So this week I am switching it up again. These two pieces are part of my concentration for my AP Studio Art class in school. All of my pieces are centered on the theme of childhood, either things I played with while I was younger, memories, or activities that I used to do. I am also exploring in more detail the technique of using black and white charcoal on a toned background. I really like the look of this kind of medium and I enjoy the process of bringing out both shadows and highlights. I am aslo experimenting with different paper colors and the effect that it has on the overall drawing.
The first drawing consists of some trucks that I used to play with. I had to do some considerable digging in my basement to find them :P. I chose to use brown paper because I thought it would give it somewhat of a vintage feel. I'm not sure if I accomplished this, but I think it worked well anyway. I also wanted to really stress the contrast between light and dark in this piece, which I think is its strongest aspect.
The second piece is actually my twin sister, who was kind enough to model for me ;). This one is pretty self-explanatory. I used to play a lot of video games when I was younger(okay well I still play a lot of video games haha). I chose the dark colored paper because the picture was very dark, and I usually ended up playing video games with just the TV on, so I wanted to capture that dark atmosphere. I also thought it would be cool to do this piece from a very exaggerated perspective. The foot was quite tricky to draw and I still don't think I got the shape right, but overall I think this piece came out well.
These are the first two pieces that I have done so far, and I now have five, so I will be uploading those in weeks to come. These pieces are my most recent works of art, so I figured it would be interesting to compare where I am now with some of my first pieces of art. Next week I will go back to one of my early sketches, but you can expect quite a variety from here on out.
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