My Work
This is a drawing of my brother’s boot. I first drew a pencil sketch and inked it with a fine, black pen. Then, I coloured the boot using coloured pencils. The same was used for the floor / background. I used brown, acrylic yarn as the shoelace and coated it in Elmer’s glue before attaching it to the drawing.
Stop and Think
Turn over your finished sketch. Compare it to the original; how accurate is your drawing? Find two places where you see exact similarities and two places where you can see a big difference (either write them down or annotate on the sketch in a different colour).
Submit a picture of your sketch and annotations. In your post, comment on why you think this is an exercise that many drawing students do.
I think my drawing is mostly accurate. The two similarities are the hands and legs. The two differences are the head and shoulders. They are skinnier, less broad and appear as if they have been stretched vertically.
I think this is an exercise that many drawing students do because it allows them to focus on the lines and draw what they see. Students are not distracted or overwhelmed by drawing an image of Stravinsky, but rather focused on the lines and shapes that make up Stravinsky.
Artist Connection
Choose one work that you have seen in this lesson (DFT, Picasso, Soul) and comment on the following in a paragraph:
– How does the artist effectively create enough detail so the viewer can tell what the subject is?
– Would you classify this work as realistic or abstract? Why?
– Create a small continuous contour line drawing in the style of the artist you chose (shape, subject, etc.).
DFT draws the most prominent and recognizable features of his subjects to effectively create enough detail. This means he would minimalize his subjects down to their basic shapes and forms. I classify his work as abstract because he uses a minimal amount of detail by avoiding those that are finer or less prominent. I would not classify his work as realistic because it does not represent his subjects in a way that is true to life (e.g. with shadows, highlights, finer details).
Below, is a shrimp drawn in the style of DFT.
