Paige Maddox- Drawing for Illustration

For this lesson, I have continued to practise drawing a person from different viewpoints and positions. For the first sketch, the man was standing up. For this drawing, I used pencil. I think that using this medium worked well based on how I was able to add tone and detail onto the body. This drawing needs to  be improved based on how it is not complete.  For my second drawing, the man is still standing up but this time the angle has changed. I think this sketch is successful because I have added tone on top and underneath the arms. However, I believe that this drawing needs improving as the proportions are not correct. For example, the legs are too short.  When creating this piece of work, I decided to use a different medium. The medium I chose was fine liner. I think that using fine liner has given my work more variation and it evidences that I am experimenting with a different drawing materials.For this drawing, I have tried applying tone by using the technique of cros...

For this lesson, I have mainly learnt how to draw the human body from different viewpoints and angles. At the start of the lesson, I produced drawings of the woman standing up. I think this was helpful as it has allowed me to practise drawing the proportions of the body correctly. Also, I think that this was helpful as I was able to practise drawing from an angle in which the right leg is further away from the left leg. Meaning that the right leg would have to be drawn shorter.  To extend my practise in drawing from different angles, my second drawing presents a sketch of the woman sitting down.I found this piece quite challenging because of the posture. Furthermore, I also found it challenging because of the angle presented on the arms. To improve my sketch, I needed to use the technique of foreshortening to make certain parts of the arms appear further away or close up. For my next two pieces of work, I have made sketches that continue to show the woman sitting down. I believe th...

Life Drawing: Using Charcoal and Chalk For this lesson, I have continued to practise drawing the human body. From my previous life drawing lesson, I mainly focused on using charcoal when producing my drawings. But for this lesson, I have learnt how to use chalk effectively as well.  For my first sketch, I have used charcoal only. I like this piece of work because the proportions of the body seem correct. Also, I like how the charcoal appears faint. I believe that this makes my piece of work effective as it makes the line work appear delicate. I started to add shadows onto this piece and I do think that I could added more shadows in to add more tone.  For this second piece of work, I got shown how to use chalk effectively so that it can suggest lighting. I believe that this drawing is not the most successful piece. I believe this is because I applied too much chalk. Also, another reason why I think that my drawing was not successful is because the proportions are not correct. F...

Scene Drawing: For this lesson, I learnt about scene drawing and how drawing from different viewpoints and angles can be important and effective. My first task was to draw a room in my home. When drawing my chosen room, I considered drawing from different angles so that my piece of work would look more 3 dimensional and realistic. To create this piece of work, I used pen. I believe that using pen for this piece has made my work successful because I was able to add further details to objects. To add these further details, I used the techniques of cross hatching. When adding line work for detail, I applied different amounts of pressure to suggest the uses of tone. To improve this piece of work, I think I could of tried using a variety of materials and not just pen.  To extend my understanding on how to make a scene drawing effective, I used a frame. This frame is useful because it allows you to only view the important elements that you need within your drawing. I believe that using t...

For this piece of work, I was given the task to produce 6 silhouettes. I believe that this lesson was useful because it has helped me to extend my skills on drawing the human body whilst focusing on how to make my drawings more visually interesting.  To begin with, I mainly focused on the poses of the figure and how to form the proportions and shapes correctly. These pieces are less detailed compared to my other drawings because they are simplistic based on how I've used flat colours.    For my next pieces of work, I have started to add more detail to certain elements such as the clothing. To add more details, I used a fine liner to draw in the creases on the shirt. I think that these two drawings are successful because they show the uses of negative spacing as there is no outline around the shirt.   For my last pieces of work, I have continued to think about form and shape. But I have extended these drawings by adding a background. I think that backgrounds can ...