The Square- Life Drawing

In 2D we learnt about how to express the human forms using different techniques. 

Week 1 we used charcoal, we began doing various continuous line drawings. This gave us the ability to make it abstract, details didn't matter with a continuous line as it communicates freedom.

The context of which the image is in is important as well, it leads to a more complex composition and gives more meaning to the work.

Week 2 we used both charcoal and chalk, this gave us shadows and highlights making the model look more 3D. This visually communicates the realism of the subject matter and gives it more depth than just the charcoal.

We also learnt about foreshortening, foreshortening is making a realistic scale. The nearer the body part, the bigger it is on paper. This proportioned shape and form visually communicates a more organic image.

In week 3 we began to use colour, we primarily used saturated primary colours which made the pictures look very abstract against the bold black lines, this visually communicates contrasting emotions.

The final picture is a movement picture, as the model moved we had the challenge of painting him. This lead to a very abstract piece of work with various anglular, converging and scratched lines visually communicating an erratic movement and emotion.

Megan Chilcott