What really stands out to me in your portfolio is your use of charcoal in rendering the baseball hats. Rather than capture simply the overall shape of the hats, as far as I can tell, you expanded your observation to include the texture of the hat, it's dents and wrinkles. Also, I enjoy your experimentation on the black paper. It's neat to see the variations of ways that you illustrates the leaves. The bottom figure drawing has nice use of line and blending to capture shadow and muscle form. As a critique, I would suggest that you further accentuate the lights and shadows of the figure. Even through the control of line thickness. Another critique would be to study the composition of your pieces. Possibly try working with placing your objects of focus in an environment that displays depth of field. Also, it looks like you have a tendency to work small, which can be especially hard when working with charcoal. So as to have more room to experiment with shadowing, maybe try experimenting on larger pieces of paper.
Ink work is very interesting. I believed you mentioned that was one of your experiments. I enjoy the different shades, has a natural feeling. On the leaf work with the lines, its very interesting to see the two medias mixed. Gives the image depth and volume. I like the quick pose drawing. The lines are very heavy and defining to the human figure. Critiques - I would like to see more variation in shading. play with textures and different compositions.
I really like that every one of your pieces is different. Not one looks like or has the same subject as another, which shows that you can be versatile. Also, I like how your portfolio shows different types of medias, such as pencil, ink and charcoal. The drawing of your hat looks realistic and has character because you did a great job shading it! Also, your abstract drawing with the light figures behind the dark flowing lines is very captivating and well shaded. I like that you put two drawings up from the figure drawing week and one is the quick gesture, and the other is the longer pose. This shows the difference in capturing motion and fluidness and then drawing still life. I would work on maybe shading more to add depth and dimension to your work. For example, in the drawing of the interior, the lines look very nice and clean, but shading would capture the room better. Also, maybe try to draw something that is extremely hard for you and random, to give more depth to your portfolio and to challenge yourself. Lastly, to make your portfolio look more professional, you could have matted your work against black or brown paper. Otherwise you did a great job!! -Ashley
I like the variety of your pictures. It really is nice to look at a bunch of different kinds of drawings you have, the different types of paper, and different medias as well. I am really impressed by your hats, when I tried to draw mine they all came out terribly. But the hats could look better, if there was more light variation on them. I really like the simplicity of the dark black leaves and the white background. The only critique is that I think with such a simple idea, the drawing would look more interesting with the leaves either making a certain, more symmetrical design, or even have them in a pile or overlapping. I also really like the hyperbolic words in the top left picture. The series of events is very amusing, versus just a still life drawing. The drawing would have much less movement and excitement without the words on them. This critique is sort of paradoxical, but I think that it the series is sort of confusing, but I also enjoy how random the events are. Maybe with one or two more drawings in the series the drawings could have more meaning and make more sense. Nicky
I really enjoy the simplicity of your work. Every piece is simple and almost delicate. My top three pictures from your portfolio would be the monster one, the one to the right of it (the one with the black leaves) and the one below it, with the ink lines from the corner. I really enjoy the monster, it sort of looks like cousin-it. I enjoy the contrast of the darkness of the lines with the light arms and legs. They contrast between the two elements is great and makes the piece very interesting, as well as more lighthearted.
I very much enjoy the arrangement and composition of the black leaves. This piece is the kind of thing I would set as my desktop background or my phone background (I’m a geek... I think about my electronic devices all the time, but I digress) I think the very uniform dark black looks wonderful on the white background.
I like the diversity of your portfolio, every piece is different from the others... even when the subject matter is the same. My main critique would be the presentation of your portfolio, I think that if you had framed some of your works, they would’ve been more eye catching. Another thing I think would make it all look better would be the arrangement of the pieces. All your pieces are almost too close to one another, and I think that makes the viewer have a bit more trouble trying to figure out where to look at. I also think that you could benefit a bit from trying to use curvier lines, in some of your works it seems that drawing curves is a bit of an alien movement to your hand, but I also think that’s just a matter of practice =)
I like all of the pieces you did that deal with the leaves. It is fun to see different compositions of the same subject next to each other. I also enjoyed the dandelion ink drawing. My favorite though is of the little monster that looks like "cousin it". It would have been cool to see more creatures that you created. Especially if they are a quirky as that one. Very fun.The only criticism that I would give is to be more playful. The work feels a little rigid and tight. The monster and the dandelions seem to be the loosest and most fun, and the most successful. If you could bring the same sense of play to the rest of the work I think it would benefit you greatly.
