Sem 2 Week 11 Contemporary Architecture

This is a modern interior architectural drawing that took about 40 minutes to produce and was made using marker pens and a graphic pen. The piece focuses on capturing the subtleties of interior spaces.

The piece is very successful when it comes to showing depth and breadth especially through the different tonal values that occur thanks to the medium used. The drawing is also successful when it comes to perspective, for the most part, like on the two pillars. The highlights in the back give a good feeling of light and a sense of casting shadows through darker tones. The horizon line passes through the middle of the drawing and it has two vanishing points that are created by the orthogonal lines of the base of the pillars. If there are two vanishing points then that means that it is a two point perspective drawing.

It is not a perfect drawing, for the perspective of the roof seems a little bit off as it feels like it is perpendicular on the line of the wall and so it gives a sense of floating. There also seems to be something wrong in the back of the drawing where the little corridor is and at the back a door. The perspective on the wall of the corridor seems to be wrong and the shadow that’s cast over it seems to not be made by any object.

Sem 2 Week 10 Classical Interiors

This is a 30 minute landscape drawing of a balcony made using conte crayon. It is a classical interior drawing that was created using impressionistic techniques. The horizon line on this piece is situated down, outside the drawing, as it looks like the balcony was drawn from a low angle.

The drawing does a very good job in showing depth and breadth through different tonal values that were created by using the hatching technique with this medium. The light source seems to be falling perpendicular on the balcony and it beautifully creates highlights and shadows like on the pillars. The perspective is mostly correct in the piece and it has two vanishing points, which means that it is a two point perspective drawing. A nice sense of texture is coming out of the balcony, as the shading technique and the impression of the pillar’s reflection implies that the surface is a mirror.

It is not a perfect drawing by any means, for the perspective of the pillars is wrong and it distracts the viewer’s eye. The white space also disrupts the balance of the composition. This could’ve been avoided if a background was added.  Perspective on the right pillar seems to be wrong as well. 

Sem 2 Week 9 Shadow and Tonal Values

This is a 1 hour drawing of an exhibition in a hallway drawn from a balcony.  It was made using graphite stick and the piece studies shadows and tonal values. This landscape uses layers of depth, for example the midground is formed by the statue and the balcony, the foreground is made out of the glass barrier and the wall on the right and the background is composed of the wall with the windows and the roof.

This piece is successful in showing good observation through perspective and succeeds when it comes to showing depth using tonal values and showing detail. This is evident from the area beneath the statue and the window area. The point of interest in this piece is the exhibition in the middle and the areas of interest would be the space beneath the statue and the area that’s in the back of the exhibition in the upper right corner. Depth is given by shadows with different tonal values from light ones to dark ones that were created using the technique of hatching. From the position of the shadow close to the roof it seems like the light source is coming from where the piece was drawn. The drawing also benefits from impressionistic techniques for conveying detail, like on the statue.

The drawing is not perfect, because the perspective of the exhibition is a little bit off and the windows should’ve been parallel with the roof lines.

Sem 2 Week 8 Scenic Comopsition

These are two scenic landscapes of two different natural compositions made with graphite that took about 40 minutes each to complete. In the first drawing the foreground is the grass arcs, the midground is the stairs and the background is the building in the back. In the second drawing the foreground is the grass, the midground is the pathway with the trees and the background is the detail in the back, which gives depth to the piece.

Both pictures are successful in showing a variety of tonal values, but the first drawing is more successful than the second one in this case, because of the grass strokes. Depth can be seen in both drawings, like on the arcs and it is clear that the trees in the second drawing are at a different level than where the grass is. In the second drawing there's a nice sense of balance, for there's an equal amount of information on both sides. The light post is positioned on the rule of thirds, as well as the last tree on the right.

The drawings are not perfect, as in the first drawing the perspective on the stairs is wrong and the building would've benefited from tonal values for more depth. The second drawing could've used more tonal values to give off more depth and breadth,for example the grass in the foreground could've been shaded.

Sem 2 Week 7 Perspective of Curves

This is a 1 hour architectural drawing of a modern building using a graphite stick. It does not study the perspective of curves, however it studies a very interesting perspective that seems quite difficult to capture.
The foreground consists of the arc like pillars next to the main building and the little gardens in the front of it.
The midground consists of the main building and the background is made out of the big building in the back and the tree.

The drawing does a pretty good job in capturing the difficult angles, however that does not mean it's perfect. The horizon line is represented by the line that passes through the door and the bins near it and it is quite close to the ground, which suggests that the person who drew this piece was sitting. It is a two point perspective drawing, for there are two vanishing points. The orthogonal lines of the base of the building and the top of it that face the viewer unite and form one vanishing point outside of the drawing. The other vanishing point, is formed outside of the drawing by the other two orthogonal lines that face the tree. The tree on the left adds some balance to the composition, however it feels like there should be more detail in that area for it to nicely balance the information on the right.

The drawing is not perfect, as the perspective is a little off, for example on the lines of the building in the midground, which is also the focal point of the drawing, should be narrower. Same goes for the building in the background. 

Sem 2 Week 6 Landscape, Angels in Architecture

This is a 1 hour landscape drawing using conte crayon that focuses on angles in architecture. It is a drawing of a lift and three floors drawn from a lower level. The horizon line is somewhere down outside the drawing, as the person who drew it was looking up. There is one vanishing point that goes out of the drawing and it follows the orthogonal lines of the lift shaft.  Foreshortening is also clear on the lift. The focal point of the drawing is the lift shaft, as that is what the viewer notices first and the area of interest is the levels on the right because of the big amount of detail. However the viewer’s eye might fall on the left side of the lift, because the dark tones of the levels catches the viewer’s eye and then it leads it to the right side of the lift.

The drawing does an excellent job in showing excellent observational skills through the amount of detail that is portrayed. Depth and breadth is clearly seen when it comes to the three levels and the space close to the ground, as the viewer can get a sense of dimension. The piece is a nice composition, as the lift is placed on the rule of thirds and it balances with the amount of detail that’s happening on the right. 

The piece is not perfect, as the perspective on the lift seems kind of wrong and it looks like the vantage point was changed.

Sem 2 Week 5: Non-human Anatomy

This is a quick 6 minute sketch of two taxidermies birds created using a graphite stick and focus on studying non-human anatomy.

The sketches are successful when it comes to perspective and showing correct animal anatomy. On the first bird there is clear foreshortening and it was observed very well. The shading on the beak is very well done with a highlight on it that works very well, as well as the shading in the back of the bird that gives a little bit of depth. The second bird is drawn from a good perspective and the anatomical study is correct. It is not perfect, as the body should’ve been a little bit longer and the bird seems to be missing a tail.

The sketch fails when it comes to depth, as the drawing lacks the tonal values given by shading. The drawing would’ve benefited from a little more detail, like drawing some feathers on the birds to give a sense of texture. The two sketches are too close to each other, as they are touching and a bit of space between them would’ve been beneficial. A background would’ve helped in giving breadth to the piece, as well as giving it some balance.