Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Fransico De Goya - Capricho 39
From Wikipedia: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter andprintmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Goya was a court painter to theSpanish Crown, and through his works was both a commentator on and chronicler of his era. The subversive and imaginative element in his art, as well as his bold handling of paint, provided a model for the work of later generations of artists, notably Manet, Picasso and Francis Bacon.[1]
On Caprichos:
In 1799 Goya published a series of 80 prints titled Caprichos depicting what he described as "the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society, and from the common prejudices and deceitful practices which custom, ignorance, or self-interest have made usual".[19]
This is Goya's Capricho 39
In this work, the author has used the black and white to vividly show where the light is falling on the figure (white, to light shades of grey) and where the light is blocked off (black areas). The folding of the clothing on the figure's legs is emphasized using the white and grey showing clearly where the light falls. The book that is being read by the figure is also being emphasized by the lighter shade of color, the face of the figure is also in the light. It seems that in order to emphasize the light in the picture, Goya used the erasing technique to show where there is light and erasing it over the darker shade to show the contrast, thus emphasizing the light.
Consider an imagined figure that you "erase" and sketch out of the dark area
use such techniques as crosshatching, erasing, and burnishing.Describe your process, and show how that has helped you deliver your statement.
- Using cross hatching I would first start to darken the sheet creating a background. I would smudge and spread (using charcoal) until I was satisfied with the intensity of the darkness I created. Using an eraser, I would "cut out" a small figure indicating a person standing far away in the distance and as if the "cut out's" brightness caused a shadow on the darkness, I would make a reflection of the figure under it in a much bigger size laying under it and perspectively causing the shadow to spread as it approached the "front" of the page.
From Wikipedia: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter andprintmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Goya was a court painter to theSpanish Crown, and through his works was both a commentator on and chronicler of his era. The subversive and imaginative element in his art, as well as his bold handling of paint, provided a model for the work of later generations of artists, notably Manet, Picasso and Francis Bacon.[1]
On Caprichos:
In 1799 Goya published a series of 80 prints titled Caprichos depicting what he described as "the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society, and from the common prejudices and deceitful practices which custom, ignorance, or self-interest have made usual".[19]
This is Goya's Capricho 39
In this work, the author has used the black and white to vividly show where the light is falling on the figure (white, to light shades of grey) and where the light is blocked off (black areas). The folding of the clothing on the figure's legs is emphasized using the white and grey showing clearly where the light falls. The book that is being read by the figure is also being emphasized by the lighter shade of color, the face of the figure is also in the light. It seems that in order to emphasize the light in the picture, Goya used the erasing technique to show where there is light and erasing it over the darker shade to show the contrast, thus emphasizing the light.
Consider an imagined figure that you "erase" and sketch out of the dark area
use such techniques as crosshatching, erasing, and burnishing.Describe your process, and show how that has helped you deliver your statement.
- Using cross hatching I would first start to darken the sheet creating a background. I would smudge and spread (using charcoal) until I was satisfied with the intensity of the darkness I created. Using an eraser, I would "cut out" a small figure indicating a person standing far away in the distance and as if the "cut out's" brightness caused a shadow on the darkness, I would make a reflection of the figure under it in a much bigger size laying under it and perspectively causing the shadow to spread as it approached the "front" of the page.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Rembrandt like drawing today with Indian-Red paint done to show where the weighted shading would be of the sitting model.
At first I really did not like this style of drawing, but while creating the portrait I really enjoyed the final piece and how it came out. I should have been more patient with allowing the indian paint wash to dry before drawing and editing my charcoal work especially the details in the face and the shading in general.
All in all I love this creative way of drawing! It's something new that id never before tried and I loved it.
At first I really did not like this style of drawing, but while creating the portrait I really enjoyed the final piece and how it came out. I should have been more patient with allowing the indian paint wash to dry before drawing and editing my charcoal work especially the details in the face and the shading in general.
All in all I love this creative way of drawing! It's something new that id never before tried and I loved it.
Bad Hair Day portrait
Portrait done for RedShift magazine March 2010
The picture of the two portraits I did to show a variation of light and dark shades of gray with my camera
Flash lolol
The picture of the two portraits I did to show a variation of light and dark shades of gray with my camera
Flash lolol
Figurative Drawing - Introductory Class 1st Potrait
Friday, 9/2/2011 was the first day for my first drawing class that I ever took at Stevens Tech. It was kind of depressing because I love art and sketching and I had done it for years before entering college but had not practiced for the 4 years I was at Stevens. I guess thats not fully right as I did do a few portraits here and there for the Stevens Art Magazine RedShift. Nevertheless, I do kind of wish l took more art tech classes because Fig Drawing is just great. It brought back my passion of portrait drawing.
Personal stuff aside, the first portrait I drew was of a friend I knew before the class who was also taking it- Tatiana.
Since it has been a while that I've done a full portrait, the lighting and shading was not accurate. I used to do more cross hatching and I find that technique to add more detail to the overall piece. Tatianas nose was particularly difficult to draw and the professor, P. JTR, introduced a way of drawing noses and eyes by guidance of circles which I never thought of before. Maybe using it for the first time may have thrown me off a bit. Other than that, Tatianas portrait was really fun to make. It revived my dead passion for sketching!! Thank you Tatiana <3
Personal stuff aside, the first portrait I drew was of a friend I knew before the class who was also taking it- Tatiana.
Since it has been a while that I've done a full portrait, the lighting and shading was not accurate. I used to do more cross hatching and I find that technique to add more detail to the overall piece. Tatianas nose was particularly difficult to draw and the professor, P. JTR, introduced a way of drawing noses and eyes by guidance of circles which I never thought of before. Maybe using it for the first time may have thrown me off a bit. Other than that, Tatianas portrait was really fun to make. It revived my dead passion for sketching!! Thank you Tatiana <3
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