Doug

Baskets can be a challenge to draw, but you got an excellent start!! You did a great job of drawing the overall form of the basket. I like how you combined heavy and light lines to show the details of the basket's texture. I particularly like the realistic contour lines of the handle and the top edge of the basket in the foreground. You did a good job of drawing the basic shapes of the cup. The angle of the straws leaning against the brim of the cup make it look 3D. Compare the curved line at the bottom of the cup to the top brim closest to us. The curves should match. Do they?

Hilda

Nice 3D pan!! The contour edges and details of the handle are very well drawn. The cast shadow makes your drawing look realistic. :) The curve at the bottom edge of the pan should be the same as the curve of the top edge of the pan, closest to us. Are they the same?

Character Concept Sketching Techniques

Here are some pictures to show you how concept artists sketch ideas. You can use these techniques when creating your character. Start by quickly sketching lots of basic shapes:






Imagine your object turning into a character in a story. Bring it to life in your sketches.

Reference Picture: Hands by Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci drew these hands in 1474. Now it's time for you to draw them in 2009. :)

Start by sketching guidelines for the overall shape of the hands and arms. See how Leonardo sketched his guidelines before finishing with darker contour lines and shading. Use your skills! Go for it!

(click to enlarge for viewing and printing)

Week Twelve: Composition, Contour Lines, and Catching Up

Hope everyone enjoyed vacation! If anyone has drawings they completed during vacation, I'll post them next week.

Tiana, Zach, and Doug made fantastic progress in catching up with lessons. Some of you still have some finishing up on the Picasso apples and pitcher still life and the Leger 'Cow' this week, if you have time. Everyone got a great start on drawing contour lines. Last session's highlight: Leif broke through, dropped into the zone and concentrated on an awesome contour drawing of his hand!

This week's challenge: Choose an object, anything from a book or magazine. Something you'll really enjoy drawing. Concentrate on drawing its contour edges. And for those that are REALLY brave: Draw an object from REAL LIFE. It can be something like a shoe, hacky sack, skateboard truck, stuffed animal. Place it in front of you and go for it! TIP: Put it on a table and position it so there is lots of negative space around it. This will make it easier to see its contour edges and draw its form.

See you Friday! --Rob

Keeley

You are blazing new trails with your drawing, Keeley!! Your Leger drawing is fantastic. Your did a superb job of drawing accurate proportions in your composition. The details, such as the tree in the background, the cow's face, and the hat in the chair are very well drawn.


Way cool how you got right to work in the hand-drawing session we had in class. By really concentrating on drawing the edges of your hand in the 'blind contour' exercise, you were able to do an excellent job of drawing the contours of your hand. This is a big step to drawing realistically. I also like your dragon fly from the drawing book. :) I hope you continue to draw from the book this week.


Your Picasso still life drawing is magnificent! You did a great job of drawing accurate proportions without using grid lines. :) The shading for the form of the apples, pitcher, and plate is very well drawn. Compare your drawing to the reference picture. Is the height and width of the plate the same?

Shaylah

Way, WAY cool that you drew your Ledger composition without grid lines! Overall great job of drawing proportions and including details. Very good job of drawing lighter and darker tones of things in the composition. I couldn't find your hand picture in the folder, but I know you did an awesome job at drawing contour edges and lines!


Fantastic Picasso picture! You really got into shading on this one. I really like how you drew the shadow under the plate, cast on the pitcher... making it look like the plate is sitting on top of the pitcher. Compare your drawing to the reference picture. Check the position of the apples on the table in relation to the pitcher. Is their position correct?

Is this your hand drawing?: