Students learn basic anatomy and will begin to develop an understanding of the way a figure inhabits space; thus able to successfully reproduce this space in two dimensions. The goal of the course is to learn academic, realistic representation of the figure: Emphasis will be on accurately rendering the figure on the page in proper proportion. Students work up to developing a personal style within the confines of academic figurative art.
I remember in class your figures being very small, that was not a problem. However, the fact that they had nothing to ground them to the page was. Try to remember the class exercises about weight and value. Also i would recommend standing up when you draw. I can tell your lines are very tight and small, probably because you're too close to your paper. Hanging back from your work can be very beneficial to you. Try to loosen up your lines.
I agree with the previous suggestion. Your figures do have a sense of "airiness" about them, but I think this is only because they are the only thing in the picture. Even something like a simple background can work in the favor of your figures.
I like the line quality of these pieces, you have some nice subtle hatching. I would suggest working a little more on proportion. Like the elbow in your master study seems a bit too long. I think tighter proportions would help.
Both of these are very similar in quality and line work. You can tell that they came from the same artist. I think an improvement you could make would be to fill your paper more.
Both of these make a successful pair. The use of line and value is consistent. The placement of your piece on the page may better "anchor" it the ground. Consistent measurement of proportions may make both of these even more successful.
I really enjoy the light values in the piece, but we are missing context. The figures seem to float in the air and need some sort of context to anchor them in the frame.
Your line quality and mark-making is good, but the pieces do need to be grounded more. Nice job with matching the artists style. Perhaps go a little bigger next time.
I think your master copy is a well interpretation of the artist, it diffinately looks like the artist would have made something similar. great job on both of them
I think the two work well as a pair, but a little could be done to push them and make them feel even more connected. I think if you pushed the contrast in both and added deeper darks and midtones, their presence on the page would greatly increase. Also, if you want to keep the distortions, you could create a cool effect by exaggerating them, or making them a little more apparent. Good job overall
I think these stand out much better cropped in the way they are. They seemed to be lost on the newsprint in the classroom. They do mirror each other stylistically.
I love the way these pieces came out. The subtle values and shades are contrasted with strong contour lines which I think is amazing. The pieces could be a lot stronger if you had chosen a different type of paper to produce these on.
I like the unique block style of your artist and copy. I don't know too much information about your artist but I assume he/she is very minimalistic. Your use of line and marking is good however more value would help.
These pieces work well as a series. They both could use a little more value and perhaps some shadows to suggest a ground (so that the objects/models are weighted in space). Exaggerate light, shadows, and any distortion.
I remember in class your figures being very small, that was not a problem. However, the fact that they had nothing to ground them to the page was. Try to remember the class exercises about weight and value. Also i would recommend standing up when you draw. I can tell your lines are very tight and small, probably because you're too close to your paper. Hanging back from your work can be very beneficial to you. Try to loosen up your lines.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the previous suggestion. Your figures do have a sense of "airiness" about them, but I think this is only because they are the only thing in the picture. Even something like a simple background can work in the favor of your figures.
ReplyDeleteI like the line quality of these pieces, you have some nice subtle hatching. I would suggest working a little more on proportion. Like the elbow in your master study seems a bit too long. I think tighter proportions would help.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are very similar in quality and line work. You can tell that they came from the same artist. I think an improvement you could make would be to fill your paper more.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these make a successful pair. The use of line and value is consistent. The placement of your piece on the page may better "anchor" it the ground. Consistent measurement of proportions may make both of these even more successful.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the light values in the piece, but we are missing context. The figures seem to float in the air and need some sort of context to anchor them in the frame.
ReplyDeleteYour line quality and mark-making is good, but the pieces do need to be grounded more. Nice job with matching the artists style. Perhaps go a little bigger next time.
ReplyDeleteThe two pair well as a set. I like the kind of block like style of the two. A wider range in values and highlights would've helped.
ReplyDeleteI think your master copy is a well interpretation of the artist, it diffinately looks like the artist would have made something similar. great job on both of them
ReplyDeleteI think the two work well as a pair, but a little could be done to push them and make them feel even more connected. I think if you pushed the contrast in both and added deeper darks and midtones, their presence on the page would greatly increase. Also, if you want to keep the distortions, you could create a cool effect by exaggerating them, or making them a little more apparent. Good job overall
ReplyDeleteI think these stand out much better cropped in the way they are. They seemed to be lost on the newsprint in the classroom. They do mirror each other stylistically.
ReplyDeleteI love the way these pieces came out. The subtle values and shades are contrasted with strong contour lines which I think is amazing. The pieces could be a lot stronger if you had chosen a different type of paper to produce these on.
ReplyDeleteI like the unique block style of your artist and copy. I don't know too much information about your artist but I assume he/she is very minimalistic. Your use of line and marking is good however more value would help.
ReplyDeleteThese pieces work well as a series. They both could use a little more value and perhaps some shadows to suggest a ground (so that the objects/models are weighted in space). Exaggerate light, shadows, and any distortion.
ReplyDeleteThese are done nicely and work well together. The values could be pushed to create more depth.
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