Week Five

This was our first figure drawing session of the semester. Recapping everything we had previously learnt.

This 15 minute sketch is of the male model sitting cross legged, slightly leaning forwards. Planning has been done for this sketch to get the proportions correct, this hasn't been correctly done as the model looks to elongated. The form is bad on this picture as the model looks too skinny and disproportioned. The bend in the arm is very unnatural and has no mass to it. The bend in the back has been exaggerated too much, making it look as though the model has a chunk taken out of him, not looking realistic at all. The overall shape flows well and it is easy to identify where limbs are. The legs have been positioned well showing that the model was sitting cross legged. The shading is simple and not finished but it is starting to give some form to the overall picture and the line down the back of the back gives a nice indication to the curvature of the spine. I used a 4B pencil for this drawing.

This quick sketch took me 10 minutes using a 2B pencil. The proportions of this sketch are good and the overall form is nice especially around the torso area. The head is in proportion to the body and joins up to it well. The bend of the head has been done well as you can tell that the model is looking down slightly, adding interest and realism to the drawing. The shape of the buttocks are good, as they are not perfectly round but have been flattened out slightly, showing that the model is sitting. The main problem with this picture is the floating leg, the side leg appears as though it is not attached, and although it was not on the floor, it does not look correct and makes the picture look odd. The line going down the back of the spine makes the sketch look odd, although it helps to show that the picture has nice symmetry.