This is the last post of the semester and, man, has it come quickly!
I have been looking forward to life drawing since I started here at Stout. Coming into this class I thought I could already draw people reasonably well. Guess what; I was wrong.
The gesture drawing came naturally to me. I draw quickly and have done gestures before. My grasp on the movement in the figure was decent but looking back through my work I had no idea about proportion or the form of limbs.
Being fast at drawing actually became a setback once we started on longer drawings. Although I had a reasonably good eye for angles I lacked the focus and patience that my colleagues had. I think, I hope, that I have since remedied this. Now I can easily stay on one drawing for two hours, though much over that is a stretch.
One thing I have learned is the logical application of light. This has always been troublesome for me. The introduction of planes to my thought process allowed me to visualize lighting without having to see an example, something that will definitely come in handy.
The mannequin was also a wonderful tool in allowing me to visualize. As every muscle looks different angle it forced us to process it three dimensionally, making us register how each muscle works together with all the others. It was probably the most frustrating part of the class, to spend hours on the muscles just to come into class and find that they are all wrong. Despite this, by the end I loved it. It was nice to use my hands, and work with a media other than the computer or paper.
I hope to find my place somewhere in the animating world and for this goal knowledge of the figure is essential. To know which muscles are needed for each motion. Which parts of the form can be manipulated without and which ones can’t.
Although I took this class hoping to gain knowledge of the realistic figure (which I did) I have also seen my stylized drawings improve drastically. This I credit to the class. I have enjoyed it and hope to take the next one eventually.
you are amazing! I really would like to draw a little as you draw. I'm trying and trying but I can't sometimes I think that I'm progressing but sometimes not. but In fact I'm better than before I'd know how much time it will take to I can draw something like you. I'm looking forward to create life! but I wont give up
ReplyDeleteanyway I like your way that you draw I think that it's magic n_n bye