We were assigned this project to
learn how to draw human figures from looking at different angles of the body. This
gave me a good understanding on how the human body should be presented on
paper, from head, to toe, using a variety of colors, and techniques to make the
picture come alive.
In this
project, I believe I mostly struggled with the shaping of the body, because I
was on an angle where everything was to the side. So shaping the neck, and then
having it follow through to the shoulders, and arms, I think was the most
hardest part. I also had some difficulties with the angling of the body in a
way in which would match the models pose, but besides that, I think I did well.
My most favorite work was coming with the dynamic shape of the body, even
though its not perfect or in the right position where I want it to be, overall I
think the attempt of me actually coming up with a shape, I believe is an
accomplishment to me.
When starting this project I first
watched Emma, to give myself some sort of starting position because there was
so many places where I could’ve started, that all of a sudden I became lost.
So, I first started with the head, and started to make my way down, and from
there I started drawing the feet, the hands, the butt, and the legs. After the
shape of the body was on paper, I started making the details, which was the
structure of the face, neckline, the lips, the eyes, and the curving of the
bust area. Then came the colors. I chose purple because I thought it would go
well with the orange and I also just think that purple is a pretty color, which
is why I merged light purple and dark purple onto the picture. I also chose the
color blue, because I think blue is a fun color, and it is usually incorporated
in all of my pictures. Doing this project I learned that when drawing a body,
lightly draw the general shape first, and then start making curves, and edges,
and neat patterns that would make the picture seem more real.
This assignment made me grow more
as an artist, because before this project when drawing body’s I just drew what
I saw, which would make my pictures look un-neat and juvenile, but I have
learned to analyze whom drawing, and from which angle I am drawing from, then
to go into the shape, the curves, and the edges etc. This technique will
definitely help me in the future.