Anatomy & Movement

This particular topic proved to most useful as it allows animaitors to observe the way they move in motion. From examining this sketch the animator can tell the weight / balance that the subject is showing as he is sitting on a sofa focusing on his aunty's phone . 

But the major downfall was not being able to draw all of the motions displayed by the subject as they move from one point to the next point. However the artist could benefit from making more gesture drawings as the subject may not appreciate staying in one position for more than five seconds.There are positive elements & negative elements about the sketches .

The positive aspect of the anatomy & movements sketch is the fact that the artist managed to sketch their nephew just before they moved from one position to the next few poses. The animator managed to bring across in the sketch the fact that they were focusing on the iPad with intense concentration. Look at the way the head is facing the screen now this shows that the young boy will suffer from neck pain in the future. As you can tell by the body language the young boy is relaxed.

 Now moving onto the aspects that could be improved for the next sketches. If we look at the next key poses  we can see that they have been left incomplete as the young boy asked to leave in a hurry. But the artist did managed to get down a brief gesture of each pose as their beloved nephew ran from the tv room. This sketch proved to be a difficult task as it tested the artist with his time management skills as every second is precious.

Scenic Composition.

The artist was expected to sketch a scenic composition so he chose to recreate the RE centre which is situated on the grounds of Bradford University. As you can see the artist decided to go for the animated look for the scenic composition work blog portfolio. Although the sketch has not been shaded the artists decided to talk about as he felt that it had a certain chic feeling to it.

The animator decided to create this sketch using the blind drawing technique as he felt that it was the best way to include all of the smaller windows / window frames etc. Although the sketch is incomplete we can see that the artists struggled to obtain the correct perspective as they were standing at a bizarre position. Even if the artist spent their time trying to fix the sketch they would be getting no where with their chosen median which is a permeant marker. 

The other two areas that may have needed more work to make them stand out to the crowd is the ground.Which is lacking global illumination which is important for the artist to get across to the public to gain their interests. If the arts carried on they would have managed to create a nice scenic composition despite the perspective being out of alignment with the RE Centre in real life.

Contemoprary Architecture.

The artist has recreated their television room with the use of a charcoal willow as his chosen median. The artist wanted to make the sofa the main attraction in the room as they considered it to be one of the focal points in their opinion.The charcoal willow sketch has been fairly successful as it clearly shows great depth within the hallway. There is a fairly balance contrast within the television room  & this is down to the strength of the direct light which originated from the window. 

The artist is happy that the sofa was within two thirds of the rule of thirds golden ratio . As he was focusing on making sure that he obtained the correct dimensions for all of the objects within the room. The major issue is the alignment of the doorway which is leaning towards the left side.The artist has decided that the reason behind this was down to the artist focusing too much on their measurements & not taking the time to see if it was in line with the paper. 

The artist wanted to create more emphasis on the hallway as they observed that there was less light looking at their observations. The artist tried to create highlights in certain areas to create a well balanced composition. But after careful observations the artist felt that they have managed to create a burnt look as apposed to a normal look.But the artist does feel that the sketch is successful overall.

Classical Interior

This is a charcoal willow study of Mr Lister statue which is situated at the front entrance of  Lister Park.The artist wanted to give the statue a more defined form by using various techniques in order to bring out the little details that show off the classical interiors. 

At the start of the process the artist started off by creating a number of thumbnails to gain the correct composition.Once the artist had a composition that pleased their eyes they began to put down all of the gesture lines to see how the statue formed of the paper.There are elements that worked wonders & the elements that need improving to make the life sketch better. 

The statue has a strong sense of three point perspective which has been contributed by a number of elements. You can also see the horizon line this sketch which originated from the bottom of the middle pillar as they go out towards the vanishing points.But the sketch as a whole needs more balance in terms of highlights to bring the statue alive in key ares.

 For an example the statue figures at the top of the statue have been faded away due to the artist getting carried away with the weight of their chosen median as they included the shadows on the statues.Over all the sketch has been a success overall. The rule of thirds has been used to the artist's advantage as it allowed them to create the three point perspective to bring the statue alive. Each section of the drawing fell perfectly into section of the golden ratio. 

However the artist may have been better if he left the trees out of the background as they look rushed & messy. So the artist may have been better off if they left the background empty as it draws attention from the statue . 

