Final Reflection

Shell Drawing IV

   The end of the semester is finally here, it went by fast, but looking back I feel I have came a long way from the beginning. Looking back at the semester I've learned many things. Starting with the basic gesture drawings. I have come a long way from the first day of 30 second gestures. At first it was really difficult to be able to look at the live model and transfer that image onto the paper in 30 seconds. I am now more confident in being able to identify the anatomical landmarks, to help express quick gesture drawings. I think that learning about the different anatomical landmarks and the anatomy really helped me understand the way the body is shaped, how it works, and different things you can look for to help when drawing the human figure.
  
    Another thing I really thought helped me with my drawings this semester was the four shell drawing assignments. I have made big improvements since my first shell drawing. At first it was hard for me to use cross-contour lines to show the form of my shell. I thought my shell in particular had a rather difficult and unique shape. When we were introduced to ink in our shell drawing I think I got more into them. I've always like working with ink, so I was excited to see were I could push my drawing. I feel that both my shell ink drawings are pretty successful. I think the added element of ink help me push my forms, much better than just the charcoal and cross counter lines of the first two drawings. I think this would have to be my favorite part of the class, with the manikin my least. Although I did learn a lot from the Manikin assignments, I just didn't really think the modeling clay was my thing.

    After taking this class I realized how much life drawing can help with many of my other classes. For example this semester I was in Digital Narrative II, in which I was working on an entire long semester animation project, in which I titled "The Little Spaceman". I applied what I learned in life drawing when approaching my character drawings for my animation. Taking life drawing gave me a better understanding of the human form, and actually drawing it. When I designed my two main characters of my story, I tried to apply what I had learned in class. I learned a lot this semester and am very glad I took life drawing, it really got me back into drawing, having taken a long break from it since drawing II. I am much more confident with my human form and overall line drawing techniques. I had a great time drawing this semester.

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