Figure Drawing project 2 Relationships- Final piece

Thumbnails- working out composition and medium for longer 3 hour pose. For these quick sketches I found it difficult to stick within the frame.

I chose to base the final piece on the top right thumbnail as I thought this was the most interesting composition.

For the final piece I wanted to focus on the theme of separation primarily through the use of composition. When drawing out the image I increased the distance between the two figures and placed the two mugs on the table in the centre to perhaps mirror where the “couple” once were. The “togetherness” of the coffee cups could resemble the previous state of the figures’ relationship with the physical separation between them depicting the condition of it now. The moody hues of blue could also help to illustrate the conflict between them.

Final Piece

Figure Drawing- Royal Festival Hall location drawing

As I drew from the figures I saw around me, I felt that I became slightly quicker at recording information as I knew it didn’t have to be a perfect finished drawing as this is almost imposible with the subjects constantly moving around. In some instances such as the drawing at the bottom of this image, I began to look at the surrounding context to increase the theme of “separation or togetherness” and I quite enjoyed adding this detail to the images.

For the drawings including two people, I enjoyed composing the image so that the position of the figures showed differing viewpoints of the body.

Figure drawing- Friend or Foe studio session

For this exercise we were encouraged to move around in order to find the best composition that would depict the given theme. I found this a useful exercise as it enabled me to think about the image as a whole and not just focusing on drawing the figure in its entirety. 

Single line drawings- practicing being freer with mark making.

This was a good exercise which helped me to become less “precious” with my drawings however the outcomes didn’t have great resemblance to the actual subjects.

15 minute drawing. Following on from the previous exercise. With this drawing I was focusing on getting the composition of the image to reflect the theme of “foe”. I like how the line between the two figure more or less extends across the page and how their body language seems to reflect a sense of insecurity as they refuse to look at one another.

“Friend”- Long pose. This pose was a bit more difficult than the pevious one with the addition of the chair and sheet. Despite the obvious proporional mistakes, I like that I was able to add my own style to this longer piece. The face is something I find challenging and something which I need to takle instead of just leaving it out when drawing from the figures.