My Intentions
In this project I have really enjoyed getting to fully understand the figure and play with line and shadows to create a figure. Through this process I have really enjoyed working with hands and trying to draw hands in their relaxed positions, but really focusing on the shape and shadows within the hand. I have really enjoyed playing with lines and the effect of building up lines, making them thicker and opposing that with thin light lines. I have done a little with the face and features of the face, but I would like to study that further as the project progresses. I have also really enjoyed looking at different people and doing quick sketches because it forces me to look at the overall figure and bang out the general form before turning to small details which is opposite what I usually do in my process. I would like to also really try and get the whole figure on my paper, for some reason I keep enlarging my image making it hard for me to fit it on the page. I really like my work with vine charcoal, I did a little work with ink, but I like how fluidly I am able to work with charcoal and how loose I can be with my hand, but also meticulous with details. The drawing of Kennedy where I focused on her facial details I feel really needs to be worked on more. I feel that the face needs some added details and shading to look more humanistic and to tone down the eyes, because the eyes seem to be very strong in this picture. I really like the picture I drew of Gustavo sitting down as I feel it ended up very proportional and looking as I wanted it to. I really like how his back turned out with the ruffles in the shirt showing him sitting leaning up against something. I see myself continuing to delve deeper into the figure and continuing to work with charcoal to see where that takes me.
I was really impressed with the stop action film made by William Kentridge. The was he was able to create a picture and then through little changes create a movie was incredible. While I don't think this will be part of my process it was a really inspiring and interesting process that I learned a lot from. I also really enjoyed the work done by Kara Walker with her figures. I thought it was really cool that without any shadows or lines she was still able to create such an incredible figure.
William Kentridge
His use of line and shadow here is really exemplary especially in the face reflected in the mirror.
Kara Walker
