Final Portrait

For me art is more of a feeling. When I look at art I tend to try to feel what the artist was feeling while doing the work rather than the techniques used. This class has taught me that the techniques are also important.

This is my final self portrait done on white paper with willow charcoal. This drawing reflects my thoughts and the struggles between the present and the future with a security of the past. The present is in the foreground being that it has overcome my life. The future is in the background because it is still in the distance for me. The security of the past which is my brother is looking over me and ensuring me that everything will be ok.

For my face I used contour lines. The images of other people are more of a gesture style. The tree, grass and snow where created with value and shading. The background on the whole piece has a texture to it that varies is some places.

This is my portrait from week one.

CONTOUR SELF PORTRAIT DRAWING

A self portrait is one of the most difficult drawings for me to do. I used pencil on white paper. I did go over my lines a second time so they would show up well. I do notice now on the computer that I have the jaw line uneven. It will be fun to do the final portrait.

Picture Plan

My brown paper bag drawing with conte crayon on white paper. For this drawing I placed a candle inside of the bag and light it from the inside out.

Brown paper bag drawing with pencil on white paper. For this drawing i placed a candle to the right side of the bag.

PERSPECTIVE

1 point perspective with vine charcoal on newsprint. By the way vine charcoal on newsprint doesn't work as nice as willow charcoal.

2 point perspective with willow charcoal on newsprint. The second from the left is a box that is wider on the top than it is on the bottom.

3 point perspective with pencil on newsprint. I made the obect on the far left too small compaired to the rest. The 3 point perspective was a lot harder to do than the other two.

Bird's eye view with willow charcoal on white paper. This was fun to do but I can see that I could use more pracise with this. The obect to the bottom right was hard for me to do and I didn't seem to get it quite right.

Ant's eye view with pencil on white paper. This one was fun and differnt sitting on the floor looking up.

COLOR

This piece took me some time. There is a lot of meaning behind the shapes and the colors. I used a complementary color scheme of orange and blue on a black background. The shapes are torn not cut. This piece is telling a very deed and important story.   

TEXTURE

Pencil rubbing on tile.

Cloth soaked in ink.

Compressed Charcoal on wood floor.

Coyne on stone statue (Angles wings). 

Cotton ball and ink.

Value drawing with willow charcoal.

Texture drawing with cut outs using rubbing and tracks.

Line

Photo of Objects

Basic Contour Drawing



Repost of Basic Contour Drawing

Contour Line Drawing

Repost of Contour Line Drawing

Cross-Contour Line Drawing

Repost of Cross-Contour Line Drawing

Slow Contour Line Drawing

Repost of Slow Contour Line Drawing

Quick Contour Line Drawing



Repost of Quick Contour Line Drawing

Implied Line (left) Quick Contour Line (right)

Blurred Line (both) I have fun trying this line style out. The one on the left is the second one I  tried and felt most comfortable with.

Quick Contour Line (left)  Lyrical Line (right)

Implied Line (left)  Cross-Contour Line (right)

Implied Line (left) Quick Contour Line (right)

Cross-Contour Line... was not very easy for me to do and still wondering if I did it correct.

Implied line (left)  Whimsical line (right)

structural lines (left) was fun to try. Quick contour line (right) is always fun to use.