So, where to begin? Well, being that i enjoy the female figure so much it does not surprise me that that was the image that I was immediately drawn to. To, begin, this image is beautiful, you did an amazing job creating tension in the manner of which she sits. The arch of her back is extremely delicate and almost seductive. Furthermore, there is something more to this image that is solely Tucker, there is a stylization that you added to this image of the model that is very pleasant. By this i mean, one knows that she is a woman, that she is in real space, because you created depth and form, but also there is an oddity that encompasses her presence that is rigid but sexy at the same time. I love this image.
Furthermore, The leaf image that you do not remember doing is awesome and "soft". Most of your pieces in terms of nature have a delicateness to them that allows the viewer to really be captivated and almost calmed by them.
This is equally present in the black matted image of the leaves with the dark stringy lines on top of them. This is probably my other favorite image because you really mastered the use of varying tonal usage in this one. The heavy hue of black on top of the lighter gray leaves allow the image to say something. You also allowed the manipulation of positive and negative space to further develop this image, which I think is awesome.
Equally, I feel that matting all of your pieces in the manner of which you matted this past image I discussed would be beneficial both for presentation, and for the images themselves. i think that if you matted the two leaf pictures that are directly by each other (the white on black and black on white) together, then they could play off of each other and really work together.
In addition to that I would love to see your ink image, that of the flowers, extended or emphasized in one way or another. By this I mean seeing more of them maybe, or cropped in a manner which emphasizes the splotch marks that make up the core of the flower.
All in all, I'd say this term was quite a success for you, you were able to really explore the medium and create some awesome images!
Tucker, You have a lot of really good variety in your portfolio. It really appeals to my imagination and keeps it from looking monotonous or boring. I really like how you used all different paper (black, white, brown) and all different mediums. I also like your attention to detail on some of them like the hats, but in others like the leaf on the black paper I really like the simplicity of it. I also really like the placement of the leaf in that one. Some critiques of your work would be to pay attention to proportion, in works like the figure, it seems like she wouldn't be able to hold herself up with her arms. With your pencil and ink drawings maybe focus more on shading and really bringing depth into the pieces through light and dark. Also, pay attention to composition for some of the pieces like the one with all the leaves or the dandelion one (like you did with the figure or the baseball caps). -Joanna Dahl
You have a really good thing going on. I admire your simplicity and contrast of deep and light lines. You know how to work with charcoal very well. You seem to really enjoy the organic subjects-- the differences in the leaves are interesting and I can tell that they interested you as well. I would love to see you work with a little color. All of your pieces are in black/white and I think you could pazazz them up with some brightness- a little or a lot. A deep green would be lovely in the leaves. Your gestural figure drawing is lovely, but I would like to see another more in detail. I think you just need to let your self work more freely. It seems that you were confining yourself a little by drawing tightly and trying to be exact. Your more "carefree" works like the figure drawing are very fun.
I liked your monster the best because it’s fur or whatever it’s body is made out of looks so realistic. Your baseball hats are also really good. They look like you can just take them right off the paper and put it on. I liked you dandelions too. That is a unique way of using the paintbrush. I imagine you just smashed the brush down on the paper then painted around it with the ink. That’s a great idea and a way of using the brush I did not ever think of. I remember you saying during our last class that you just found that leaf on the black paper and decided to use it. You didn’t even remember drawing it but I think it is one of your best pieces. I like how it is simple but looks realistic. The white on the black paper was a good choice.
