R2

            My brother works at NASA on this robot named Robonaut 2.  I did a portrait, but I cheated-I used a photograph.  The image quality isn't great, and there is a glare.

Two Days of Leisure

         Before I lapse into full summer mode, I took two days off after school ended.  I missed QAA again this week as I was trying to get a few last minute things completed before the end of the year.  I did go to John's, however, and then to Emmy.

          John helped me immensely on Wednesday.  We worked on the construction of the head and the figure.  I did a few charcoals.  Although the face is still out of proportion, I at least had the features place correctly.  It was about a 20 minute study.  The model's cheeks are way too wide, but I didn't measure.  They are the correct shape, though.  I did well with my study of the legs.

 

           On Thursday, at ARA, we had a great model, who easily divided into four.  I completed a gestural construct, but I don't really like it.  Next time I will use a thinner pencil and draw in a larger scale.

One More Week Until Vacation!!

              I missed my QAA drop in this week simply because I had too much school work to finish up before our last day, which is next Wednesday!  But I did manage to go to John's class and contend with a red pastel:

The battle was long-about an hour and a half, and the war not won, but I managed a likeness even though the proportions aren't great.  The turf of the battle, newsprint, gave the advantage to the pastel.  I hate pastels, and I always have, so this animosity will likely continue.  I'd rather work in charcoal.  I didn't measure at all, and I should have.  I will use the techniques Emmy worked on with me at ARA. 

             The following is the second go at the same model, same pose-about 3-4 hours of work.  Slow process, but good proportions:

This is a little messy, but I haven't learned the next step, which consists of moving the gestural construct to a clean sheet of paper.

ARA with Emmy

Learning how to complete a general construct with Emmy at the ARA.  This is about 2 hours of work.  Very different from my usual process and style, but I think it is VERY good practice for learning proportions.  

QAA Study of Legs

This week with John, we continued to draw.  None of my work was good, so I am not posting it.  The following is a drawing I did at QAA.  I drew the entire figure first and it came out well, except for the legs, so I studied the position of the legs.

Portrait Class: Week 19

More drawings.  Black and white chalk and then a sharpie.

First time incorporating white chalk:

 

Still some drawing issues, but it was getting there.

After the chalk, we did some scribbles to loosen up our strokes:

Each scribble was a few seconds to a few minutes.  I did about 8.....

QAA Sunburned Arm

This was a two week study-3 hour pose.  I spent the first hour and a half painting a block-in with burnt umber.  The second day, the second hour and a half, I added color.  The experience of blocking in and figuring things out before I attempted color was worth it.  I like the composition of this one, but I may tone down the background by adding a green or black wash.