I'm getting so much inspiration from my art classes... The above sketch is what came out of it all! Now I'm working on perfecting faces in my drawing class, I'm working with oil pastels in painting, and helping the begining clay students wedge their clay in, yep, you guessed it.. clay class! (: My teacher even went as far as to let me spend my lunch in there! (the few friends I actually have, all go to a school program that eliminated their lunch time) So me and Mr. G spent lunch together today, and boy does the man like to talk... Everything from a friend sculpting brass, to some guy owning a hunting store, to him swearing to himself in his backyard one day! The guy's my alltime favorite teacher, and he trusts me so much from experice. I mean I've taken so many of his classes. (painting 3 times, clay 3 times, drawing twice, claymation once, and into to visual arts once) I guess you could call me dedicated...
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Thats right! I'm digging deep in my noodle in my Phsychology class. I'm absolutely loving it.. The fact that it is unlike any other class I've taken (in both material and the way it's presented) makes it fantabulicious.. and yes, its good enough to have words made up for it. My teacher is so funny, too! I have a good feeling I'm going to benefit from this class in a huge, personal way...
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I'm gonna say it again... any suggestions, I'm willing to hear them! I really want my blog to be something other than me talking about what I'm doing every day, because I have a feeling that will get boring. So, yeah, let me know! (:
Hello! Sorry it took me a little while to stop by, things have been busy for me and the first thing that ends up neglected is online stuff. :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's really awesome, by the way, that you seek out critiques for your artwork. What an excellent way to grow and learn.
So... this is lovely. There's a lot emotion in your artwork and an expressiveness and honesty I can see in your blog posts that gives your work depth. What an interesting (challenging!)pose, and you've handled the fabric well... fabric is hard. I also really like your bird painting as well as the girl in the dress.
As for any helpful suggestions for this sort of drawing, I would say to perhaps try to pull out more definite lines. Not that you want too many lines in something rendered like this, but looking for places where there is a strong definition between dark and light, and then defining that with a very sharp pencil. It can really help give a drawing shape and structure. And when it comes to shading with graphite (and maybe you are already doing this) try experimenting with different types of hard and soft pencils, but keeping them all very sharp. Such as, a delicate shadow can look really nice with careful 5H shading.
Also, by the way, I love the color choice on your bird painting. Watercolor has always intimidated me, but I think it can be so pretty.
Anyway! Best of luck! Let me know if you have any other specific art questions. :)
No, that's totally fine! I'm honored to just have you actually come and comment on my art! (:
ReplyDeleteI've been told I'm a deep person, so I guess that shows... I'm a perfectionist, and have good focus when it comes to art.. so those help me as well.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I'm planning on going back and fixing it up a bit like you suggested, seeing as how both you and my art teacher gave me the same suggestion! (: But seriously, anytime you wanna stop by, you can! I love hearing from other artists, such as yourself. I've always adored your sketches, and I wish I had the creativity you do...
Thanks again!! (: