WEEK 8

RESEARCH: OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES AND FIRST EXAMPLE.

This are the sources I used to gain more knowledge about how to come up with good observational drawings. Also, the example I will post today was when I had less knowledge about observational than in the present.

Gale, A. (2017). How to Create an excellent Observational Drawing: 11 Tips for High School Art Students. [online] STUDENT ART GUIDE. Available at: https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/realistic-observational-drawings [Accessed 25 Jul. 2019].

EmptyEasel (2015). How to Draw what you See: Techniques and Tips to Improve your Drawing Skills – EmptyEasel.com. [online] EmptyEasel.com. Available at: https://emptyeasel.com/2006/11/24/how-to-draw-what-you-see-techniques-and-tips-to-improve-your-drawing-skills/ [Accessed 25 Jul. 2019]

Pal, S. (2015). 15 observational drawing tips. [online] Creative Bloq. Available at: https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/15-observational-drawing-tips [Accessed 12 Jul. 2019].

Themodmin, 2017. Rapid sketching – Architecture Daily Sketches. [Online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LbUwkk93QI [Accessed 12 July 2019].

Yanconsky, L., 2016. How to Accurately Observe and Draw Objects. [Online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOtKnMN-VNs [Accessed 12 July 2019].

Tip 1

• Make sure a light source is going directly towards the object you trying to draw.

Tip 2

• Observe carefully at what you are trying to draw.

Tip 3

• Use a viewfinder to stablish the edges of the drawing.

Tip 4

• Use the perspective and then start drawing the lines from the edges of the viewfinder.

Tip 5

• Use your pencil or another straight other to check for the angles of the object you are drawing.

Tip 6

• Use basic forms, gridlines, lines, and other elements to stablished the general draft of the building before coming up with any details.

Tip 7

• Look to your real object as much as you look at your paper, otherwise you will think you will draw what you think you see and not what you really see.

Tip 8

• Shade the image from darkest to brighter and have a good range of tones inside the drawing.

Tip 9

• Use hatching and mark making methods to convey surface and texture to the drawing.

Tip 10

• Erase, add, or omit details if necessary in order to give your own personal style to the drawing.

MY EXAMPLE BEFORE RESEARCH: (2 hours drawing)