Cup and saucer

18 Nov. I practised a few more times with charcoal and with pen-and-ink.
Finally I did this one using both mediums. Its about 8"x6" and, as ever, looks a bit softer than the compressed photo can show.

Drawing Ch.3 Project 2

Cup and saucer. Draw with cup with opening up and down.
Using charcoal then pencil.

Drawing Ch.3 Project 1

Two eggs. Draw with charcoal and draw with ink. Not very good.

Drawing - I've finished chapters 1 & 2.

Having finished the first two chapters the drawings below plus some others have been sent to my tutor for comment.

Since posting the drawings here I've spotted some mistakes. Its interesting how seeing them on the screen shows up things I hadn't noticed before.

By the way the white marks on the drawings are where I've used Tippex correcting fluid. (The student's instructions sometimes allow this.)

Drawing Ch.2 Project 8

A three tone drawing.
Top is the outline; below with two levels of shading added to the white background to give the three tones.

Drawing Ch.2 Project 7

Boxes and Cylinders in one composition.

Drawing Ch.2 Project 6

Cylinders and round objects.

Drawing Ch.2 Project 5

Circles, ellipses.

Drawing Ch.2 Project 4

Boxes and Books.
Version 1


Version 2. The angle of view of the books on the left is better.

Drawing Ch.2 Project 3

Rectangles seen from different viewponts. Some objects flat on table, others leaning on hidden boxes.

Drawing Ch.2 Project 1

Two Dimensions
Using a grid behiind the subject to get sizes correct.

Drawing Ch.1 Project 5 partial

Close-up of charcoal area of picture below.

Drawing Ch.1 Project 5

Shading effects. Different media - pen, pencil, brush, charcoal.

Drawing Ch.1 Project 1 pt2

More blots. This time onto wetted paper to show diffusion.

Drawing Ch.1 Project 3 pt1

Blots. Drop ink onto paper then join a few bits. What do you see?

Drawing Ch.1 Project 2 pt2

Draw an outine of a town with minimal lifting of the pencil.
Then close eyes and repeat the scene (below).

Drawing Ch.1 Project 2 pt1

Try out lines with pencils, pen/ink, brush/ink and charcoal.

Drawing Ch.1 Project 1

Drawing by Chance.
First project. Use all materials - charcoal, pen and ink, HB, 2B and 4B pencils.
To try out what they all do.

Sketchbook 8 Oct 07

Saw my easel at an angle and it looked like something was wrong. It was just the perspective foreshortening the painting. Did this sketch and now spot that the vanishing points for the painting and the easel legs don't match in the RH image. Never mind, lesson noted.

First post

This blog is where I shall post work I've done for my Open College of the Arts course.