What you could have worked on is the human charcoal pieces. The bottom one is much better than the one on top but there are parts like the arms that could have been a little bigger. They are too small but I doo see parts that are god like the head and shoulders. I think that you could have used more shading or dark lines in the still life drawing in the library. It is really light and hard to see from far away. Colby
My favorite piece of yours is the leaves in the charcoal next to the black piece. You really took full advantage of the erasing properties of charcoal and it creates a lot of depth and interest. They look almost ghostly, also very realistic and layered. I like the variety of shapes of paper you use, although I would suggest trying to work larger. It can gives you a lot more freedom and room to work. I also like your variety of paper types and I like that you experimented with black paper. I think you used white chalk on it? I would try varying the line weight more and creating larger areas of white for it to really stand out on the black paper. I like that you used all the media and did so pretty well with each one. I think the ink capture the natural sense of the flowers and the leaves well. What I don't see any of, though, is pencil shading. Do you not like pencil? I'd be curious to see what you can do with it. I think if you added a little shading with each different value of pencil, you interior drawing would be much stronger. One more suggestion would be presentation. I really like your arrangement of your pieces, but I think it could look a lot more professional if you matted them. Matting can make your pieces stand out and even make up for some that are less developed. Overall, very interesting and fun. I really like the shading of the baseball caps and I'd like to see that kind of commitment in more of your pieces with more media. Nicely done in all!
I really enjoy your "negative" of the leaf, aka the black paper with the white chalk. Then it's "developed" form right next to it. It reminds me of the the process of old school photography of working in a darkroom, and going from what you had as a negative on the film to the end product of the print you made. I notice that you have many works of leaves and close up abstract views that work very well with your style. The still figure drawing of the model is from a much different and awkward angle to work with but you made it work so well and that it is very obvious it is a model. I would work more on the perspective to give it more life and seem more like a hallway with doors rather than a quick practice sketch of the general overview. Also try to explore a more expanded view as opposed to simply cropping things down to a very bare area of very few detail as a way to fully expand your drawing skill to more fully rounded. I also feel like you could have really flattered the figure drawing of the model standing in a fully extended form. I am sure this is the basic overview, but I want to see the perfected end product.
Tucker- Overall your portfolio shows you tried to experiment with all of the different mediums. I especially enjoyed the contrasting leaf drawings at the top. The black with white charcoal is really faint and has a ton of detail, while the one next to it has more depth and a really nice composition. I feel like maybe if you cropped the white on black so there were less blank space surrounding the leaf it would help the composition. Also, a white border surrounding that one might look really nice to finish the edges. Your style when drawing realistic images like your hat, the model and your leaves is very unique. The subject is clear, with a lot of depth and contrasting values, but they are all almost dissociated with their surroundings. By this I mean they don’t really connect with the background, almost like they are floating in space. In the future you might want to focus on how the image relates with the background, adding shadows or texture could help your composition. Otherwise, some of your drawings from homework show a lot of personality and are quite humorous, especially the one that looks like Cousin It from the Addams Family.
I really like how you tried to experiment with different mediums throughout the portfolio. Your drawings have a very fun, and playful style to them, which makes them easy to look at. You can tell you became more comfortable throughout the term as your pieces added depth and different lighting to the pictures. I would recommend matting all of your pieces of work to give it some professionalism. I would also recommend adding darker lines in your pencil drawings to put some emphasis on specific parts of your work, unless that was a personal preference. I also like how you used different types of paper to work with throughout your work, which brought different looks and feel to your portfolio. Overall, your work was fun to look at all term, and you did a very good job. Keep up the work.
I remember really liking your sketch of the leaves from the beginning of the term and I am glad that you put it in your portfolio. I like how you were playful with it and kind of stepped out of the box on how you created it. I also really like your placement of the piece. You put it right next to the other leaf that you drew and even though they were the same leaf, they look really different. Different perspectives I guess and that is pretty cool.
One thing I remember laughing about was your drawing on the top left. You said words like, “Bang” and stuff like that and I thought it showed a side of you that was comical and playful.
I also like your quick painting of the figure drawing. It is not perfect and I am glad that it is not. I admire the way you memorized her curves because I wasn’t able to do that really at all, especially when we were doing the quick sketches. You were, again, playful and you didn’t worry about where your brush strokes landed.
Overall, I really like your style because it’s comical and playful. I would really like to see more of your work.
I am impressed by your use of charcoal. You have many different variations of the leaves and i especially like the light on dark paper rendition. My favorite piece of yours is the baseball cap. The shading is extremely realistic and it reminds me of when i played ball in elementary school (though i was never any good). I think your figure drawings are well done, once again good use of charcoal and i noticed how you combine the ink and charcoal in one of the leave renditions which made a nice contrast.
I would like to see more of a variation in mediums and more shading in your works. You are good at the still life and realism, so try to do something that's more creative and really out there!
