Drawing I

Additive Recycled Beings

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Statue made up of recycled bits and pieces.
Statue I Made
Additive drawing of the statue that is also on this post
Additive Drawing Of Statue

Recycled Beings/ 2022

For this project we first had to create our recycled beings out of random objects we brought in. We didn’t have to make people exactly, but I decided to make a dancing pair for my piece. After we finished sculpting, we then had to use the additive process to put our ideas to paper. The additive process can be defined as placing a series of lines on a piece of paper. Your goal is to just continuously add to the piece without having to erase anything. This project was such a joy to work on. The additive process was probably one of the easier techniques we have used throughout the year.

  • Medium- Charcoal pencil
  • Size- 18×24

Reductive Leaf

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Reductive drawing of a large leaf

Big leaf/ 2022

With this piece we practiced the process of reductive drawing to draw a still life of a collard green leaf. Reductive drawing is the process of drawing where material like graphite, charcoal or pastel is used to cover a surface of a canvas and then the drawing is made by the removal of the media by erasing or smudging the piece. We had a few of the studio lights on and the shades on the window opened slightly. This helped to make the lighting have a lot of contrast which helped to define the shapes of the leaf. Using charcoal I laid out a dark layer and used a sponge and eraser to lighten the areas I wanted to. This project was more about using the different values to make shapes instead of drawing them in.

  • Medium- Charcoal
  • Size 18×24

One-Line

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Rough drawing of an at home coffee bar in the corner of the kitchen.

Coffee Bar/2022

This project we were instructed to draw a contour piece which is a the process of drawing an outline of a subject, looking closely at the contour of an object, and transferring one continuous line to paper. We had to choose one wall and or closet to make a contour piece. We could not pick up our pen as we worked through the art.

  • Medium- Ball point pen
  • Size- 9×12

Under The Sink

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Art piece that outlines household items under personal bathroom sink.

My Bathroom Sink/2022

In this project we had to use negative space which is when you draw the space around the object instead of the object itself. The subject for this piece was items under the sink, either in your kitchen or bathroom. We could not pose or adjust the objects which meant we had to draw it in its pure form. To start the process I cut in from the bottom area of my sink to space everything out, and then I worked from left to right. Making the lines lighter as I go back into the cupboard to show depth. Using negative space I was able to place everything in a realistic position.

  • Medium- Charcoal pencil
  • Size- 18×24