End of the Semester!

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We are finally at the end of the semester! I felt as though everything went by so quickly. It feels like we just started our jester drawings last week to me. I learned a lot in this class. I have never drawn with contour lines before and I find it to be a very useful tool in drawing. I hope to continue growing this skill during the summer. I think it is very important to get down the more difficult, basic skills before you create your own style of drawing. That is why I personally found this class enjoyable and helpful.
The manikin was a challenge in it self but also very helpful in the understanding of the human body. If that was taken out of the class I don't think it would be as much of a learning experience. It is important to have that three dimensional aspect to really understand what the muscles are doing as our models moved there body's in to different positions.
If I had to change some thing about the class I think I would maybe add more long poses as apposed to so many short drawings. I think it is helpful to have the time to sit and really think about what you are putting down on the paper, to really get a good understanding. I enjoy jester style as well and I am sure it is also important in the learning process, it just seems that the long poses are big learning days.

Facial Features

   I cant bealve we are geting so close to the end of the semester! I feel like things have gone by very fast. In just two weeks I will be going to France for the color studio and I am very excited to go! Then after that I will be headed to california for the summer to spend time with my boyfriend, work, and work on my portfolio. Until then I am trying to stay focused on what is going on now.
   This week was a lot of fun, I enjoy drawing faces because they all are so different and interesting. I felt fairly comfortable drawing most of the features we worked on this week. The ear is the only thing I have never really concentrated on drawing previously. It was not as difficult as I was imagining it to be. I think the most important part of drawing a portrait is getting those initial plains correctly. The distance between the nose, eyes, mouth and dimension of the head is crucial. After that its fairly simple.
I hope every one is having a good week and is not too stressed out with finals coming, I am trying to stay on top of things and calm but it is hard!

EAR/Hour long side view

20 min Partner drawing

Hour long side view

Hour long side view

20 min partner nose lips

Good luck everyone!!