Overall I see a nice diversity in portfolio. You have a great mix of dark and light, which creates nice contrast from piece to piece. You have experimented with the various materials and the content of you pieces seems varied as well. I love your organic shapes. The piece with the boxes being bombed and blown up is funny. I like the way it flows and moves across the page. The perspective on the hallway is a nice change, but I’d like to see some additional details. It looks like a nice beginning but is a little bland. Add some of your own humor like in the boxes. The movement on your figure drawings is beautiful. Especially the standing one, though it is missing ending details like feet and hands I almost like it more because of that. Your experiments with the leaf pattern and placing it on dark of light paper are a great start. Keep working and trying different things out. Your development of ideas is working well for you. In terms of presentation, I would have spread my portfolio out more on the wall so that none of pieces were distracted or overshadowed by others. Keep playing and working! It looks great so far.
What stands out to me in your work is how much differentiation you have in all of your pieces. It is often hard to break away from a certain style someone has and as shown through your work this was not an issue for you. I really like your use of black paper and white pencil as well using an eraser to create your images, they are unique. You also do very well in incorporating lights, darks and midtones into you images which make them stand out. Your baseball cap images are a great example of your great use of shading and detail. As a critique I would like to have seen you using more interesting perspectives and developing your images with the whole piece of paper in mind. Most of your drawings are very straight on which is great, but I would like to have seen more variation because I think that would make your images stronger and more unique. Like in your leaf drawings I think if you were to have used the whole space of paper it would look more finished and interesting, they are still cool but it’s just something to think about if you want to make your work more exciting. I like your interior drawing because of its simplicity, but I do think that if you were to have shaded it the image may be more interesting for the viewer. If you were to over exaggerate the shading even I think this would look really cool and different. Another area that I think would have benefited from shading is if you were to have shaded the background of the baseball hats, again to use the whole composition. This is just an idea though because I can see you may have left it un -shaded for effect. I also really like the humor and experimentation you used in some of your pieces such as the little monster and the huh? Image. Overall I think you did very well with your experimenting and making unique pieces, maybe work more with shading and you will have some awesome work!
What really stands out to me in your portfolio is your use of charcoal in rendering the baseball hats. Rather than capture simply the overall shape of the hats, as far as I can tell, you expanded your observation to include the texture of the hat, it's dents and wrinkles. Also, I enjoy your experimentation on the black paper. It's neat to see the variations of ways that you illustrates the leaves. The bottom figure drawing has nice use of line and blending to capture shadow and muscle form. As a critique, I would suggest that you further accentuate the lights and shadows of the figure. Even through the control of line thickness. Another critique would be to study the composition of your pieces. Possibly try working with placing your objects of focus in an environment that displays depth of field. Also, it looks like you have a tendency to work small, which can be especially hard when working with charcoal. So as to have more room to experiment with shadowing, maybe try experimenting on larger pieces of paper.
ReplyDeleteInk work is very interesting. I believed you mentioned that was one of your experiments. I enjoy the different shades, has a natural feeling. On the leaf work with the lines, its very interesting to see the two medias mixed. Gives the image depth and volume. I like the quick pose drawing. The lines are very heavy and defining to the human figure.
ReplyDeleteCritiques - I would like to see more variation in shading. play with textures and different compositions.
I really like that every one of your pieces is different. Not one looks like or has the same subject as another, which shows that you can be versatile. Also, I like how your portfolio shows different types of medias, such as pencil, ink and charcoal. The drawing of your hat looks realistic and has character because you did a great job shading it! Also, your abstract drawing with the light figures behind the dark flowing lines is very captivating and well shaded. I like that you put two drawings up from the figure drawing week and one is the quick gesture, and the other is the longer pose. This shows the difference in capturing motion and fluidness and then drawing still life.
ReplyDeleteI would work on maybe shading more to add depth and dimension to your work. For example, in the drawing of the interior, the lines look very nice and clean, but shading would capture the room better. Also, maybe try to draw something that is extremely hard for you and random, to give more depth to your portfolio and to challenge yourself. Lastly, to make your portfolio look more professional, you could have matted your work against black or brown paper. Otherwise you did a great job!!
