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amberdreams) wrote2017-03-10 02:49 pm
amberdreams) wrote2017-03-10 02:49 pm
Arty things - update
The sketchbooking class has been interesting - I can't say I'm enjoying everything we're doing but it is certainly great for pushing me outside my comfort zone! The last few of weeks he's been getting us to look at uses of colour to imply distance, suggest relationships between objects and create interest. The three pictures below are the results of my efforts.
First was an attempt to show distance through shades of colour. I'm not sure that what I did followed his instructions, because he was talking about using bluer shades for the more distant objects, and I didn't do that. The painting is pretty naff, but I did enjoy messing about with these colours.
Then we had to try using bold colours, working pretty abstract, juxtaposing random and counter-intuitive items together. That's the one on the right hand side here. I actually hated doing this one. It's like a combination of everything I dislike doing! Oh and you have to turn your head, it's supposed to be viewed landscape. Not that it makes much difference, but then you can probably see it's a bowl of (blue) oranges with buildings in the background.
While the one on the left was this week's effort, and though I can't seem to get the gouache to do what I want it to, I actually liked this one, for the colours alone. This was trying a different modern artist's technique, and I tried to pick out the highlight colours from the photo ref I was using. Having a brain like a sieve, I can't remember the three artists we were supposed to be emulating.
Then last night I went to my friend Lois's life drawing class in an upstairs room in a pub called the Thomas Wolsey. I'd never been inside that building before and I'm going to have to take my camera next time, because it's a fascinating place! It's 15th century with mullioned windows, wooden panels and oak beams everywhere, and the room next door to the one we were using for the class had some awesome pargetting with lions and flowers and stuff.
The last time I did any life drawing was in 6th form, so I didn't really know what to expect, though at least I knew Lois, and Kaz, the other girl who organises the class. They get a different sitter most weeks but this week it was a guy called Colin, who I used to see a lot when I used to go to the Veggie cafe for lunch. He looks like he's at least part native American, though whether North or South I don't know. Anyhow, he's a brilliant model! Wow, the poses he went for!
We had a round of 2 minute poses to warm up - brother, I am rubbish at that! I've barely put pencil to paper before it's time to change. Colin does yoga and his first pose was standing on one leg holding the raised foot in one hand with one arm outstretched. I couldn't even get into that pose without falling flat on my face, let alone hold it for two minutes! LOL
So here are a few of the sketches I did of Colin from the longer poses (ranging from 5 -20 minutes each). NB these are the ones the NSFW tag was about!
1. Conte Sepia pencil and HB pencil
2. Conte Sanguine pencil
3. Black biro (ball point!)
4. Conte Pierre Noire pencil & HB pencil
5. Conte Sanguine pencil
I tried some different media for a change. Next time I might do what one of the blokes in the class did and take some fixative spray!
So yeah, if you stuck with this post to the end, well done! I'm really sticking these entries here for the record as an art diary for me.
First was an attempt to show distance through shades of colour. I'm not sure that what I did followed his instructions, because he was talking about using bluer shades for the more distant objects, and I didn't do that. The painting is pretty naff, but I did enjoy messing about with these colours.
Then we had to try using bold colours, working pretty abstract, juxtaposing random and counter-intuitive items together. That's the one on the right hand side here. I actually hated doing this one. It's like a combination of everything I dislike doing! Oh and you have to turn your head, it's supposed to be viewed landscape. Not that it makes much difference, but then you can probably see it's a bowl of (blue) oranges with buildings in the background.
While the one on the left was this week's effort, and though I can't seem to get the gouache to do what I want it to, I actually liked this one, for the colours alone. This was trying a different modern artist's technique, and I tried to pick out the highlight colours from the photo ref I was using. Having a brain like a sieve, I can't remember the three artists we were supposed to be emulating.
Then last night I went to my friend Lois's life drawing class in an upstairs room in a pub called the Thomas Wolsey. I'd never been inside that building before and I'm going to have to take my camera next time, because it's a fascinating place! It's 15th century with mullioned windows, wooden panels and oak beams everywhere, and the room next door to the one we were using for the class had some awesome pargetting with lions and flowers and stuff.
The last time I did any life drawing was in 6th form, so I didn't really know what to expect, though at least I knew Lois, and Kaz, the other girl who organises the class. They get a different sitter most weeks but this week it was a guy called Colin, who I used to see a lot when I used to go to the Veggie cafe for lunch. He looks like he's at least part native American, though whether North or South I don't know. Anyhow, he's a brilliant model! Wow, the poses he went for!
We had a round of 2 minute poses to warm up - brother, I am rubbish at that! I've barely put pencil to paper before it's time to change. Colin does yoga and his first pose was standing on one leg holding the raised foot in one hand with one arm outstretched. I couldn't even get into that pose without falling flat on my face, let alone hold it for two minutes! LOL
So here are a few of the sketches I did of Colin from the longer poses (ranging from 5 -20 minutes each). NB these are the ones the NSFW tag was about!
1. Conte Sepia pencil and HB pencil
2. Conte Sanguine pencil
3. Black biro (ball point!)
4. Conte Pierre Noire pencil & HB pencil
5. Conte Sanguine pencil
I tried some different media for a change. Next time I might do what one of the blokes in the class did and take some fixative spray!
So yeah, if you stuck with this post to the end, well done! I'm really sticking these entries here for the record as an art diary for me.