Various Eagles!

Hi class!

Observe the various eagles drawn by the class. Observe how the STYLE changes between eagles. In review, this is because you all have unique hands! Embrace your individualism and revel in the way you illustrate the class logo. If you are interested, I can speak individually with students about your style. Ask yourself what you want your style to be. Ask yourself what it is. Ask yourself if you're interested in drawing.






















Now that we've discussed style and artistic types of drawing (abstract, realistic, iconic, etc.). Let's try to take a HUMAN FIGURE DRAWING and apply not only our style, but our own imaginative characters. Imagine Scarecrow, Bulltron Mega, Abe Lopez or some of the other characters you've developed in class in new, unique postures.

Allow me to demonstrate:

Above is a cropping of a print my mother bought at a yard sale when she was young. She gave it to me later on. She enjoys the composition and subject matter.

In my own drawing practice, I borrowed the POSTURE as reference but illustrated my own character in my own style. instead of a night in shinning armor, I've drawn a metal head with a leather jacket.

The point of this exercise is to broaden ones imagination while simultaneously working on "seeing" via figure drawing.






Using these postures, do a figure drawing ... but now make it your own! Imagine your characters in these positions. Try to do a realistic, abstract or iconic drawing of these postures but with your own imaginary characters.

Chengyi: imagine your characters in these poses!
Nathan: Why not imagine Sonic the Hedgehog with nunchucks?
Pai Ka: Give scarecrow legs and move her body!

If you have trouble - FOCUS JUST ON SEEING. Remember: These are all just exercises. The point is to not stress out about these, but to exercises your eyeballs and your imaginations!