-Ashley
I like the variety of your pictures. It really is nice to look at a bunch of different kinds of drawings you have, the different types of paper, and different medias as well. I am really impressed by your hats, when I tried to draw mine they all came out terribly. But the hats could look better, if there was more light variation on them. I really like the simplicity of the dark black leaves and the white background. The only critique is that I think with such a simple idea, the drawing would look more interesting with the leaves either making a certain, more symmetrical design, or even have them in a pile or overlapping. I also really like the hyperbolic words in the top left picture. The series of events is very amusing, versus just a still life drawing. The drawing would have much less movement and excitement without the words on them. This critique is sort of paradoxical, but I think that it the series is sort of confusing, but I also enjoy how random the events are. Maybe with one or two more drawings in the series the drawings could have more meaning and make more sense.
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I really enjoy the simplicity of your work. Every piece is simple and almost delicate. My top three pictures from your portfolio would be the monster one, the one to the right of it (the one with the black leaves) and the one below it, with the ink lines from the corner. I really enjoy the monster, it sort of looks like cousin-it. I enjoy the contrast of the darkness of the lines with the light arms and legs. They contrast between the two elements is great and makes the piece very interesting, as well as more lighthearted.
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoy the arrangement and composition of the black leaves. This piece is the kind of thing I would set as my desktop background or my phone background (I’m a geek... I think about my electronic devices all the time, but I digress) I think the very uniform dark black looks wonderful on the white background.
I like the diversity of your portfolio, every piece is different from the others... even when the subject matter is the same. My main critique would be the presentation of your portfolio, I think that if you had framed some of your works, they would’ve been more eye catching. Another thing I think would make it all look better would be the arrangement of the pieces. All your pieces are almost too close to one another, and I think that makes the viewer have a bit more trouble trying to figure out where to look at. I also think that you could benefit a bit from trying to use curvier lines, in some of your works it seems that drawing curves is a bit of an alien movement to your hand, but I also think that’s just a matter of practice =)
-Valeria
I like all of the pieces you did that deal with the leaves. It is fun to see different compositions of the same subject next to each other. I also enjoyed the dandelion ink drawing. My favorite though is of the little monster that looks like "cousin it". It would have been cool to see more creatures that you created. Especially if they are a quirky as that one. Very fun.The only criticism that I would give is to be more playful. The work feels a little rigid and tight. The monster and the dandelions seem to be the loosest and most fun, and the most successful. If you could bring the same sense of play to the rest of the work I think it would benefit you greatly.
ReplyDeleteTucker,
ReplyDeleteSo, where to begin? Well, being that i enjoy the female figure so much it does not surprise me that that was the image that I was immediately drawn to. To, begin, this image is beautiful, you did an amazing job creating tension in the manner of which she sits. The arch of her back is extremely delicate and almost seductive. Furthermore, there is something more to this image that is solely Tucker, there is a stylization that you added to this image of the model that is very pleasant. By this i mean, one knows that she is a woman, that she is in real space, because you created depth and form, but also there is an oddity that encompasses her presence that is rigid but sexy at the same time. I love this image.
Furthermore, The leaf image that you do not remember doing is awesome and "soft". Most of your pieces in terms of nature have a delicateness to them that allows the viewer to really be captivated and almost calmed by them.
This is equally present in the black matted image of the leaves with the dark stringy lines on top of them. This is probably my other favorite image because you really mastered the use of varying tonal usage in this one. The heavy hue of black on top of the lighter gray leaves allow the image to say something. You also allowed the manipulation of positive and negative space to further develop this image, which I think is awesome.
Equally, I feel that matting all of your pieces in the manner of which you matted this past image I discussed would be beneficial both for presentation, and for the images themselves. i think that if you matted the two leaf pictures that are directly by each other (the white on black and black on white) together, then they could play off of each other and really work together.
In addition to that I would love to see your ink image, that of the flowers, extended or emphasized in one way or another. By this I mean seeing more of them maybe, or cropped in a manner which emphasizes the splotch marks that make up the core of the flower.
All in all, I'd say this term was quite a success for you, you were able to really explore the medium and create some awesome images!
Jasmine
Tucker,
ReplyDeleteYou have a lot of really good variety in your portfolio. It really appeals to my imagination and keeps it from looking monotonous or boring. I really like how you used all different paper (black, white, brown) and all different mediums. I also like your attention to detail on some of them like the hats, but in others like the leaf on the black paper I really like the simplicity of it. I also really like the placement of the leaf in that one.
