Arm time

This week was loads of fun, but more intense than any other so far. So many things were due and sleep was definitely lacking.

On Monday we had the option to draw or work on clay. I worked on clay with a couple of people and took advantage of the opportunity to chat. I was a little loud and I think I annoyed some people.

We had to do the latissimus dorsi, the pecs, the trapezius, and the deltoid. These muscles were pretty straight forward.

Wednesday’s drawing was not so straight forward. I have not done a single drawing that I have been completely happy with since before spring break. I don’t know if this is because I have gotten worse or if I am just holding myself to higher standards now. Hopefully it’s the latter. My drawings just seem awkward. I was talking to some other people who seem to be having the same problem. Like me, they have trouble when the drawings are longer than 45 minutes. I tend to over think everything and second guess things that I already had right. This leaves me with a messed up drawing. It could also be because our drawings have over taken our mannequins. We are now drawing muscles that we have not yet built. If this is the reason it definitely shows the value of the clay project.

I especially had a problem drawing the arm. It was difficult to define the bones and therefore I had trouble placing the muscles on the arm. My result looked rubbery and unconvincing.

The arm muscles were tricky but I was expecting this. Still, I spent hours on them. I think they’re fairly accurate. A little chunky perhaps.We’ll see I guess. I also tried to address some of the comments I got from the midterm. I filled out the quads and smoothed some of the lumps but I didn’t change the other things. I’ll need to talk to Amy about them. May the new week bring my drawing skills back! I miss them.