Paper Drawings

This was a fun project to do but it had me sweating bullets in the beginning. I've never done anything like this before.  We took a picture and recreated it using only black construction paper. I'm not quite sure if I got it right but I really like the final result. I think this is one project that I will do again and again.

Shapes - Organic, Geometric & Positive/Negative

These are just a few of my shape pieces. The shapes are cut from construction paper and glued to my sketch book. I enjoyed making them. It was interesting to see what designs came out of my head!

2-D and 3-D Arrows

The assignment here was to create a full page composition using a combination of 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional arrows. I drew a few rough drafts, not really liking the arrangement of the first drawing. Once I decided on the layout, I draw and carefully colored in the arrows, making sure to show how some of the arrows overlapped others. I showed a 3rd dimension by drawing a side wall and coloring it a darker color than the arrow. This was good practice for showing the difference between 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional.

Echos

The object of this drawing is to have a free form line and have other lines flow into it, echoing the pattern. For some reason, it was hard for me to complete this project. I did several sketches but none of them satisfied me. I finally chose this design. It does have a nice flow to it and I really like the brightness of the yellow. The colors tend to pop. I may try this again and see if I can get a nice flow going.

Contour

For my two contour drawings, I selected two different items. I attempted to focus on the outline of the subjects, adding details but no shading. My goal was to add enough detail to make identification of the subject easy. This was my first real drawing and it was a bit difficult. I had to concentrate on the edges of the subjects.

This is a small coke bottle that is not as stubby as it turned out. On the whole, I am pleased with this drawing. It is recognizable as a coke bottle. There may be too much detail, I'm not sure.

After drawing the bottle, I decided to try a second contour drawing. This time, I used my hand as the subject. I am very surprised at how much detail I saw when looking at my hand. I am not in the habit of looking so closely at things. This exercise was very good in opening my eyes to the different views there are of a single subject.

Directional Lines

I like this drawing. I think it definitely show movement. I like the jaggedness. It's vivid and jarring.


This is my second attempt

My original drawing had good lines but there was not much movement. This drawing definitely has definition. You can clearly see the lines moving, bending and folding into itself. It is a much stronger image.

Expressive Lines

Well, this is my first attempt at art. I was trying to convey a sense of serenity. I drew a young girl walking down a calm road. The zagged line at the top is a thunderstorm off in the distance. The object in the upper right is a carnival cart, signifying youthful fun and carefree days.

 

This is my second attempt.

I started drawing and noticed that one of my images looked like a flattened soda can so I started playing with a metal theme. The clouds are "staples", the road is a zipper and the tree limbs are metal shavings. I like this drawing better. There is definitely more expression in this drawing.