Reflective Surfaces.

The artist wanted to look for an object that possessed a reflective surface . But as you can see the sketch is rather unfavourable amongst the rest of the artist's work of art. This is down to two major issues, the first being the placement of the table on the paper which seems to have been out of proportion in relation to reality. 

The second major issue is the perspective of the bottles which may appear to be sliding off of the the table. This is a result of the artist not taking their time to think about the perspective of the glass bottle in correlation to the table. This is the reason why the sketch appears to be rather unorthodox. However the artist did try their best to recover the reflective sketch by including cast shadows of the bottles onto the table. But this was unsuccessful as the chosen median was a permanent marker which could not be altered in any way due to the weight of the line marked on the paper. 

There is an unbalanced contrast on the surface which may lead the viewer's eye all over the place. The artist will take all of the elements that needs to be improved on this life drawing & reflect on those issues when they tackle the next life drawing.

Non Human Anatomy .

As you can witness the main subjects were taxidermy animals at a museum in leeds. There were many varieties of animals to choose for a focus point for a figure drawing. As you can see the Panda has been recreated inch by inch . The artist felt that he did not do the panda any justice as he ran out of time & energy by the time he reached the creature. The main positive aspect for the artist regarding the sketch of the panda is the face which appears to be similar to the same technique animators use to figure out the position for a character's movements , expressions changing etc.

Moving onto the sketch of the salmon skeleton which was admired by the artist himself as he became immersed with the drawing that he just let himself go of his thinking process & went with the flow. There are many elements of the sketch that went right but the main element that stood out to the artist as he finished the drawing was the proportions of each & every scale . Most of the time the artist tried to ignore the measuring technique as that made him tend to overthink. This would result in a horrible outcome but when he just lets his mind relax this is what he can achieve.  

Then the artist moved onto his next subject which was the seal which appeared to have a disgruntled expression on it's face. The artist guessed the reason was due to the fact that the seal saw the person who killed it seconds before it passed on. The artist tried his very best to use the median's gradient to give the seal a sense of tone. The artist felt that he was successful in achieving this target as the seal appears to have come alive in the sketch.

The last sketch was perhaps one of the most interesting sketches as it resembled a cartoon tiger as appeased to a real life tiger. This may be due to lack of shading / highlights & again this may be down to lack of time management on the artist's part. But the artist did manage to recreate the posture & pose as the viewed it in the museum. The best part in particular is the face area which looks as if the artists deliberatly made it on purpose. The reason that the sketch seemed incomplete is due to the fact that there was a direct light source above which made it difficult to abstract the areas which needed to be shaded from the areas which needed more illumination.

Overall the artist is happy with all of is sketches as they all possessed a certain quality that made them appealing to his eyes. The artist hopes that you feel the same way.

Arrangement & Composition.

The artist is about to share with you one of his favourite sketches which is a portrait of his pet pheasant in it's bird cage. The artist wanted to demonstrate their understanding of arrangement & Composition. As we analyse the sketch we can see that the artist has tried their best to separate the background from the middle ground as well as the foreground. Now the artist will take us through some of the elements that enabled them to create this work of art.

As the artist observes the sketch that the first thought that goes through their mind is the fact that there is definitely a sense of implied line. For the artist the first object that they appear to notice is the outline shape of the pheasant. Then the drapery which accidentally emerges with the pheasant & this is down to the fact that the artists did give more importance to the pheasants presence within the composition. The sketch itself has a definite sense of the rule of third throughout , for an example one frame located in the middle possesses the head of the peasant along with the cage in the background.

To complete the sketch the artist decided that it was best to add a negative space in the background. This way the viewer's eye is encouraged to draw it's attention to wards the cage gradually drawing closer to the foreground which is the drapery. The smaller items within the bird cage could be improved to match reality. But the artist may have deliberately paid less attention on these particular items as the artist may have wanted the audience to appreciate the arrangement as a whole & not create a dominant object . 

Here is another example of a life drawing   which possess both form, tonal values & clear self casted shadows. All of these elements contribute to the three dimensional form of the Burja Khalifa replace in the glass bowl. 

The artist is most proud of this sketch as it appeared the self castes shadows contributed to the three dimensional form of the Burja Khalifa's stayed in the glass bowl .