Today in class, similarly to when we drew the chair, we drew a still life with charcoal. The concept was basically the same as the chair, though today we drew a box and with a different kind of paper. We got to choose 1 from 3 different kinds of boxes. As I had lots and lots of time and therefore practice drawing the chair (working on angles and proportions), the box seemed much easier and less stressful. I had improved on determining angles and proportions with the yarn, which made the overall process much more easy going. I plan to go back to the art room over the weekend to do some final touch-ups to my box so it is ready for Monday’s class.
FINALLY
Finally we have finished the chair. I think this was the perfect time to stop before everyone became super frustrated and annoyed with the project. I fixed the first glance proportion, which was my main goal for the class. I needed to make both halves of the back legs equal size, so I added 1 1/2 inches to the top of each and then to the bottom of each, then 1 1/2 inches to the bottom of the front legs. Fixing this was very beneficial to my chair, and made the proportions and overall look look much better.
After time was up for drawing the chairs, the whole class took the drawings upstairs and we hung them up in order. Everyone’s chair looked so good! I was so impressed and surprised how everyone’s chair not only looked like a chair, but looked like the specific chair we were drawing. I also loved looking at everyone’s chairs together and in order so you could see all the different angles of the chair and how they change from picture to picture. Even though everyone had the same assignment we were all drawing from different angles.
The most important thing I learned from this assignment was patience. I had never spent so much total time drawing a picture before, and so this was a completely new experience. I learned that practice makes perfect, and with each line I erased I was only becoming closer to my final work. I tried not to become frustrated or annoyed with the amount of time that was required to spend on the assignment, and instead kept working to acheive perfection. I am not 100% satisfied with my chair’s end result, but I am proud of myself for how much time I spent on it and accepting the new experience. I loved seeing everyone’s final drawing.
Almost Finished..
I’ve been unavailable for the past few days due to personal reasons, but this is an image of my chair on the second to last day of working on it. Meaning, I had one more day of class to work on perfecting the proportions. At first glance, I think it is quite obvious that the seat is far too big in comparison to the rest of the chair. Fixing this was my first goal when I came back for my last attempt.
What I need to work on…
In class on Monday we worked on drawing a still life of a chair. It seemed somewhat easy for me at first because I had already drawn a chair earlier in the semester for this class. BUT this chair was different. We used charcoal, we were standing up, and we were mainly focusing on proportions. These are all new things for me. The last chair I drew, I didn’t focus on proportions and I could just erase with pencil what “didn’t look right” in order to meet my satisfaction.For this project, I tried harder to get my proportions right. We learned how to use a piece yarn to get a better point-of-view of each angle and measurements. I found this new method much more difficult, and I was struggling with each line (as can be seen from my attempts to erase). Even though I was frustrated, I didn’t mind making mistakes from this new method. New methods can be useful in the long run and take a lot of practice which leads me to the 1st thing I would like to work on:
1. Accept and attempt this new method.
Practice makes perfect!
2. Learn what works with different materials.
I had never used charcoal before until this project. Different materials can create different kinds of art, and I would like to use the charcoal again and see if I would be more comfortable with it.
3. Work harder at perfecting proportions.
Use the method to it’s full ability in order to create an evenly proportional chair.
Sabre
“Create an image of something that represents something about you”
I chose a sabre as my personal representation because fencing was an important part of my life for the past 9 years. Even though fencing is a sport, to me, it was also an art in which I was able to fully express myself through my actions.
A Chair
“A chair to the best of your ability”
Image 1: The chair
Image 2: A sketch of the chair using only pencil
Image 3: + pencil shading and water colors
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