Art Summer Homework

June 2015

Hand Sketches

1st Sketch- Graphite

2nd Sketch- Charcoal

3rd Sketch- Watercolor

4th Sketch- Pastel

5th Sketch- Ink

[For the Graphite, Charcoal, and Ink sketches, I wanted to add a sort of storybook look, so i add the shading by small strokes of the drawing tool, so it looked like a drawing from an old story tale.  The Watercolor and Pastel sketches have a more cartoon-y look to them, however. These are all modeled off male hands, with an acceptation to the Ink sketch.]

July 2015

Tool Sketches

1st Sketch- Graphite

2nd Sketch- Charcoal

3rd Sketch- Watercolor

4th Sketch- Pastel

5th Sketch- Ink

[I found it to be more difficult to draw the tools than the hands. The Charcoal and Pastel sketches came out especially cartoon-y. I think the Hammer (Ink) was the easiest, the Wrench (Graphite) coming in close second. The Pastel was sort of intended to have an animated look. The Charcoal sketch.. ehh, not so much *scratches head nervously*. I thought the wooden figure was considered a tool, since I use it when drawing male figures as a source myself.]

June / July 2015

Hand Sculpture

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Tool Sculpture

[These were the most difficult part of all the art homework. They kept cracking in awkward places. I was extremely frustrated with the hand especially, because getting under the fingers was a pain in my hands. I have to admit I did use a photo reference for the wrinkles in the bends of the fingers and palm because mine were covered with clay. The only difficulty with the Tool was trying (emphasis on "trying") to make the dirt look realistic as wall as give the sculpture something to keep it up while drying - I was tempted to get a hair dryer but decided that wouldn't be the smartest idea with the risk of it cracking worse then it had been from only air-drying. The Dirt acts as more of a stand, but couldn't hold the rest of the sculpture up being that it was still drying itself.]

Hand Sculpture

Tool Sculpture