Exercise One- Quick Studies

For this task we were asked to get a model and take quick sketches paying attention to the proportions of the body using quick lines to show it. We were told to draw from the middle outwards and don’t let the fear of bold lines put you off being confident with the drawing. For this exercise I decided to draw four sketches of the same model in different poses. I wanted to draw quick lines and be confident with the lines I draw like we were suggested to do. Below is the pictures of my results:

I wanted to use the method of roughly marking the joints therefore I could get a rough idea of the figure. I then worked on sketching the rest of the body and focusing on the proportion of the model and making sure everything matched up correctly. I think I did well on the proportions and got an accurate representation of the model. I chose to do the drawing with sketching pencils, I did this because I felt it was the best to do quick sketching and to be confident with the drawing. I do think I was accurate with the different angles and positions I have shown by the model, I enjoyed doing this exercise as it really made me look at the different proportions of the body and helped me realise how to measure and get a more accurate representation of the model.

All in all I do think my sketches are fairly accurate and I am happy with how they turned out. I liked doing the drawings and looking in detail at how to draw the body. I liked being able to draw different poses and concentrating on the the body has changed its look in another pose. I found it helpful drawing the different joints just to get a good idea on how the shapes will then develop. It is more different doing quick drawings with a model yet it gives you more information to do sketches on, all together I am happy with these drawings. If I was to critic I would like to attempt to re-do these poses with a different media such as charcoal, or with a brush. I will do this as an independent study.