Visual Language- Study Task 5- Form Flow Force- Strike a Pose

Strike a Pose

For strike a pose i needed to do life drawing in 20-30 minutes. This was a great task as i dont have any experience in drawing people, especially when they are sat in front of me for such an extended period of time so this was a great task to learn from and experiment with.

This was the first sketch i produced which didn't turn out as good as i wanted as i only had a 2h pencil at hand and didn't have time to change it as we had already started sketching so i worked with what i had. For the next sketch i want to improve on the face as i know i could have added more to it but i was concentrating on the torso too much, so i need to think of the overall final piece and what it needs to look like.

I really did like this sketch as it let me show so much more detail as i was using a fine liner. I was sketching this model while he was someone else so i could makes sure he wasn't going to move. I do like this medium as i use it when sketching anyway as it gives a really nice overall look to the final piece. It is also very clear what he is wearing and how he is sat so this is why i think this one turned out much better.

This sketch was of my model when she was smoking. As she was just sitting down i thought it was a good chance to get another sketch. I used oil pastels as they worked really well for a sketch i did in the last task. I loved the way the layers could really be built up which is why i started off with the dark shades on the seat, table and hair and built up from there. I could also capture the body part and how she is sat really well in this medium as well.

After that sketch above, i did this one right after so i kept using the same medium. I went for more warm colour this time, only using yellow, orange and brown. Paired with the stance, i really liked how animated she turned out. The colours are nothing like the original so it adds a different look to the overall end piece.

For this sketch, i simply used biro as it is quick to sketch with and easy to add shading or darker lines. I think the body and bean bag chair she is holding did turn out looking good but i did the glasses too dark so they look more like shades which is not the effect i wanted as the overall end look as you are drawn to that focal point as they are the darkest point of the drawing.

Finally this is the last sketch i did for this task. I had the model lie on two bean bags and relax so i could get all the arms, legs and face done before she moved. I love how this one turned out as the coloured pens i used really captured the tones, shading and details i wanted them to. This was one of the best ones i have done as i have thought about the whole design before i dived in a randomly sketched like i did at the beginning.

After drawing all of these and doing this task i feel i have improved on drawing the human form and concentrating on what is in from of me and not being worried about time. In the future i want to study more life drawing as i really enjoyed doing these sketches, that will also help me carry on developing myself and how i draw people as well as form, flow and force.