Friday, November 30, 2012

CDA: Vis Comm 1 (Part 5)

drawing hard surfaces. it was incredibly frustrating at first because i love looking at these objects (tanks and cars and the like) but i couldn't draw them at all!! trying to draw ellipses without using a pencil or eraser is the surest way to feel like you're not worth a damn.

as anxiety attack inducing as it was though, it was fun, and i got to look at pretty objects all day ^_^


learning how to approach hard surface objects:



side view proportion studies:





3/4 view proportion studies:



eventually sinking into just studying whatever i was looking at and re-drawing the same object until i got closer to what it should be:







pushing them towards more finished studies and renders:










CDA: Vis Comm 1 (Part 4)

aminals! they're neat!

you can also see where my frustration was at times :3 but overall, i still love 'em.

all from reference images, the zoo was way too heartbreaking and had been invaded by hordes of awful, screaming, unsupervised children that were frightening the animals.

















Friday, November 2, 2012

CDA: Vis Comm 1 (Part 3)

INSECTS. THEY WERE SCARY. AND SMELLED A BIT FUNKY. they were all dead though, so it made it easier to draw. another upside is that this exercise helped me get over my fear of bugs a bit; such sweet shapes and awesome little machines!!!
















CDA: Vis Comm 1 (Part 2)

Plant drawings!!! :D drawn from plants at The Arboretum in Pasadena. VERY cool place, check it out when you've got time. Totally worth the measly 8 bucks they charge for admission.