Final Self Portrait

Week Thirteen - Contour Line Drawing of My Lovely Face

So first things first, I had trouble drawing this as a contour line drawing and resisting shading. I was pretty displeased with the result, and wish I could go over and shade it... which I might just do now that the line version has been posted!

Week Eleven - Paper Bags

Paper bag drawing in 4B drawing pencil

Paper bag drawing in conte crayon

Perspective - Revised

One point perspective

Two point perspective

Three point perspective

Bird's eye view

Ant's eye view

Week Nine - Color a l'Henri Matisse

The following is a Matisse-inspired cut out collage done in analogous colors. I used the analogous blue, green, and purple as a means of keeping the color scheme subdued and well tied together. In addition, the utilization of cool colors emphasizes the implied shape of the Aum. Second is the same composition in a different color scheme, producing more tension through the use of warm colors.

Week Eight - Texture

Combination- Soft pencil rubbing on textured art portfolio; Vine charcoal rubbing on cigarette tin

Conte crayon rubbing on pumpkin

Pressed charcoal rubbing on wicker laundry basket

Sock "prints" in India ink

Sponge "prints" in India ink

Unified Field in India ink - Finger "prints"

Value drawing - Still life objects

Texture collage - Still life objects

Week Six - Line

Quick contour line drawing, Ink

Implied line drawing

Lyrical line drawing

Contour line drawing with some cross-contours

Cross-contour line drawing

Quick contour line drawing

Basic contour line drawing

Slow contour line drawing

Cross-contour line drawing

Week Five - Value

Positive and Negative Space

Positive space contour line drawing of couch and chair

Negative space drawing - Same composition

Still Life - Week 4

Contour line drawing of still life objects

Still life drawing - Same composition

Still life drawing - Composition #2

Week Four - Gesture Drawings!

This week, I felt more comfortable doing the gesture drawings. Hopefully it only becomes easier as time goes on!

Jumping for joy....

Meditative pose...

Yoga?

A gust of wind during the photo shoot, an interesting picture!

Found Still Life Objects

Below are my found still life objects. I had originally gone to the art supply store intending on purchasing styrofoam shapes for each of the objects, but was blown away by the price. So, I went the cheap way, hitting up the dollar store for the objects I didn't have and searching the house for anything that was paintable!

Examples of Space

This is an example of flat, or two dimensional space. The artist (unknown) used more of a "cutout" effect in this piece, giving it a very two dimensional feel. It is easy to imagine how one could take this picture and give it dimension and more space. The lack of shadow and perspective both lend themselves to this picture's two dimensionality.

This painting (artist unknown) is an example of flat space. The lack of shading and depth in the picture contribute to the two dimensional quality of the painting.

This drawing from the Hall of the Bulls in the French caves at Lascaux is an example of flat, or two dimensional space. In the earliest stages of art, there was no concept of how to create illusionistic space, so most drawings from this era are examples of flat space.

The above picture is an example of ambiguous space. The artist, Ralph Steadman, has a plethora of outstandingly cartoonish drawings, each displaying a strangely realistic quality. This cover for the Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas depicts two three dimensional characters in a rather two dimensional vehicle. The size changes in the cacti suggest depth, though the cacti themselves appear flat. The same could be said for the bats.

This example of illusionistic space comes from the amazing Salvador Dali. In spite of the flat canvas, the figure seems to be pushing his way out of the egg. This drawing certainly has an eerie, realistic quality to it.

This is an example of illusionistic space (although by no means professionally done) done by myself in acrylic paint on white paper.

This drawing comes from the master of ambiguous space, Pablo Picasso. The face and body of this (doll? girl?) are very disjointed, out of perspective, and confused looking. However, the shading of the girl's face and protrusion of her legs suggest a third dimension.

This drawing (artist: self) is my own example of two dimensional or flat space. Although the tree has a variety of colors, it still has no three dimensional aspects.

This is a rather poor example of illusionistic space, done by myself, in oil pastel on white paper. Unfortunately, it is rather out of perspective!

Above is an example of ambiguous space (artist unknown). The hands each appear to be drawing the other's sleeve and cuffs, and are very three dimensional. However, the sleeves and cuffs are two dimensional contour line drawings.

This drawing, by Glen Kingston, exemplifies illusionistic drawing. I am amazed by the depth Kingston is able to create, using only chalk as his medium. Though the Batman and Robin figures are not entirely realistic, I thought this was a phenomenal example of the creation of three dimensional space on a two dimensional plane.

This is my example of ambiguous space. Escher is well known as a manipulator of realistic space, bending the rules of physics in every drawing he creates. In this piece, Day and Night, the birds appear to be flat, two dimensional. However, the background is lengthened and given dimension by the changing size of the rivers, and the scattered detail as the picture extends back into space.