Some critiques of your work would be to pay attention to proportion, in works like the figure, it seems like she wouldn't be able to hold herself up with her arms.
With your pencil and ink drawings maybe focus more on shading and really bringing depth into the pieces through light and dark.
Also, pay attention to composition for some of the pieces like the one with all the leaves or the dandelion one (like you did with the figure or the baseball caps).
-Joanna Dahl
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ReplyDeleteTucker,
ReplyDeleteYou have a really good thing going on. I admire your simplicity and contrast of deep and light lines. You know how to work with charcoal very well. You seem to really enjoy the organic subjects-- the differences in the leaves are interesting and I can tell that they interested you as well. I would love to see you work with a little color. All of your pieces are in black/white and I think you could pazazz them up with some brightness- a little or a lot. A deep green would be lovely in the leaves. Your gestural figure drawing is lovely, but I would like to see another more in detail. I think you just need to let your self work more freely. It seems that you were confining yourself a little by drawing tightly and trying to be exact. Your more "carefree" works like the figure drawing are very fun.
Nice work:)
-Becca
I liked your monster the best because it’s fur or whatever it’s body is made out of looks so realistic. Your baseball hats are also really good. They look like you can just take them right off the paper and put it on. I liked you dandelions too. That is a unique way of using the paintbrush. I imagine you just smashed the brush down on the paper then painted around it with the ink. That’s a great idea and a way of using the brush I did not ever think of. I remember you saying during our last class that you just found that leaf on the black paper and decided to use it. You didn’t even remember drawing it but I think it is one of your best pieces. I like how it is simple but looks realistic. The white on the black paper was a good choice.
ReplyDeleteWhat you could have worked on is the human charcoal pieces. The bottom one is much better than the one on top but there are parts like the arms that could have been a little bigger. They are too small but I doo see parts that are god like the head and shoulders. I think that you could have used more shading or dark lines in the still life drawing in the library. It is really light and hard to see from far away.
Colby
My favorite piece of yours is the leaves in the charcoal next to the black piece. You really took full advantage of the erasing properties of charcoal and it creates a lot of depth and interest. They look almost ghostly, also very realistic and layered.
ReplyDeleteI like the variety of shapes of paper you use, although I would suggest trying to work larger. It can gives you a lot more freedom and room to work. I also like your variety of paper types and I like that you experimented with black paper. I think you used white chalk on it? I would try varying the line weight more and creating larger areas of white for it to really stand out on the black paper.
I like that you used all the media and did so pretty well with each one. I think the ink capture the natural sense of the flowers and the leaves well. What I don't see any of, though, is pencil shading. Do you not like pencil? I'd be curious to see what you can do with it. I think if you added a little shading with each different value of pencil, you interior drawing would be much stronger.
One more suggestion would be presentation. I really like your arrangement of your pieces, but I think it could look a lot more professional if you matted them. Matting can make your pieces stand out and even make up for some that are less developed.
Overall, very interesting and fun. I really like the shading of the baseball caps and I'd like to see that kind of commitment in more of your pieces with more media. Nicely done in all!
I really enjoy your "negative" of the leaf, aka the black paper with the white chalk. Then it's "developed" form right next to it. It reminds me of the the process of old school photography of working in a darkroom, and going from what you had as a negative on the film to the end product of the print you made. I notice that you have many works of leaves and close up abstract views that work very well with your style. The still figure drawing of the model is from a much different and awkward angle to work with but you made it work so well and that it is very obvious it is a model.
ReplyDeleteI would work more on the perspective to give it more life and seem more like a hallway with doors rather than a quick practice sketch of the general overview. Also try to explore a more expanded view as opposed to simply cropping things down to a very bare area of very few detail as a way to fully expand your drawing skill to more fully rounded. I also feel like you could have really flattered the figure drawing of the model standing in a fully extended form. I am sure this is the basic overview, but I want to see the perfected end product.
Tucker- Overall your portfolio shows you tried to experiment with all of the different mediums. I especially enjoyed the contrasting leaf drawings at the top. The black with white charcoal is really faint and has a ton of detail, while the one next to it has more depth and a really nice composition. I feel like maybe if you cropped the white on black so there were less blank space surrounding the leaf it would help the composition. Also, a white border surrounding that one might look really nice to finish the edges. Your style when drawing realistic images like your hat, the model and your leaves is very unique. The subject is clear, with a lot of depth and contrasting values, but they are all almost dissociated with their surroundings. By this I mean they don’t really connect with the background, almost like they are floating in space. In the future you might want to focus on how the image relates with the background, adding shadows or texture could help your composition. Otherwise, some of your drawings from homework show a lot of personality and are quite humorous, especially the one that looks like Cousin It from the Addams Family.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you tried to experiment with different mediums throughout the portfolio. Your drawings have a very fun, and playful style to them, which makes them easy to look at. You can tell you became more comfortable throughout the term as your pieces added depth and different lighting to the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI would recommend matting all of your pieces of work to give it some professionalism. I would also recommend adding darker lines in your pencil drawings to put some emphasis on specific parts of your work, unless that was a personal preference. I also like how you used different types of paper to work with throughout your work, which brought different looks and feel to your portfolio. Overall, your work was fun to look at all term, and you did a very good job. Keep up the work.
I remember really liking your sketch of the leaves from the beginning of the term and I am glad that you put it in your portfolio. I like how you were playful with it and kind of stepped out of the box on how you created it. I also really like your placement of the piece. You put it right next to the other leaf that you drew and even though they were the same leaf, they look really different. Different perspectives I guess and that is pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I remember laughing about was your drawing on the top left. You said words like, “Bang” and stuff like that and I thought it showed a side of you that was comical and playful.
I also like your quick painting of the figure drawing. It is not perfect and I am glad that it is not. I admire the way you memorized her curves because I wasn’t able to do that really at all, especially when we were doing the quick sketches. You were, again, playful and you didn’t worry about where your brush strokes landed.
Overall, I really like your style because it’s comical and playful. I would really like to see more of your work.
I am impressed by your use of charcoal. You have many different variations of the leaves and i especially like the light on dark paper rendition. My favorite piece of yours is the baseball cap. The shading is extremely realistic and it reminds me of when i played ball in elementary school (though i was never any good). I think your figure drawings are well done, once again good use of charcoal and i noticed how you combine the ink and charcoal in one of the leave renditions which made a nice contrast.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see more of a variation in mediums and more shading in your works. You are good at the still life and realism, so try to do something that's more creative and really out there!
Overall I see a nice diversity in portfolio. You have a great mix of dark and light, which creates nice contrast from piece to piece. You have experimented with the various materials and the content of you pieces seems varied as well. I love your organic shapes. The piece with the boxes being bombed and blown up is funny. I like the way it flows and moves across the page. The perspective on the hallway is a nice change, but I’d like to see some additional details. It looks like a nice beginning but is a little bland. Add some of your own humor like in the boxes. The movement on your figure drawings is beautiful. Especially the standing one, though it is missing ending details like feet and hands I almost like it more because of that. Your experiments with the leaf pattern and placing it on dark of light paper are a great start. Keep working and trying different things out. Your development of ideas is working well for you. In terms of presentation, I would have spread my portfolio out more on the wall so that none of pieces were distracted or overshadowed by others. Keep playing and working! It looks great so far.
ReplyDeleteWhat stands out to me in your work is how much differentiation you have in all of your pieces. It is often hard to break away from a certain style someone has and as shown through your work this was not an issue for you. I really like your use of black paper and white pencil as well using an eraser to create your images, they are unique. You also do very well in incorporating lights, darks and midtones into you images which make them stand out. Your baseball cap images are a great example of your great use of shading and detail. As a critique I would like to have seen you using more interesting perspectives and developing your images with the whole piece of paper in mind. Most of your drawings are very straight on which is great, but I would like to have seen more variation because I think that would make your images stronger and more unique. Like in your leaf drawings I think if you were to have used the whole space of paper it would look more finished and interesting, they are still cool but it’s just something to think about if you want to make your work more exciting. I like your interior drawing because of its simplicity, but I do think that if you were to have shaded it the image may be more interesting for the viewer. If you were to over exaggerate the shading even I think this would look really cool and different. Another area that I think would have benefited from shading is if you were to have shaded the background of the baseball hats, again to use the whole composition. This is just an idea though because I can see you may have left it un -shaded for effect. I also really like the humor and experimentation you used in some of your pieces such as the little monster and the huh? Image. Overall I think you did very well with your experimenting and making unique pieces, maybe work more with shading and you will have some awesome work!
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