time capsule zine...aka sleep depriver

layouts for zine

Stoel's Drawing

I had fun doing this one in charcoal.

classmates and cubes!

In drawing class yesterday we had to draw our classmates posing with and /or around the cubes. It was supposed to help us draw our classmates because we could visualize the proportions against the cubes to make them accurate. I couldn't say that it helped me as much as I thought it would but over all I think I did a pretty good job.Molly

Melia

Lindsey

time capsules

Here are two sketches of the time capsules I decided to pick as my final two. I had a hard time illustrating the wire and shading it without getting too much charcoal on it. I also think that the whole at the top is just a little too dark.
This is the time capsule I have chosen to work with in the end. The infamous cube...It was sort of hard to shade the black because I knew it was black but not as dark in areas as I first assumed.

cubes

Well, I would have to say I am officially sick of "platonic forms" or CUBES! This definitely took me a lot longer than I expected. I fell asleep three times stippling and once decided to take a nap through it. But, I do have to say I think it looks pretty good!

I really like the shadows on this one. I think the bottom triangle shadow that is the darkest may look just a little too dark now that I am looking at it on here. Charcoal smudging was a lot faster process than the first stippling.

class drawings

Tim posed for us on Thursday. Suzanne explained a technique she uses to get proportions right on people called "boxing off" the different shapes. I tried this technique however I feel like it made me think of the body too much so I went back to my technique of just drawing how I see it. I think this is actually probably the best figure drawing I have done.
This week we were privlidged enough to test out and view designer chairs up in the critique room. This was my favorite, It doesn't look too comfortable but it hit my back just right. I thought it was a cute chair for a kitchen table. It was called "the moulded chair" by Charles and Ray Eames.

Still-life shading

I had a hard time illustrating the blanket underneath the scissors. It was very hard trying to capture the fleece texture against the metal.

This is supposed to be a fountain in the back of Karis's yard, there were lots of plants adn shubbery so I treated it as different sections instead of each individual flower or leaf. The grass in the background I tried doing in a pattern to make it more interesting however, I'm not sure that was the right approach. It does not show the depth that I saw outside.
This is my favorite. I feel like I really captured the correct highlights and shadows. I wish we could do more drawings in black paper with white colored pencils. I feel like I get a more dramatic result.
This has to be the least favorite of them all. It was the assignment where it asked to pick three tones and I just do not feel like it captures what I saw at all.