Contour: Continuous Line

Shapes

Cone

Cube

Ambiguous

Illusionistic Art

These paintings all have very intricate detail and shading.

Flat Art

These images all seem to be on the same plane. There is very little shading, and no objects in the foreground vs the background. 

White Shapes

Here are my painted shapes!

SPACE

Ambiguous: This picture is comprised mostly of flat shapes (especially the sky and sun in the background) but the shapes are shaded and placed in such ways as to suggest depth. The basket in the front appears closer than the women, and the women seem closer than the bright sky and sun.










Illusionistic: In this detailed and in depth picture the artist clearly portrays space and distance.rti The buildings in the front dwarf the ones in the back. Even the foremost gondolas appear larger than the buildings across the water.










Flat: The picture has very little (if any) shading. The shapes seem to be all on the same plane.

Gesture Drawings

I used my sister for most of these: stretching, playing the guitar, eating a cookie. I also used a dog. I found it extremely difficult to draw without looking at the page, and was discouraged with the result. I tried to do Scribbled Line Gesture but the charcoal seemed too thick, and I could not get fine lines (at least not without looking at the page).

Contour: Continuous Line

I used a 6B graphite pencil for this.  This was the view from my porch. I tried to add more detail to the the closer objects (hanging flowers and porch) to make them appear more clear, and the mountains in the distance more ambiguous. It was hard drawing through the subjects as though they were transparent, like the lines of the mountains that go to the ground, since in reality they are blocked by the forms of the hills in front of them.

Contour: Organizational Line

I used a 2B graphite pencil for this sketch. I had a harder time with this one. I always have trouble with objects in relation and proportion to each other, and it was especially hard with do only lines.

I used a graphite pencil for this one. I have barely (if ever) used it in the past, I found it to be very similar to a pencil. It does not have as wide a range for darkening and widening the strokes, though I was able to vary it somewhat. 

Field Drawings

For this I used a compressed charcoal stick. I like the rough, gritty effect that it has, and the ability to be softened and blended. I tried to vary the marks by starting them soft and thin, and making them darker and larger. Since I am more familiar with charcoal, it was not the most exciting one. 

Unified Field Drawings

For this I used a stiff bristled Chinese brush. I really enjoyed the sharp contrast between the black and the fresh white paper. I liked that the stroke could start thin and widen, rather like a calligraphy pen, but it frustrated me that I could not seem to get the same effect at the finish. Rather, the stroke seemed to end in a blob.  However, this was my favorite to work with, and the fact that I have dealt with it less than charcoal made it much more interesting and exciting.

The Picture I Based My Portrait On

My Self Portrait

For this drawing I did a simple sketch with a NO. 2 pencil upon normal computer paper, and then went over the lines with a soft charcoal pencil, and shaded with a compressed charcoal stick and a paper stump. I found the hair and the nose the most challenging. It was particularly difficult to do the lighting upon the hair, and I could not get the look of fine, sheen hair.  I also had difficulty with the nose in relation to the rest of the face, i.e. foreground vs background.

Paintings

I love pictures that involve nature, especially animals, and people. Fairies and angels delight me. I like the whimsical, merry look of this painting.