Commentary For My Six Drawings
First Artwork - Cherries in Love
When I
was looking for art to draw online, I found this image which was too adorable
to pass up. I desaturated the image for reference, and sketched the image with
HB, 4B and 6B pencils.
The
shading on the cherries turned out quite well. For the tint in the background I
lightly shaded the area with my HB pencil, the softened it with a small brush. I
used my kneaded eraser to create the hard lights, and the 6B pencil for the
darkest shades. It’s harder to tell when desaturated, but the shade under the
cherries is not its shadow. It is in fact the cherries’ reflection, which is
reflected off a glossy surface presumably.
Laxman.
(2012). Love Cherries. Retrieved from:
Second Artwork – Rocks
For this piece
of art I wanted to experiment with using markers on a proper image for the
first time. I chose this picture of rocks because it has simple shading, and
involves drawing negative space, much like what we did at Albert Park for the
first week of class. I drew the outlines and simple shadings with pencils, then
went over them with four different markers: blender, Warm Grey 1, Warm Grey 3,
and Warm Grey 5.
The image
looks alright, but much many improvements can be made such as more detailed and
blending of the shading. I did not take enough risks as I didn’t want to
accidently ruin the image with a wrong stroke of the marker.
Secor, D.
(2012). Rocks. Retrieved from:
Third Artwork – Water Drop
Being
able to drawing realistic water has always been a goal of mine as an artist. A
water drop seemed like a good starting point for a balance of simplicity and
detail: not too much graphite needed, yet the slightest difference in shape and
shade has a huge effect on the overall image. I chose this image for the
lighter background so I won’t need to tone the paper.
I used
different shade of pencils with my brush to create the soft edges of the water
ripples. The most challenging part was sketching small spheres of water that’s bouncing
upwards, as each has its own refracted lights and shadow. Adding more detail to
these spheres would be the main improvement I could make, and perhaps using
charcoal for the hard shades as well.
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Fourth Artwork – Rain Drops on a
Window
For this
image I decided to do something different, which was to draw numerous less
detailed subjects as opposed to one main focus of an image. It was a rainy day
so I decided to draw from my head how water droplets would look on a window.
I toned
the paper with graphite powder which I obtained from sharpening my pencil and
crushing the shaved lead. It was toned unevenly on purpose to create the
appearance of a tinted/foggy window. I drew each droplet randomly with some
reference (spraying water on the table) on how water drops can look. I shaded
the droplets with a HB pencil and pulled lights with my kneaded eraser. This
created simplistic spherical shapes with three dimensions, but no detailed
enough for refractions.
Improvements
that could be would be more details for each water droplet, and perhaps a more
realistic grouping of different shapes and sizes of droplets as the image still
gives off an artificial feeling.
Fifth Artwork – Straw in Water
Continuing
on with my fascination with water, I draw this sketch of a cup of water with a
straw inside. This sketch turned out well in my opinion.
I first
toned the paper by shading all over the page lightly with a HB pencil, and then
smudged the graphite with a small brush. This way I could create highlights
with my kneaded eraser. I experimented with charcoal, which I used to draw the
dark edges of the shadow. I smudged the edges as well to give it a soft water
effect. The straw’s refraction is perhaps the highlight of this drawing as it
displays the intriguing effects a clear liquid has on light.
The main
improvement that could be made to this sketch would be a better balance of
contrast between the cup and the shadow, and perhaps more hard shadows for the
water inside the cup.
Sixth Artwork – Elderly Man
Thinking
about a portrait to draw, I chose my Facebook cover image which had the face of
this elderly gentleman. The faces of elderly people are especially interesting
and challenging to draw due to the wrinkling and sagging of the skin. I
initially tried using cross-hatching for shading, but quickly found it too
complex with all the different tones and curves on the face, and opted for
brush smudging instead.
The end result is not bad, but I believe it could be
improved with a better method of shading (e.g. if I took my time with each shade
line) and perhaps the use of charcoal pencils for higher contrast.
Unfortunately I could
not find the original drawing of this man so I can only link the image I drew
from.
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