouncing off some objects, the tonal values differ between darker and lighter objects, thought more could have been added plus the quality of shading could have been higher.

This landscape drawing took 43 minutes. It is of a river running down in between trees, buildings and a path. This picture shows clear perspective as the further down the eye goes the smaller everything gets. Good proportions have been used throughout as the trees are the right size and so are the buildings. This image has a foreground, a mid-ground and a background, although the mid-ground is quite hard to see in my drawing, it is very small. These three layers help to add depth to my drawing and create interest. The shading is good in places such as the river and the tress, though on the buildings they still look flat. Also the path with grass either side is fairly bad as it looks as though the whole thing is sloping when in fact only one section is. The shading has been drawn in the wrong direction. Overall this is a nice composition with a variety of things going on to look at. The top left corner has been left blank which makes the picture look fresher. The fence has been drawn well with cross-hatching to represent the wires, and the tress branched add to the depth of the picture.