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Exercise 4.x: Monochrome (well, almost)
Several of this week's exercises focused on sketching within a limited palette. Since color is one of my main artistic motivators, the technique is most unnatural to me.
One of my goals in the class, however, was to try new techniques. You never know when you may discover a technique that pushes your buttons, so I gave the monochrome sketch a try. Almost.
I was disappointed in many aspects of this sketch: For the most part, I failed to reproducing the subject's proportions, relative positioning and values, lines and texture. In fact, about the only aspect of it that I'm happy with is the bolt.
Despite the overall dismal result, I learned a lot about technique while doing it.
My thanks to Barbara Stanbro (Cat Patches blog at catpatches.blogspot.com/2012/07/52-photos-project-circles... ) for permission to use her photo as a reference, and my apologies to her for not doing it justice. Please take a look at her original photo: It's beautifully balanced and captured all of the things I failed to.
Exercise 4.x: Monochrome (well, almost)
Several of this week's exercises focused on sketching within a limited palette. Since color is one of my main artistic motivators, the technique is most unnatural to me.
One of my goals in the class, however, was to try new techniques. You never know when you may discover a technique that pushes your buttons, so I gave the monochrome sketch a try. Almost.
I was disappointed in many aspects of this sketch: For the most part, I failed to reproducing the subject's proportions, relative positioning and values, lines and texture. In fact, about the only aspect of it that I'm happy with is the bolt.
Despite the overall dismal result, I learned a lot about technique while doing it.
My thanks to Barbara Stanbro (Cat Patches blog at catpatches.blogspot.com/2012/07/52-photos-project-circles... ) for permission to use her photo as a reference, and my apologies to her for not doing it justice. Please take a look at her original photo: It's beautifully balanced and captured all of the things I failed to.