HAR 394 is a figurative drawing class offered at Stevens Institute of Technology as part of our humanities program. Our first assignment was to draw a portrait of one of the other students in the class primarily focusing on proportion and scale. For the most part I stuck to the traditional proportions of a portrait with some modification in the nose mouth and chin to convey an expression rather than a more flat stern face. I also could have played with the width and lateral spacing of the face and eyes more, which I feel is lacking, rather than focusing so much on the horizontal proportions.
I ended up liking my piece. It captures my model's expression so well and you can feel the emotion just coming out of the piece. Pieces always seem to be better in person, and there is always something that isn't conveyed when looking at pieces on the web; I am disappointed that the fine detail doesn't show though. Even in person at about 15 feet the really fine detail that I put into the piece isn't conveyed and is somewhat lost in the piece. I have a tenancy to do a really light fine detail that looks great when you are drawing and a foot away from the piece, but that isn't always conveyed when stepping back.
I suppose that I learned that I have to start using a darker charcoal/pencil for larger pieces to convey more detail overall. I am torn because I like my lighter drawing style and have grown accustomed to it, and for a piece that I want to improve the mood of and feel lighter. I like light strokes which alleviates the heavy mood of a dark charcoal.
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