Week Seven: Form, Proportion, Roundness

Friday was a sCaRy day of drawing! Being the day before Halloween, everyone was in the mood for drawing real-life pumpkins (our focus was to show roundness and contours) and spooky faces. Zach had a mask that Miranda and Matt drew. And all of you took on last week's challenge of drawing the man's profile by Leonardo da Vinci. Everyone's drawings of the old guy are fantastic! You used cross-hatched lines and tones to show the form of his head.


Mask and man's profile drawings by Miranda, Emily, and Matt

Check out Zach's abstract sketch in eXpReSsioN sEsSiOn: Click here

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!

This Friday will be our last day of the course. :( We'll be drawing from real life objects.

--Rob

Miranda

Miranda, you've punched through to a whole new level of drawing realistically! You quickly and lightly sketched the overall shape of the pumpkin, making adjustments to proportions without erasing. Curved contour lines show the the natural roundness of the form of the pumpkin. Excellent job of showing the contours and textures of the stem. And Leonardo da Vinci's old man is VERY well drawn! You've drawn accurate contour lines and proportions of his head, and cross-hated lines to show texture and form.



Compare your drawing of the old man to the reference picture of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing. Are the proportions of his forehead, nose and chin drawn accurately? Check the distance between the ear and back of the head for accuracy. For reference click here.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!

Arianna

You've succeeded in showing the roundness of the pumpkin by drawing very natural looking contour lines. The texture of the stem and the overall form of the pumpkin are well drawn. Great start in drawing the cast shadow underneath! The overall proportion's of Leonardo's old man are accurately drawn. You did a great job of showing texture and form by using cross-hatched lines and tones. Arianna, your observational drawing has improved in a BIG way during the past weeks.



Compare your drawing of the old man to the reference picture of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing. Are the proportions of his forehead, nose and chin drawn accurately? Check the distance between the ear and back of the head for accuracy. For reference click here.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!

Nick

Staying focused on contours and textures and roundness produced really nice results, Nick! You used the space between the vertical contour lines of the pumpkin's surface to measure proportions. The overall proportions and form of the pumpkin look natural. You really got into the zone while drawing the skull! Excellent job of observing its contour edges and overall form. You nailed its proportions, spot on. And speaking of accurate proportions, fantastic work on Leonardo's old man! Great contour lines for his profile and texture of skin! Observational drawing has been a bit of a challenge for you but you REALLY pulled your skills together for these drawings, Nick!



Compare your drawing of the old man to the reference picture of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing. Are the proportions of his forehead, nose and chin drawn accurately? Check the distance between the ear and back of the head for accuracy. For reference click here.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!

Matt

By focusing on sketching faster and accurately your observational drawing has improved dramatically! As you loosened up your lines you were able to quickly capture the overall form of the pumpkin. This will help you in a big way as you sketch from real life. Also, sketching lightly helps you to make adjustments without erasing, helping you to concentrate on accurate proportions. Great job in using the spacing between the vertical contour lines to measure proportions and roundness. I really like how you showed the form of the stem and how it's attached at the top. Excellent job on Leonardo's old man, Matt! Your contour lines and proportions are well drawn. The textures and shading show the form of his facial features, especially the 3D form of his ear.



Compare your drawing of the old man to the reference picture of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing. Are the proportions of his forehead, nose and chin drawn accurately? Check the distance between the ear and back of the head for accuracy. For reference click here.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!

Zach T

Zach, your observational drawing skills just keep on improving! (It's catching up with your cool abstract drawing style!) The overall proportions of the pumpkin are very well drawn. You did a great job of showing the roundness of its form by drawing curved contour lines. I really like the textures and contours of the stem and how it's attached to the top. You really turned on your eye for detail while drawing Leonardo's old man! Great job of using lines and tones to define the form of his face and head. Overall, the proportions and contour edges are very well drawn. Keep it going, man!



Compare your drawing of the old man to the reference picture of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing. Are the proportions of his forehead, nose and chin drawn accurately? Check the distance between the ear and back of the head for accuracy. For reference click here.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!

Emily

Glad you were able to do last week's drawing challenge, Emily. Your line work continues to blaze! Excellent how you used crisp, angled lines for the darker background; this highlights the contour edges of his face. The swiftness and accuracy in your lines and tones show a dramatic view of the textures and form of this old guy.

Compare your drawing of the old man to the reference picture of Leonardo da Vinci's drawing. Are the proportions of his forehead, nose and chin drawn accurately? Check the distance between the ear and back of the head for accuracy. For reference click here.

This week's drawing challenge (if you have time, of course): Once again, find an object from the classroom or your backpack. But select this object specifically for its different textures. For example, show the fabric of a jacket or piece of cloth (try shading the areas where it folds), or the roughness of a piece of wood, or the difference between shiny and rough metal. Show textures by using tones, cross-hatching, jagged lines, wavy lines, or broken lines. Have fun!