Scale Figures

In this example, we were told to sketch different scale figures from 3/32" to 1 1/2" scale.

Scale figures are used to show the proportion of a drawing. In perspective drawing it is easier to locate the vanishing point to determine the scale of a figure. We practiced with different scales in class, learning to draw figures in a short hand, like a loose sketch.

Five Sketches: examination of fellow sketcher's

These are examples of my own sketches that I liked in comparison to that of my fellow sketcher's in class

'magnola leaf'

'cut 2x4"'

'profile sketch of leaf'

Tuan Vo

'bottle'

He depicts this bottle in a more technical contour sketch that would be interesting to adapt to my technique of sketching.

Tricia Collins

'self portrait'

Her technique of hatching to create value in interesting due to the fact that not a lot of people can pull it off well, except in this case with Tricia's self portrait. 

Orthagraphic Sketches

Pictorial Views of "Spool of Thread"

Spool of Thread

Successful Leaf

I drew this leaf on September 4th in my Introduction to Art History class.  I decided to draw this leaf because it was the most interesting of all the other leaves that I had collected. The interesting veins throughout this was the most stimulating to draw.

Where do I find inspiration?

I find inspiration from life, which sounds like a cliche, but life is genuinely beautiful. If you ever sit peaceful and just examine the world around you, even the most minuscule of things can be harmoniously inspiring. Why not life itself? We are all part of the interconnected web called life. Why can't everyone of us find inspiration in ourselves?

Susan