Dienstag, 20. Dezember 2016
Summary of Art 2016
Montag, 19. Dezember 2016
Practice: Tree
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| material: pencil on paper, A5, time: about 2 hours
During the first 45 minutes I sketched the tree while sitting on a bench outside. When I had the propotions and basic shadows done, I returned home and finished the rest of the drawing, which took me a little more than an hour. This is the first time I really made use of all the different graphite pencils I had and also the first time I completed drawing using life-reference (or whatever you call it).
In this drawing, I tried to apply my new knowledge about the composition of an artwork. Using the motive and the displayed window, I tried to balance the diagonal (lower left to upper right) with the counter diagonals and the horizontal and vertical lines. I also tried approximating the golden mean (stem of the tree and lowest horizontal branch). The whole composition theories are new to me and I can´t wait to lean more! |
Sonntag, 18. Dezember 2016
Draw This Again: Self Portrait
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| pencil on paper, A5 |
In 2014 I used a mirror and this year I drew from memory. Both pieces took me about 30 minutes.
I must say, I really do see the improvement. Aside from the huge eyes, I was rather happy with the outcome.
I am very much looking forward to trying a self-portrait from a picture or with the help of a mirror
The Terrorist Series
These are in no way political pieces. They are illustrations for a cookbook!
A friend of mine wanted to write a cookbook for very spicy food and commissioned me to do a series of pictures of a terrorist cook in the style of "Mirakulix", the wizard from the Asterix series. But since the soup doesn´t seem spicy enough, he has to take different actions :-)
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