Week 12 - Posture & Pose

With these quick sketches you can see the anterior, posterior and the lateral. There were some problems before as the drawings were not completed quick enough or the head was not mapped out. This is why there are notes at the top of the page. Another problem was that instead of big strokes from the elbow with the pencil the wrist was being used more so it gave the impression of hairy lines. Therefore in these three, one minute drawings longer strokes were used and the head was drawn first and then the rest of the body was mapped out. For the 3 drawing when the model is bend don’t the spine was mapped out to help with the drawing.

 

The second image is 15 minute drawing of the model sitting on a table. The right arm and hand were drawn too long so some changes had to be made. There is good posture and the skeleton has been mapped out well which help with the curvature in the spine. There is some good shading especially on the leg as the shading follows the muscle architecture and crosshatching is used as the shadow is cast by the right arm. The head and the hair have been drawn well as there is good shape and the detail in the hair is good. The head is also a good size compared to the body as measurement was used from the top of the head to the top of the right shoulder as the full head could not be seen. There is some good posture in the drawing as the model sits and there is balance. The weight and muscles look like they are supported by the skeleton. The gesture is also seen in the drawing as the model has her arms wrapped around her legs which are being elevated by a platform.

The final drawing is of the model lying down. With this drawing the sense of perspective is being shown and it is what was intended from the start. The models head and arm are a lot further away that her feet and legs so the look smaller. There is also some drapery coming from the cloth and there are some shadows being cast. Firstly the skeleton was mapped out and this can be seen by the planning lines in the drawing. There is some detail captured in the drawing such as the toes, the knees and the face. The arms have been drawn several times to get the shape correct as they were drawn too big before. There is a strong gesture in the drawing as well as balance and weight. This drawing was completed in 20 minutes.

Week 11 - Musculature

In week 11 the muscles architecture is being shown. When looking at the muscles you ca n see what directional they follow and this helps when shading as you can follow the muscle to create a better look. The first drawing is of a male model and there is a shadow being cast on him from the strong light coming from the windows. The arms cast shadow can be seen on the body but instead of shading in one direction it has been done in many because the shading is following the muscle architecture. Also looking at the drawing you can see some of the ribs and how muscles are around them by looking closely at the model and this was shown well in the drawing.

The second drawing is a directed study drawing of a male body. This was drawn because the shading on the body is different to the first image. The shading is done well because the are many different values and around the clavicle the shadows are darker compared to other parts giving a variety and helping to see the muscles better. The neck has been shaded well and cross hatching has been used to show the darker part it. This drawing was completed in 35 minutes after getting inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings.