Thursday, March 25, 2010
March 25, 2010.
Today in drawing our class had the opportunity to work on a large scale drawing. Huge pieces of paper were tacked to the wall ready to be turned into art. Each student chose a different bone from the selection and began the process of turning the bone into an organic shape. We began by drawing three different sketches of the bone from different viewpoints. Once we found a view we felt most comfortable with, we moved onto the large sheets of paper. While doing this assignment we had to stop being tight drawers and just let our arms flow. It wasn’t about being precise or making the drawing look exactly like the bone; it was about having an expressive drawing that has strong movement. The more of your body used the more emotional and energetic the drawing was. Doing this assignment taught us that in art you don’t always have to use short, exact movements that mimic exactly what you are drawing. We learned that when you use your whole body and move more quickly, a natural shape will appear in which you can later go back and add the small details. This project was a great chance for us to have better knowledge of how to handle large scale drawings and how to be more expressive.
-Kelley Clark, USD Drawing I Student
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