Basic shapes and fundamental form

Basic shapes and fundamental form

Boxes and books

I took boxes and items from home to put together for this exercise.  Getting the proportions right was the most difficult part of this drawing.  I tried to remember the principles of 2pt perspective for each object.

 

 

In this second drawing I started shading each object but actually half way through I thought that I should perhaps leave the boxes and show the pure shape.

I wanted to try a drawing in pen and ink.  I am pleased with the shape and relationship of the boxes in this picture. 

Jars and jugs

I made several sketches of these from different angles.  In this final sketch I am happy with the ellipses and general shape of the objects.  I noticed that some of the shapes lean towards the right a little.

 

Wine bottles are very difficult to draw.  This one leans again and is also not symmetrical.  I also made a drawing using copic markers, 5 shades of grey.  I tried to keep the shading directional to give a smooth effect.

 

Supermarket shop

I wanted to try a drawing in conté crayons and am fairly happy with this first attempt.  I found it difficult to work in detail as they are thick, chunky square blocks so I had to work with the corner edge for fine lines.  The round tub on the right is not the correct shape at all but the shading helps to create a little depth.  I have discovered pleasure in working with colour pencils and although it is very time consuming it is a medium I feel happy with.  This shapes in this shopping trip drawing are not as flat as they should be.

 

        

Check and log

Are the objects in your drawings the correct size and shape in relation to each other?

I am fairly happy with the size of each object and paid attention to the size of each object.  This was the most challenging part of this exercise.  Sometimes getting the objects to look flat on the table was also difficult and angles were crucial to this.

Do the shapes between the objects look correct?

I worked on these drawing by paying attention to each shape rather than the negative space but I did check these spaces as I went along.  

Do the objects in your drawings look solid?

The objects that have been shaded look solid with some depth although far from perfect.  The outline objects tend to look flat and 2 dimensional.

Have you managed to create the feeling of depth in your drawings?

I am happy with the cylinders drawing and feel that there is depth.  The objects were behind each other so this created the feeling of depth.  The pastel shopping drawing also has depth although the objects themselves are not particularly well drawn and as round as they should be.