Long Drawings

If I can remember correctly, this 30-minute drawing was more focusing on the abdominal muscles and proportioning. I chose Image 1 as one of my better longer pose drawings because I feel I successfully placed the ribcage, pelvis, gluteal muscles and abdominal muscles on the model. Before I began the sketch I lightly placed a line of axis down the picture plane that I feel definitely helped to accurately angel the model. Now that I take a closer look at the image I have noticed that a few of my proportions are off. I feel as if the upper portion of the arm resting on the leg may be too long and the leg it is resting on is as well. Also now that we are becoming familiar with the muscles of the body, including the leg muscles in my sketch would have made things appear much more realistic. Now that I am familiar with foreshortening I have noticed a few places that I could have included that. The models body parts were close together so there was little negative space to focus on. I could have however used the space around her to figure my proportions such as the lines on the blanket or the table she was laying on.

Image 2 was the first male model we had for our life drawing class. I chose Image 2 because I feel that I was successfully able to make the proportions of the model accurate. I also chose this drawing because I struggled greatly with angel of the right leg. It was difficult for me to place what I saw on paper. I could see the kneecap facing me but the front of the leg was facing the same direction as the left leg. I also feel that I began to portray the view of the upper back with success as far as foreshortening is concerned. The positioning of the model did change in class since the model had to take a five-minute break and placing him back in the correct spot was impossible. Unfortunately in my last 20 minutes the angel of my spot was almost entirely off. I feel that if I were to have spent more time on working with what I originally had as opposed to erasing what I had to sync with what had changed on my drawing, I would be slightly more successful. In this image the viewer can see that I began with a line of axis and proceeded with the ribcage and pelvis, which is what Amy taught us towards the beginning of the semester. I also worked on my use of my negative space between both of the legs as well as the arm to the stomach. I also really would like to have portrayed the intensity in the models stance. He was gripping the staff as well as pressing down with his foot extremely hard, to the point where he was shaking and sweating. I wished that I could have learned to portray that intensity in my image.

With the practice of foreshortening towards mid semester I discovered that it is easy to see but difficult to place on paper. Knowing this image is very incomplete, with Image 3 I feel that the foreshortening of the leg is so far the most clear out of my drawings. It is here that Amy taught us about really focusing on negative space and using the other body parts to see it. I began this drawing with a line of axis as I do with all of them and then led to the ribcage and finally the pelvis. I tried to focus on the pelvis because once that was accurately placed on the model I would be able to accurately place the legs. I remember while doing this drawing that it was hard to get the foreshortening angel with the calf to the foot of the left leg. At the angel it was at the foot should have appeared larger and the knee should have had lighter lines. When I look at this image I feel very satisfied in the direction that I was heading on that day. I wish whenever I see it that I could go back to that day and continue to draw the model.