Victoria

Project 1

For my first project I wanted to draw a person and it just ended up doing a self portrait. The first picture turned out really good, better than I have ever done before, but I knew that it could be better, and it was. I like the use of the grid because it helps see smaller pieces rather than the whole picture but it is also a risk to become too attached to that process. I had trouble with the nose because it is nothing but shades but i believe that it turned out well. I am not totally happy with the second one but if I do more then I can only get better.



Project 2

For this project I wanted to learn how to draw animals realistically. Shelby was good enough to supply me with a picture of her cat to work with. It is hanging on a wall so the picture is not the best quality. My favorite part of the picture is the ear that sticks out in front, I'm not sure really why, maybe because I expected the picture to be not so good. I had a hard time with the fur on the stomach because my teacher kept saying it wasn't done and i needed to make it look less like the background, she was right but it was still not amusing when I had been working for a long time and wanted to be done with it. Shade in a different direction and then lift some of it and presto, it is done. I liked the picture only because it turned out much better than I thought it would and it is a testament to my skill (not that that sounded self-centered at all!). I am pleased.