Studies

A quick 30 second sketch of a flatmate. 

Taxidermy fox sketch. I did not finish this sketch of a fox from the Hancock Museum however I am proud of it so far. I drew a skeleton movement study of a fox overtop and a muscle study to demonstrate how a fox would move.

Unfinished deer skull studies. I took photos inside the Hancock Museum Newcastle and began to sketch taxidermy animals and skeletons. I struggled to draw the correct angle of this skull and plan to redraw it in the future.

Knee and leg studies. I sketched a housemates pose quickly and began to apply bone structure to him. I plan to apply bone studies to a full body. 

Studies of my own hand. I planned to sketch my own hand and draw the bone structure and muscles overtop on tracing paper in coloured pencils.

Face and neck muscles. I planned to combine fine liner and pencil to define muscles against skin and show how the body moves with expressions. 

Eye studies showing muscles behind the eye and around the eye on the face in relation to movement and effect on the skin. 

Unfinished skull studies. I planned to show the difference between male and female skull structure. Females appeared to have a longer yet smaller skull and more slope to their forehead.

Unfinished Bone studies of a rib cage, male hips and female hips. I planned to show the difference between gender and bone growth/ body structure. I found that males have a higher iliac Crest than females and thinner hips overall.

Life drawing exercises capturing movement in pencil. The line of action is captured more effectively in these sketches than the previous however I still need to use darker mediums in order to create bold figures. 

I chose to use charcoal between these 30 second to 2 minute poses due to the lack of visibility on the paper using a standard pencil. I believe some came out well however I prefer the figures captured in pencil.

Capturing light using an eraser on charcoal background. I believe this piece could have been more successful had I gotten the scale correct. I am disappointed I did not complete it.

I experimented with colour during these poses as I wanted to vary the mediums I used. I enjoy the boldness of which the red hues give off however I found it easier and more pleasant to use the pencil. These poses consisted of 30 second, 2 minute and 5 minutes.

Experimenting with chalk and charcoal to show how light hits the body. Personally I believe this to be one of my weaker areas of which I need to focus on improving. My use of chalk and charcoal appears to blur or outline the figure rather than show light as I did not focus on light and more focused on the shape of the body. To improve this piece I would ignore the body shape and aim to capture the light and how it creates definition on the body instead. 

I never completed the long pose we were assigned with however improvements I would make to this sketch are mainly focused around scale and proportions. To begin, the head appears too large and long in relation to the body and torso, I will focus more on head to body proportions in the future. Furthermore, the arms appear too short and the feet remain unfinished. I aim to practice drawing feet as I do not often draw them and this is shown throughout my life drawing. 

We focused on both short and long poses here, however I felt I was unsuccessful as the line of movement is not clear/evident in these sketches and the pencils I used did not contrast enough with the paper, making it difficult to understand the drawing.