Arrangement of organic forms 2

Here is are some more attempts at drawing organic forms which I did yesterday. The second two versions get the perspective and arrangement of fruit on the flat surface better. I have tried to vary the strength of the line with lighter lines in the background and stronger lines in the foreground. Fruit 27 Sep … Continue reading Arrangement of organic forms 2 →

Arrangement of organic forms

This was a first attempt at this exercise. I did two preliminary sketches (see below) in an A4 sketchpad before moving on to a final drawing on A1 paper. In the final picture, I did try to use bold lines, but ended up making a number of mistakes. Correcting those left heavy etches in the … Continue reading Arrangement of organic forms →

Figure drawing

My wife very kindly posed for the next two drawings I did. It really made a difference being able to take different views while each pose was held. Each took about 20 minutes and I tried a varying tone to communicate a sense of three dimensional form and the shape of the muscles. Figure 1 … Continue reading Figure drawing →

Portrait

Here is a quick portrait I made a couple of nights ago. Portrait - A5 sketchpad, 2B pencil I like the quickness of the drawing and the use of tone. I created the shape of the nose just with tone not line. I also like the quick bold lines to create the hair - there … Continue reading Portrait →

Some approaches to perspective through history

On this page I have included some pictures from different points in history to give a very fragmented look at how representation of perspective has been approached during different periods. I am simply going to respond to the pictures here and how they differ from one another. What I want to do is focus in … Continue reading Some approaches to perspective through history →

Open Cupboard 2 – Shoes

Here is another drawing I did two nights ago for the Open Cupboard exercise. Open Cupboard with Shoes - A2 paper, 2B pencil What I found really tricky in this one was the angle of the open door. I experienced a conflict. I could see right to the inner left edge of the cupboard. At … Continue reading Open Cupboard 2 – Shoes →

Tonal study of shells

Here is a an drawing I did a couple of weekends back of a collection of shells Tonal study of shells - 2B & 6B pencils on A3 sheet It looks quite nice overall, but there are parts where I felt I could have gone further. Sometimes with the reapplication of pencil and all the … Continue reading Tonal study of shells →

Sonia Delaunay

I managed to find one large book on Sonia Delaunay in the library: Add reference later - will need to revisit the library Unfortunately, there were no extracts from her sketchbooks in that focusing on drawing, apart from some very early sketches of hers which were more finished pieces. The book mainly covered her colour … Continue reading Sonia Delaunay →

Henry Moore’s Sheep Sketchbook

I have managed to look at Henry Moore’s Sheep Sketchbook. here are some sample illustrations. I think they are helpful for me because of the way he shows variation of tone. He applies scribbled lines to build up tone and form, so this is a new technique for me which might be interesting to try. … Continue reading Henry Moore’s Sheep Sketchbook →

Another tonal study: vase and shell

Here is a tonal study I did last night. Again, I have used hatched lines to build up the shadows. The spines on the shell added an extra challenge and interest. Sometimes there are parts of the shell that become swamped with dark tone, and I find this happens quite a lot with my drawings. … Continue reading Another tonal study: vase and shell →