Balance, Weight and Dynamism

There is good posture shown by the model as he is supporting himself by holding the stool. The upper body weight is being supported by the legs and the arms as the model bends his spine. In the drawing the model can be seen to be bending his spine even though his back cannot be seen because of the creases on the abdominals and the of the distance between the pectorals and the groin is quite short. This is where foreshortening has been used in the drawing. There is also a good static pose by the model as he is bending his spine, looking down, and having his hands and feet facing outwards. Also a light is being shone on the model and there are different tonal values on the body. The use of black and white pastel gives the drawing a sense of depth but paper is also acting as a tonal value in between the black and the white. There is a sense of a closed form to this drawing as the model is contracting inwards as his upper body moves closer towards the stool.

Basic Anatomy

This is a 40 min drawing of the human anatomy using a graphite stick. There is some good detail in the shading as on the leg it can be seen that it is curved. There is foreshortening and a good perspective as you can see the difference when looking at the leg and feet and then the arm and hand which are getting smaller as they are further away. Some more measurement could have been done and there are many different values as the model is lying and the light is coming from the right hand side. There are some smaller tonal changes in some area on the body because of the light. The shading is good as it shows some of the muscles as the shading follows the direction of the muscles.

Foreshotening and Extreme Angles

There are many oblique angles in this drawing as there is foreshortening involved. The head is the closest and the feet are further away. Looking at the skeleton from this viewpoint the skeleton looks compressed into a small area. The distance of the legs is smaller because they are further away compared to the arms which are much closer. There is a good sense of foreshortening in the drawing but some areas could be improved on. The skull is relatively small compared to the rest of the body even though it is quite close. The feet could be a slightly smaller as they are quite big even though they are the furthest away. This is a 25 minute drawing of foreshortening of a still life object.

Composition

Due to the composition of the drawing the focal point becomes the large jug in the background. The shading also helps to attract the person interest in the focal point. There is overlapping in the drawing with an object in the foreground, middle ground and the background and there also being no orphaned objects. There is some negative space in-between the flower jug and the large jug. An implied line can also be seen in the drawing going from the top of the large jug to the flowers and then down to the cloth. Then it ends up going right to the small vase. And then back up to the large jug. There is a sense of balance in the composition and there are many values of light and dark in there.  The tones have been used well to show the surfaces of the objects as they are reflecting the surroundings and there is good depth within the drawing. There is good finishing in the drawing as there is a lot of detail on most of the image. The cloth could have had more detail but there is a great balance between the cloth and the objects which are highly detailed, even reflecting doors on their surface. The drawing is a 40 minute drawing of arrangements and composition.