Project - Basic Shapes and Fundamental Form

Exercise - Boxes and Books

This was an enjoyable exercise in describing the basic shapes of regular shaped objects.  My first sketch was done a bit too quickly and on completion I realised that I needed to take more time to observe the relative sizes of the objects.

First sketches - need to observe relative sizes and positions more carefully

This time I paid more attention to the sizes

Exercise - Jars and Jugs

Cylindrical objects have the additional complication of describing flattened circles - ellipses.  I decided to work on drawing these first with a practice page in my sketch book.  The difficulty for me was creating a symmetrical shape, as I found being right handed, drawing a curve in one direction is much easier than in the other.

Practice ellipses

 In my first drawing, I found it difficult to match the sizes of objects like the salt and pepper shakers which are the same size.  The second attempt was more successful and in both drawings I was happy that there was a feeling of depth and perspective.

First drawing. Need to watch the relative sizes still.

Second drawing - better relative sizes but still need to watch the symmetry of curves

Third drawing with dip pen and ink, quite pleased with how this turned out.

Exercise - Supermarket Shop

The relative sizes of the objects are quite good, the ellipses of the tin are a bit flat.

Check and Log

I was generally happy with achieving a feeling of depth in my drawings and happy that the objects looked solid. I was aware of the need to observe the relative sizes and positions of objects and a useful way to check this is by looking at the negative spaces between objects and not just the positive shapes of the objects themselves.