Back to color tomorrow...I promise. I have been painting but I'm becoming much more critical of my drawing within my painting. Is it possible that I could be anymore critical of myself than I already am? Why yes.
Roses in a vase. We covered the paper with conte crayon which is much easier to do than covering it with graphite powder...however, it took about 45 min of muscular wiping to reveal the silhouette.
Form shadows vs cast shadows. This one was lots of fun. And a reminder to always think about where the light source is: between me and the object? above or below the object? To the left or right? Makes a big difference in the shapes of your shadows.
Final drawing of the day. I did this super fast because I tried doing it slowly, thoughtfully, and my brain started to misfire so I sped up and let intuition take over. This was after a discussion of design. The idea is to make a pattern. Look for the character of the arrangement. Where are the principle lights and darks? Color them in big blocks-start with two values and move on from there. Connect your lights and darks and then ask yourself...is my pattern interesting? Look for unity, repeating shapes, or having shapes answer each other.
And while you're thinking about all these things and more...don't screw up the perspective! Does this sound like fun? Actually, it is.
