Graphics- Day 1, Part 1

Fig 1. drawn blind (author's own)

 

The first task that was given to us by our graphics tutor Andy was to look at a class mate for 30 seconds and then close your eyes and draw them. At first I thought this task was impossible, and that all I was going to find was a set of scribbles on my paper. Instead I found that once you focus on remembering where you placed the eye, nose etc. on the paper, and what the person actually looked like, you can end up with quite a decent drawing, far from perfect maybe, but satisfactory. You can see the outcome of my blind drawing in Fig 1, I quite like it because although it looks unfinished, you can see an expression in the face. This is my favourite drawing out of the four we were asked to do.

Fig 2. drawn by mouth (author's own)

 

Fig 2 is an image of a drawing I done using my mouth, just like the person I was trying to draw. Due to the limitation of control I had on the pen, the drawing turned out disconnected and loose which I found quite fascinating.

Fig 3. alternative hand (author's own)

 

Turns out I am better at using my left hand than I thought. We tend to cling to what we're comfortable with and don't always think to try out new things because of the fear of failing. Again this drawing (Fig 3) looks nothing like the person itself, but I still like its looseness, quite similar to Fig1 and Fig 2 although they have all been drawn through different methods. Maybe my style of drawing is quite loose in general?

Fig 4. continuous line (author's own)

 

Although you can see a face in Fig 4, I think my weakest method of drawing was with a continuous line. I'm not too keen on this particular piece because of its unrealistic feel, however, it does remind me of some of Picasso's work. An interesting resemblance.