This is a drawing of a homeless man. It was my first time doing this, so it was a bit challenging. I chose words that were related to homelessness and the associated feelings that people might experience. Then, I arranged them in a way that flowed with the contours of the portrait. As for the … Read more
This is a drawing of Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns. I used graphite pencils (2B, 4B, and 6B) for the portrait. Then, I taped on a cutout of the crown using scrapbook paper with an autumn-leaves design. In regards to the meaning of this drawing, I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord … Read more
I used a waxed-based coloured pencil as my drawing tool. This challenged me to transition between values without using a blending tool or smudging the pencil marks. I just slowly added layers and light hatching to “blend” the different values, especially on the egg. I think it still looks okay, even though the texture of … Read more
Above is my first contour ink drawing for this lesson. I tried adding some lines and detail to the background, similar to a topographic map. Overall, the drawing was kept simple. For this second drawing, I focused more on the shadows. I tried cross hatching on the darker and lower parts of the bird and … Read more
This is my cross contour drawing of a phone charger, soap dispenser, and book light. I initially did pencil sketches, and then I inked the final drawings with a hard-tip brush pen. Artist Inspirations: Vincent Van GoghIn 1886, Vincent Van Gogh moved to Paris, where he was influenced by Impressionist painters. These connections with other … Read more
I used photos as reference for each of the negative space drawings. Pencil and eraser were used for the initial sketch, and then a brush pen was used to fill in the negative spaces. Overall, this was a new but simple way of drawing for me. Artist Inspirations: M.C. EscherHow can art be mathematical? M.C. … Read more
These are blind contour drawings of my right hand. The one in the top-left corner was the first drawing that I did. I thought it was difficult at first, but as I kept on practicing, I became more confident and better at it. Artist Inspirations: Daphne Odjig Look closely at Odjig’s painting “To Drop the … Read more
About Me: Hello, my name is Rachael. I was born in the Philippines, but I can only speak English. I enjoy doing art, such as drawing, fibre arts, and photography. Taxidermy is also something that I do; however, I am just an amateur. Overall, I do art whenever I have the time or feel like … Read more