Over the summer we were given a range of excersizes to complete for when we start our first year. This post will contain the drawing that i most enjoyed completing and explanations of why i enjoyed the tasks, and what i would do to different.
The first task was to complete a 20 minute drawing of out non drawing hand in a interesting position. I decided before i got stuck into the large 20minute drawing i would do some quick 5 minute studies of the hand in different positions to get a feel for proportions and the angles that the hand can make. I enjoyed this the most out of all the summer tasks probably because they were quick short drawings, with a contrast of positions which meant that it was consistently visually appealing. I learnt that there are a multitude of angles that your hands and fingers can make, and it was really interesting to see how the skin creases and moves in relation to slight finger movement. The aim of these four drawings to the right as i said was to get a feel for the hand i was drawing, but next time i do something like this i would maybe spend more time on getting the detail of the skin marking and the way that the skin creases and folds. I would also experiment with tonal range more, but i think at this point in time it is more important to concentrate on the proportions and trying to gain accurate angles etc. During our first class back we were told to leave our sketch books behind so our tutors could look at our work and our tutors would pick out the pieces that stood out to them the most and they would stick them up on the back wall. When we came back from lunch one of my pieces was up on the wall which is the large hand drawing that i drew for 10 minutes. I was pretty daunted by the talent of other students work which was on the wall, and i must add i do not know why this piece was on the wall. I enjoyed drawing the fingernails the most in this drawing, they were all at odd angles and it was a little tricky to try and get right, especially trying to get the fingers to look like the join to the finger tips as the thumb breaks up the fingers. Overall though i am very please with the out come of the hand task. It is a topic that would be brilliant for an animation as hands can be so expressive. After all, you can speak a whole unique language with your hands.
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The next task was to draw an interesting pair of shoes that we have - all my shoes are rather boring, boots and plimsolls so i had to borrow my brothers 'high top' Nike trainers. I went for a different approach with this task to the previous task, i tried to be more precise and neat with the line work so the stitch work could be easy illustrated and seen by the eye. I spent around 5 minutes observing the shoe, all the curves and lines of the shoes, how the pattern pieces join together and the way that the laces over lap and sit on the shoe lip. I actually really enjoyed this task more then i thought i would as i prefer to concentrate on peoples figures and faces, but on the whole i would argue that there is more detail on the trainers then there is on a young persons face, which actually made it quite a stimulating topic to draw as i had to really look at where everything fitted together. I have learnt to be more open with the things i study, anything can be interesting to draw if you make it fun to draw.
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The next task was to spend 40 minutes concentrating on drawing a building from a three quarter view. I knew the house that i wanted to draw straight away when i read the brief This house is a friends house which is a original building dating from the 1800's so it has some really quirky features (and a extra house which is to the right of the drawing - that is brand new). I must admit, i am not a big fan of drawing or painting buildings, it envy anyone that can draw buildings easily and confidently. I spent ten minutes studying the house all of the angles and the lines of when the top of the building reaches the sky line. In the first ten minutes i sent the first five just observing and getting a feel for all the detail, i spent the last five minutes drawing some vague lines and a basic map for me to follow when drawing the building. I spent the next 30minutes drawing out the main structure, the roof, doors, windows, chimney, piping and other brick work. Buildings are something that i would like to improve on and practice makes perfect. I will probably go back and finish the drawing to a standard that i am happy with. However, i left it like this to show the tutor what i can achieve in 40minutes.
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We also had to draw a bicycle and a self portrait but i'm not a big fan of them and i will be improving them when i have some time and i will blog them when i'm finished.
Overall, i think that the summer project was a great way to get us warmed up and ready to dive back into the world of university work and animation, the tasks were fun and all completely different so they did not drag. (Drawing never drags - but some people may dissagree) I'm looking forward to other drawing tasks to come.
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