Week #6 Sketchbook: Drawing

1) a place you would like to go: China

This weekend I was on the road for softball. We had a four hour drive to Washington so I used it for homework. It was not the best idea. When it comes to drawing I need to be comfortable and have a solid, sturdy surface to write on; the bus provided none of that. So, I saved this assignment for when I got back to campus. 

2) something you can eat: Musubi

I liked the idea of incorporating the pirate and ninja into the drawing. In the first drawing I tried to be sneaky about it as best I could. The biggest challenge was getting the dimensions and angles just right. When drawing an object in 2D you have to be careful of where a line ends and where one starts, as well as the angles in which they are drawn. If you don't then your finished product will not look like what you had hoped for. In the second drawing I chose to make it a prominent feature of the overall product. Aside from the bus, another problem I faced was drawing human features. Personally, I think that hands, feet, hair, rice, noodles, and lettuce are the hardest things to draw decently. I am the type of drawer that needs to look at something in order to draw it. Thus, it was difficult for me to get the ninja's hands right. His left hand caused me the most trouble. I got the idea to take a Photobooth photo of my own hand in the position in which I wanted to draw the ninja's hand in; the idea was successful. Shading was also a challenge. I wanted to spice up my drawing so I added shading to make it more dimensional. It took a while to get the darkness and look just right. ~~~RL