Gesture Drawings

This image is representative of how I was drawing towards the beginning of the semester. I noticed that I had tried to capture some foreshortening in the left leg and arm as well as the right knee. I showed the distance by making the lines closer to me heavier and the lines further away lighter. In this image I can see how knowing the muscles would have made an extreme difference.

In this sketch I feel as if I accurately portrays my attempts to identify the ribcage and pelvic bone. The more I look back at the drawings I have made throughout the semester I realize how important knowing the muscles truly is. As I have noted in almost all of my sketches, knowing the thigh and leg muscle locations and what they look like would have helped to make the legs appear more rounded. I also noticed how knowing the shape of the rib cage has helped me to understand the shape of the upper body. I now feel as if I need to work on the muscles as well as capturing the feeling of a functional ribcage. 

This drawing was set up for us to work on foreshortening. Every time I look at this drawing I feel as if it was very successful for 30 minutes. However, the legs completely drive me insane with how extremely unproportionate they are to the rest of the body. I do enjoy the upper portrayal of the body. I particularly like how I gave the arm the appearance of foreshortening. I would have really liked to continue working on this pose because I feel as if I was heading in a positive direction.