Sometime before Wednesday, October 12 at 8:30 am, please post your response to these questions.
1. Take a look at your sketchbooks and/or drawing pads from those drawings you completed at start of the semester to your latest work. Where do you see improvements in your drawing abilities? What areas still need work?
2. Reflect on the process of learning how to draw (or strengthening your skills). What are the key ingredients to this process? What advice would you give someone else who is learning how to draw?
1. I have really improved when it come to making objects look rounded and 3 demensional. I still need to work on my speed when drawing and learn to get things on paper then pix them after.
ReplyDelete2. The reason i have been getting better is probably because we draw so much. between the homework and the in class activities there is a lot of time to improve.
1. In my drawings I have improved with using different mediums to emphasize the distance in the foreground to the background. The technique we learned at the park to make the plants seem more life like helped me in making my drawings come to life. I still struggle with perspective in making the sidewalk or road seem like it is going into the picture, instead of just laying flat on it. Using the vanishing point and lines coming out from it is a technique that is helping me overcome my perspective problem.
ReplyDelete2. Patience is a key ingredient in learning skills in art. You can be taught a certain skill, but when you are trying to learn it you can't just rush through it because you will not get the desired result. You also have to be open to trying new things, like not drawing straight lines all the time, and using the charcoal to get a messy, and shaded look. For someone who is learning how to draw I would tell them to not expect to be drawing like Picasso right away, but to follow directions so you have certain skills like horizon, and vanishing points under your belt to create better artwork for the future.
1. I feel over the time span that has elapsed in this course I have truely improved as an artist. I never thought of refering to myself as an artist before this class. I was very selfconscious about any artwork I would of even attempted to complete. But as I look through this semesters sketchbook and drawing pad I have come to witness my skills evolve over time. I feel I have vastly improved on my use of mixed media in my drawings. When I began drawing at the beginning of this course, all of my drawing were in a light pencil. I was scared to be bold, and I was too much of an attempted perfectionist to complete a drawing. With this is mind, my speed of drawing has also improved. I have noticed, I tend to get more on the page now that I have practiced a bit more. I do still feel that I need work on my use of vanishing points as well as linear perspective.
ReplyDelete2. I feel the key ingredients to the process of learning how to draw are practice and patience. I could not emphasize more the importance of these two concepts. It is very easy to become frustrated when first learning how to draw. I also came to discover that as soon as you find yourself frustrated while drawing, it is important to put down your materials and step away. I have found when I am frustrated while drawing I become very picky and I tend to actually take away from the value of my composition because I become sloppy and lose focus on the main goal of the drawing. So in the end, I would tell anyone who is currently learning how to draw for the first time to be patient, practice practice practice, and be open to new ideas. If your not willing to try new ideas, you cant possible evolve as a better artist.
1. In my sketchbook drawings I see improvement when it comes to working with different materials. I have definitely become more comfortable using many different materials in each drawing and on specific objects within the drawing. An area that still needs work is trying to draw quicker so I can practice drawing more landscapes instead of focusing most of my time on a specific one.
ReplyDelete2. I think the key ingredient to learning how to draw is definitely practice. The more practice you have with different landscapes will improve your drawing ability. If I had to give someone advice on learning how to draw I would tell them to take the time needed and put in the effort because it will be worth it once their drawings begin to improve. I would also tell them not to expect improvement right away because drawing is something that takes time and patience.
1. I have improved in adding shading and value to my drawings. At first and in previous drawing classes I have avoided adding too much value to my drawings so they would all be one shade. But I've learned to add dark shading to certain areas in my drawings that create an emphasis on the object or create a difference between objects in a landscape drawing. I think I need to work on taking what I see in the viewfinder and putting just that on the drawing pad. I always draw too many objects on the drawing pad even though I do use the viewfinder and it skews my perspective so things end up being closer together than they would be in real life. BUt I'm trying to work on fixing that problem.
