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getting ready to do the assignment

This past assignment for my fine arts class broke me. Okay, okay, that might be a bit dramatic. But, the assignment did show me that I need to get back into the practice of sketching more. The warm up was  drawing spheres; four in total. This is something which is something that I haven't done in a while. It really showed. My first attempt was beyond sad. Before I did the second I went and dug out the numerous reference for drawing spheres I had from years ago. 

my poor, poor spheres

I really needed those references, I'm sure without them it could have been worse. Shading, or well values have always been something I have issues with. So this warm up was actually pretty challenging. (Proves that I need to start practicing more). 

The next part involved cross-hatching and pointillism which are fun to do. I am better at pointillism than cross-hatching but both were hard to do in a sphere. It is actually the first time I have ever done any in a sphere. It was good practice and I'm actually pretty happy with the results of the last two spheres. (They could have been much, much worse). 

the final result 

As you can see the pointillism sphere is the best. The cross-hatching was difficult because I wasn't sure how to get it to look right. I must have redone that one at least ten times. 

The next part of the assignment was to take what you learned from drawing the spheres and use it to draw an object (one that you have in front of you). I originally was going to draw my dad. I did, but the end result was just really sad. It looked like I put a beard on a female. It looked like my dad, well, it look like my dad if he was twenty years younger and more female that her really is. I blame it on his eyes. He has really pretty eyes and I tried to draw them right and I failed. At least I got the jaw and beard right, facial hair usually destroys me. (or at least who I am drawing).  

After I finished the failed portrait of my papa, I decided to take a break and try again later. I was getting frustrated and I wouldn't get anywhere if I continued to draw. I ended up drawing something simpler because the practice would do me good. My sister had left a wine glass on the table so I drew that. I am actually pleased with the results. Though I did come to an important realization that I really need to practice the basics more often. That's gonna be my goal for the next couple weeks. 

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That's it for now. 

xoxo