During week two we started to examine shading, motion and the uses of washing. We also examined how to anchor our models in space with the use of background detail. The piece is of our professor on a stool, using a wash for the expression of movement and shading, along with Rembrandt inspired shading utilizing crosshatching.
I found it hard to anchor our model in the space. To anchor the model down I shaded and sketched the basic details of the stool she was sitting on, I also sketched a wall corner and another student in the background. I like how the stool gives her a base, but to really anchor her in the room the rest of the background is necessary. This was a harder technique because of the wash and absence of detail so as to not detract from the model. The amount of detail to add to the student in the background, to show that he is a student and not just a dark blob, was a difficult process and in the end I started to overwork the background and am not too pleased with how it turned out.
For the piece we started off with a rough wash meant to express motion, which is not how I usually work a drawing like this. I do like the introduction to a different method and found it useful when getting the feeling of moving models. However, for a stationary model, like out teacher, I don't agree with this approach. I think that the proportion is off and could have been changed if I were to do a primary sketch. I found that I started to overwork the piece when trying to give it more proportion; that the wash was much more effective when used for shading, and then light crosshatching and dark crosshatching to really bring out detail in the piece.
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