ReplyDelete2. I think the key ingredients of learning how to draw would be taking your time on your drawings. They most likely will not look exactly like the object you are drawing and it takes practice to draw what you see. The advice I would give someone learning to draw would be to practice drawing objects and understanding the perspective of objects in a drawing. And also to never be afraid of using dark shading! It definitely does create emphasis and makes a drawing even better.
1. In the beginning of the semester, I put too much attention into the preciseness of my lines while drawing. As my drawing skills have progressed throughout the classes, I have learned that mistakes help the subject grow and develop through my drawing. I have also learned how much of a difference mixing mediums within a drawing can do. For example, if I begin a drawing with charcoal, and fill in darker shadows and details with a brush ink pen, the drawing has more depth and values.
ReplyDelete2. Drawing every day is the most critical component to becoming a better artist. Drawing every day keeps your mind always alert and in an artistic state of mind. This way, you are practicing at all times and your hand will never get "out of shape". Also, applying what we've learned through the readings to the drawing homework helps you grow instead of staying stagnant in your drawing abilities.
1. Initially, I was being extremely careful with what I put on my sketchbook, which led to me hardly putting anything on paper while taking up an enormous amount of time. As time passed I began to ease up with what I drew and began to draw faster while still keeping the precision that I wanted. In addition, I began to work with other mediums outside of the common pencil.
ReplyDeleteI feel like i could still improve with the detail i get in these shortened periods of drawing. I also need to practice creating a depth of field.
2. Practice may not lead to perfect for me but it has been able to improve my drawing abilities. Trial and error has been very helpful to me because i have learned to overcome my fear of making mistakes and have instead managed to work, see my mistakes, and correct them in later works. My advice to others would be to not worry that much about how drawings come out initially, with time, the artist inside will surface.
1. I have improved adding detail and shading to my drawings. Shading allows my 3-D objects to appear more dimensional. By adding details to my objects, they appear more life-like.
ReplyDelete2. I believe the major ingredient to the process of drawing is being able to step out of your head. When you are not constantly judging everything in your drawing, it becomes easier to just free hand the landscape. Your drawings becoming easier to draw, appearing more realistic. Also, I have learned that you are your own worse critic. Most of the time what I admire most in my drawings is not what others admire most. Therefore, keep drawing until you are completely satisfied with your creation; don’t give up out of frustration.
1.Looking back at my drawings from earlier in the semester I realized that I have become more observant and have become better at paying attention to detail. I have begun to draw each individual shape and work with the tools we were given to show texture instead of drawing objects as a group. I have also gotten better at showing perspective so it appears the objects are getting farther away with shading and not drawing as much detail for objects that are farther away.
ReplyDelete2.I think an important part of drawing is just taking the time to experiment with it. A lot of people dont think they can draw because they havent spent the time. The most important thing about drawing is just to be observant and pay close attention to the detail on the object you are drawing with shadows, proportions, scale, shape, texture, etc.
1) It actually surprises me how much my technique and overall drawing skills have changed and advanced in only about 2 months. The biggest thing for me to overcome was getting used to using a variety of different materials to bring my drawings to life. This was difficult for me because I can remember always drawing in pencil and enjoying the end result but when I would color it in I always ended up hating it and throwing it away. But I found that by using different materials to add texture, shadow and negative space, I was able to really make things pop and have real life value. I have definitely improved in this area but I hope to continue to learn even more about those few things so that I am really able to achieve the desired out come.
ReplyDeleteI am still struggling to make things real with my overall description on paper. I find that most things come out looking like a cartoon.I really hope to find that technique that changes that and makes everything on the page come to life.
2) At first I was confident, I thought about how I have always loved to draw and I figured that I already knew everything I was about to learn. However, I was very wrong. I never thought how much actually goes into making a drawing and that it isnt always just lines on a paper. I think that the only thing I had down was knowing that everything doesnt always have to be perfect. I have learned the key things that make a drawing look real, and they are definitely values I did not have before.I've learned the importance of small detail to add texture, it really does make such a different. My favorite thing that I have learned is to use the entire page to describe a landscape. It is mind boggling that by using the whole space the entire drawing really comes together. My advice to some one who is learning to draw is to not be afraid to mess up or try new things. I've learned the only way to get better at drawing is by practicing, especially practicing things that are new and that I'm not so comfortable with. Use all of the materials available because the sooner you notice the impact they can have on your drawing the better off you will be in using them and creating the real life image.
