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Jumping ahead: Part 3: Project 5: Exercise 4: Statues

Project 5: Exercise 4: Statues I realise I’m meant to do the exercises in sequence but I saw this statue and felt the urge to make my own impression from it. I drew the following sketch of a statue from life at the Wallace Collection in London. It was a foretaste of the above whichContinue reading “Jumping ahead: Part 3: Project 5: Exercise 4: Statues”

Picasso and Paper

In my last post I included the above picture. I’d like to add that I feel we can learn a lot from the spontaneity of children – specifically children under the age of ten. I believe that such latent creativity is what lies dormant in mere mortals in later life – whereas the likes ofContinue reading “Picasso and Paper”

Part 3: Project 2: Exercise 3: 360° Studies

I actually enjoyed the monotony of picking out the window panes here. Perhaps I was feeling guilty for the lack of painstaking drawing within the last composition. I think, if I were to choose a composition from these different angles I would go for the South view. This is due to the variety in levelsContinue reading “Part 3: Project 2: Exercise 3: 360° Studies”

Part 3: Project 2: Exercises 1&2

It’s been a whole week since I last blogged. Nothing much has happened drawing-wise. Now I’m playing catch up. I knew I wouldn’t have the patience required to add all those negative space rectangles in the shopping trolley. That’s why I opted for white pencil on black paper – because I’m essentially a lazy person.Continue reading “Part 3: Project 2: Exercises 1&2”