final portfolio

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48509727@N05/sets/

reflection on the semester:

overall I learned and started to understand the structure of the human body, my goal for the semester was to be able to look at figures and quickly (and accurately); which now I can look and pick apart the different areas of the body and recognize how the bone structure and how the joints move. Just having that understanding that every part has multiple planes has helped me bocome much more accurate when sketching.

since midterms, my line quality has improved quite a bit. I now draw with my shoulder and full arm rather than my wrist, just these adjustments have helped me achieve my goal of better line quality and getting rid of my normal dark, layered, sketchy look that many of my previous drawings have had.

I plan to use my newly aquired skills to more accurately sketch people in interior space, which helps a client understand the three dimensional space on paper when proposing a design. I may also start to draw recreationally again, now that it is not a frustration and chore, the biggest part is just being to understand the internal structure and see all the planes of the figure.

midterm portfolio

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48509727@N05/#photo4497131875

Range: 35°N to 4°N; 97.22°W to 51°W
Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 0.3 to 37 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 250 mm

tulip snails are related to spindle shells
they are pointed spindles with rounded curves and a stemlike siphon canal
true tulips have a darker brown coloration than banded tulip shells
they also have closer set spiral lines of reddish brown


true tulips prey on banded tulips as well as pear whelks and other mid-sized gastropods
tulip snails crawl into shallow waters during the winder to attach their clustered egg capsules
miniature tulip snails emerge from holes of the capsule
(from the book: Florida's Seashells: A Beachcomber's Guide By Blair Witherington, Dawn Witherington)

shell identification

http://www.seashells.com/




http://www.search.com/reference/Tulip_shell




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_snail




http://http//www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=4983




Information References.

• shell identification
• common name: true tulip shell
• Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus, 1758 - the true tulip
• Size: 2.5” – 9.5” inches (6.4 – 24.1 cm.)
• Range: It is mostly found in areas from the North Carolina coast all the way south and west to the gulf coast of Texas, also in the West
  Indies. Generally, it resides in 30 feet deep water and dwells in the sand or mud at the bottom.
• Diet: Various gastropods and bivalves, especially its cousin, the Banded Tulip.
• Color Patterns: The tulip shell is a white/tan with rows of darker brownish blotches of various sizes from the spire to the aperture. Over
  those are symmetrical rows of thin lines that spiral up the shell ever 1/8 of an inch or so.
  scientific classification:
• 
  Kingdom: Animalia
• 
  Phylum: Mollusca
• 
  Class: Gastropoda
• 
  Superfamily: Buccinoidea
• 
  
  Family: Fasciolariidae
• 
  Genus: Fasciolaria
  Lamarck, 1799

my process

for these contour drawings i tried to use the little knowledge from last semester to get the whole body in the frame and place the s curve, ribs, and pelvis. knocking some of the dust off...:) i want to try to better my line quality and stroke.
3 words that describe my drawings light, shaky, and delicate

here's my blind contour and continuous line contour drawings. i found it really difficult to slow down and really look look at the subject.

weekly catch up

So i was all excited about working with the manekins, but i have been having a lot more trouble than i thought i would. i haven't been feeling well, and missed the first day with the manekin, and now im paying for it, having trouble keeping up with the process.
On the drawing side of things; i really have seen improvements in proportion and perspective from utilizing the technique of the "egg" for the rib cage and expanding from there. i still have some notes to catch up on and i should go in for open drawing to get caught back up.