1. The areas that I still need to work on drawing perspective and details. The days that we went to the parks to draw were probably the hardest days for me so far. While I have been try to not measure every little thing, I still have trouble drawing the scene because nothing ever seems to fit the way I want it to. Instead of drawing every detail in a perspective drawing, I need to focus first on just the basic shapes of each object. What I have found myself doing is putting tons of detail into each object as I go and what I need to do instead is capture the whole scene and then go back to fill in details. I have been improving on my time but I still am very slow which I think will improve once I fix my first problem.
ReplyDelete2.One of the key elements to drawing landscapes is the vanishing point. When I first started drawing I didn’t know that all lines with in the drawing converged to specific points. Once I understood this, it made it a lot easier to understand the interrelations between the each object and how they fit together. The advice I would give someone starting to draw is the angles of objects and how these angles show whether an object is higher, lower or straight in front of you. If you don’t see the simple shapes of an object then drawing an object can be over whelming and hard to capture.
1. I see improvement in my ability to use different medias. I feel like I have done a lot better with making things look more realistic. I need to work on the proper measurements of things.
ReplyDelete2. I think the key ingredients are getting to get the fundamentals down first. You need to be able to focus and take time on what you are learning. The advice I would give is to keep practicing and practicing because I know the reason I have improved is because I have spent so much time drawing.
1. I personally feel that I have drastically improved. My drawings may not always reflect the strength in drawing that I feel, but I do have a certain air of confidence in my work that I haven't done before. Originally, I was very hesitant with my work and used lighter markings and light shading. Now, I use much more mixed media and contour lines are more prevalent throughout my work. However, I still need to work on making things look more realistic. There is a level of realistic that I have yet to reach. My drawings don't give the full impression of "walking into a scene" and I'd like to accomplish that and work on perfecting that.
ReplyDelete2. Learning how to draw is like learning to ride a bike. You're going to mess up a lot of times and sometimes you're not going to be sure of what you're doing, but if you keep practicing, you'll get better and better. My suggestion to a beginning drawer is to do their homework and spend extra time outside of class and homework enjoying their drawings by spending time outside appreciating the nice weather or architecture surrounding them. (Something not hard to find at Rollins) :) You may not like it that much at first if you're not an artistic person at heart, but if you think about it, it's much much better than writing an english paper or doing calculus!
1. When I look at my work from where we started I see an improvement on getting the basic idea of the image down. I also see improvement in trying to create detail and texture. I started to use different utensils instead of just the pencils. I feel like I still need help in trying to make the image look more real. I need to learn how to better incorporate texture into the image. I also feel like I could do better with maybe shading the negative space or doing something with it instead of just leaving it blank.
ReplyDelete2. I think the key to learning how to draw is patience. You can't rush through it and you have to know that it's not going to be perfect the first time you try to draw it. Learning to draw is a steady process. One thing I'd advise someone who is learning how to draw is to be patient and not to be scared to experiment with different drawing utensils. Be creative.
1. In my opinion, my work has definitely gotten slightly better. I feel that my artworks "style" has stayed pretty much the same, but what has gotten better is my detail of things and the way I can now almost make them 3-dimensional. The areas that I think I could improve on would definitely be, to take less time perfecting things, and to be more brave about using new tools. I've always kind of stuck with the ones I am just comfortable with. I will continue to work on this..
ReplyDelete2. I would definitely say that the person taking a similar course or just learning how to draw in general would need the simple skills of being patient. Also, practice. Without practice, your skills do not sharpen. If they are patient and don't get discouraged by their work, they will grow on drawing even more. However, if they are constantly critisized, their liking for art might diminish.