Self Directed Study for Drawing

In the drawing elective, we have to carry out some self directed study during our own time following on from the session we had. Following the work from several artists, we had to draw an interior space. I like doing these types of drawings as they are very linear which is a style I do like. I think my style of drawing is very linear too.

image of my own drawing

 

image of my own drawing

 

This is the first interior space drawing that I did. I really enjoyed doing this drawing and I feel it was very successful. As I said I think my style of drawing is quite linear so this was going to me my thing. The drawing underneath is the second interior space drawing. I feel this one was equally as successful as the first. I like the shading done in each of the drawings to make them stand out from the page and bring them to life. I took my time doing these because they're something I haven't done before. I don't think many of my furniture in the rooms area all equal and to scale but I'm sure this is a good attempt at this.

Following on from the session we had on drawing objects that evoke emotion, the self directed study from that was to draw the object we didn't get round to doing in class. I chose to draw a toy shark which I find a bit scary which evokes fear.

 

Image of my own drawing

 

I do think that this sketch was very successful too. I drew the outline first which is something I'm trying to steer away from, however, I thought it was suitable to do that for this drawing. I filled in the colour of the shark with a black pen using a crosshatching technique. Repeating these mark making techniques, I think it gives it a sense it is coloured in a block grey.

 

Finally following last weeks session on trying to capture movement, I created a page of three seperate sketches. Two of the sketches try to capture movement and the other one is just a sketch of the main focus object, which is a takeaway coffee cup.

 

Image of my own sketch

 

I love how this page looks. I love the lady I drew holding the cup. I tried to draw her when she walks towards me so I was kind of doing the drawing from memory really, however I do like it. The drawing of the lady tipping up the cup to drink I think captures movement too. The coffee cup on the side looks a bit boring but I feel it fits in well with it being the main focus object. Looking at it now, I do feel I could have considered composition of the page a little more.