Tiny Plastic Houses

The last two assignments were to sketch and finalize a piece that demonstrated at least 2 of the core competencies we’d covered in class.

Here’s my attempt at not failing!

Draft:

Final Submission:

Personally I think it looks cartoonish and her nose is trashed! LoL! (I actually liked the sketch better than the final… but I had been critiqued by all at the final point, including the instructor, and had to incorporate their ideas into this piece.

I might rework it a bit at some point, but this is what was submitted for a final grade.

Week 5, Assignment 2 is a self-portrait from a mirror… Not from a picture or any other method…

So, that’s what I did… Good thing work was slow today. I was able to devote quite a lot of time to finishing this up (having sketched it out Monday night and started shading it in last night.)

Not the best, but not the worst, either… Hope it is good enough to garner a passing grade.

This was a pretty simple assignment. Basically we were to use our basic sighting techniques and, armed with our trusty books and guidelines (rule of halves), look into a mirror and draw a basic sketch (NO REAL DETAILS) of our own faces to get things lined out properly and in proportion.

Simple assignment, right? Yes, ma’am and sir!

However, I discovered during this exercise that I am not nearly as symmetrical as I thought I was. Don’t get me wrong, I know that symmetry in human facial structure = attractive to other humans, and the more symmetrical the face the better it appears to the rest of us. Being no raging beauty, my symmetry wouldn’t be off the chart… but DAMN IT I am really asymmetrical! Seriously… Check this paired-down drawing! Whoa!

Oh, well… Nobody’s perfect

This is the clock in front of Union Station at night.

Week 4, Assignment 2: Large Scale Object (like a bed or dresser) – Show texture…

The Flammable Materials Cabinet on the press floor, plus some other bits and pieces

Week 3, Assignment 3: Draw a still life with cloth draping in it somewhere.

 I ended up with 2 versions of the scene and I never really liked either one in ANY capacity…

Initial Version:

Final Version: