Within this structure module, my primary goal was to learn. I had never taken any actual art classes before this semester, so all these exercises and projects were brand new to me. I aimed to establish the basic strategies of drawing so I could build on them throughout my design career. In the end project, we were to create a room using one point perspective and include anything we could accurately draw.
Ideation
These are a few of the exercises we completed in class to build our line drawing skills. We focused on the basic movement when creating lines and how important it is to rebuild our drawing habits.This is the first project we created for this unit. The goal was to create a diptych using a primary contour, one of just the contour itself, and the other using the contour to show movement. Here you can see my ideas on the left, the process on the top, and the final products on the bottom. I chose to “break” the contour of my facial oil bottle while still maintaining the primary contour.This is the second project we did in this unit – the still life. This was also meant to be a diptych, the first being an accurate drawing of our model, the second being a “reimagining” of the first. On the top left is my model, the top right is my first version, and the bottom two are my final products. When I was creating the final for my second piece, I focused on creating a 3D reality through my drawing, and also utilized white on black paper.
Production and Iteration
This is the production of my final product for this unit. The top right is my grid in process, the top left is after I added a few pieces of furniture, the bottom left and middle both show more progress, and the bottom right is during the tracing onto bristol via the light table.
Reflection
This project was a long one, and therefore generated many different feelings for me. I found the basic exercises to be quite useful in realizing that I had no idea what I was doing. Creating the still-life was certainly the most frustrating part of this unit for me. It was really difficult to draw what I saw to scale with accuracy, and I spent many hours trying to perfect it. The final project, though, was very enjoyable for me. I loved creating the grid because it was satisfying for me and I could draw more accurately than with the still-life. Overall, this project taught me a lot about myself, my art skills/habits, and how to better them and use them to create something unique.
