26 February 2008

Scale figures

Here are my scale figures for the assignment. I think I finally found a style I enjoyed towards the end where instead of doing lots of round shapes like people have taking more geometric route with a bit of round shapes where needed.


Certainly needs some more work but now that I have some ideas about what I like I think I can have more positive results

20 February 2008

Coffee House

these drawings were very challenging to do, as I discovered that I really do not like the music that cafes like to blast over the speakers.. so it was very difficult to focus and actually do the drawings as I think you can see in some. It did feel nice to get back into drawing, I need to set more time aside to do it, hopefully I'll have some extra time to do this soon.


I suppose that this guy turned out alright, I suppose he was taking some time after a long day at what I can only assume was fexex (based on the shirt colors).

The people directly in my line of sight left a huge mess on their table, which I guess was not to bad, but before I could get it all drawn the host came by and cleaned it all up... curses foiled by the man..

Another attempt at a person, this one was not going well.. I swear its that music!

A couple were drinking coffee and using their laptops, and having a merry time, I drew the scene as best I could... however I was growing impatient and well it didnt turn out very well.

16 February 2008

Entourage

My first example of entourage comes from Anna Loseva - (corrected 17.January.2009)


http://www.artanddesignstudio.com

2nd Jean Alexander


http://www.artworksbyjean.com- here the people are not the focus but rather blend into the background but the other entourage elements still give us a good idea of the scale of the space, the people really only reinforce this.

Michael Anderson
http://www.michaelandersonstudio.com - The simplicity here is great but even in its simplicity there is a lot going on with the entourage which is why I think this is so good.

Olga Berkovskaya
http://www.millerhanson.com/illustration.htm - the people and objects here are well represented and made realistically, it looks good although I dont know if this would be the best for the current assignment.

Finally Kirk Fromm
http://www.kirkfromm.com - these people look very realistic which I appreciate because while I like simplicity sometimes details are brilliant to have as well

14 February 2008

Techniques

Suzanne asked us to look for 5 techniques that we liked so I stopped by the ASAI webpage and selected 5 illustrators who I really liked.

The first is Marla Morga http://www.mmorga.org

I really like her style as it is very crisp and clean. I'm not sure how this was drawn whether through a computer or not I still hope that one day I can reflect this style.

Second on my quick list is Henry Zeng http://www.zengsd.com

I really just love how even though it looks a little rough it still looks like something you could bring into a presentation. The hatching is really what does it for me, its very spontaneous but it works so well.

This next one is the work of Wenjie Chen http://www.wenjiestudio.com

I love the black and white qualities and the amount of detail present in them, it is largely contour but I can still see details in various parts as well shadows which really just make the piece blend very well. A little color in there as well adding a little bit really gave it some sort of pop.

This drawing by Jim Anderson is one of my favorites http://www.andersonillustration.com

I just love that all the details are made with hatching rather than lines, I will definitely try an recreate this in one of my drawings as I think that it draws your eye to it but also allows it to show that it is not meant to be what you want to see and I suppose give you a visual clue to look for the straight lines to see the primary subject.

My final selection is by Maksim Koloskov who does not have a webpage according to the ASAI web page but can be contacted at maksk@msn.com


This one I like again due to its quick sketchy feel. Its very loose yet rigid, the hatching is not perfectly straight or spaced equally but it really does look better this way. The sense of scale can be identified by the contoured figure, something that wasnt missing from the others but really well done here I believe.

*note* If anyone I have mentioned up here happens to stop by and objects to my using their work please send me a message and I will remove it promptly. I have done my best to document where I found these images as well attempting to credit the artists responsible. And hey if you'd like to poke about please take a look at some of my work or perhaps some other members of the department http://www.iarblogs.blogspot.com

06 February 2008

Working With Wood





So recently in studio we worked with a single 18" piece of 2x4 to create a system. I didnt really enjoy this in the end as I felt like I had gotten hung up on system because I kept thinking of like a system in physics where balance can be achieved through counter weights which is ultimately how my project was destined to end up. I wanted it to appear that the heavy top piece was actually being supported by a very thin and off center support which required very careful distribution of weight. Actually getting it balanced took a little while to figure out. Ultimately it was fun working with wood and I'm a little sad that we had to stop because I was really enjoying it.

This project was difficult and although I was not totally happy with the result I'm not completely against it either I think it succeeds in some ways but could be improved in others

05 February 2008

Detail Drawings




These detail drawings were fun I enjoyed doing them, I decided for most of mine that I would focus on the detail of the changes in value on things which is why there is so much hatching going on. I think the phone turned out especially well, my laptop display hinge looks pretty good too and I was really trying to show that detail of how that fit in so snuggly with the rest of the computer. I think it looks pretty good. The xbox controller I like simply because of the angle at which I drew it, the shadows cast by the thumb stick came out really well in my opinion and I think I showed that the buttons are not just flush with the controller but rather bubble off the surface.

My apologies on the scans, something is abit off with my scanner, I will be rescanning them when I get to studio tomorrow. I tried to edit them in photoshop unfortunately it was a no go so rescans tomorrow look for them then!

-Cheers!

02 February 2008

EUC Connector


Over in the Elliot University Center there is a nice corridor connecting the EUC with the Library this corridor was a subject for a drawing assignment recently in Suzanne's drawing studio, let me know what you think of it as while I did not hate it I didnt really like it either, but it certainly looks better when placed in comparison to my first two attempts.

I really want to go back there and try again really soon as I think I can do better.

-Cheers!