Cessna 180 sketch
Charcoal on newsprint
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Bede BD-5 sketch
Bede BD-5 sketch
Charcoal on newsprint
The BD-5 was an exciting new design idea in the early 1970's -- a personal airplane that would be fast and affordable.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Lockheed Constellation
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Still more head inventions
Still more head inventions.Charcoal on newsprint
Even one with hair. Sort of.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Head inventions
Head inventions
Charcoal on newsprint
Another training exercise is to draw invented heads. As you can see, there is a sameness to their appearance. They are more organic and natural looking than "planes of the head" studies. The purpose is to become very familiar with average, ideal features placed in a well-constructed head. Developing a variety of "characters" or types is not the idea here -- just practice drawing idealized heads. My instructor once recommended that we draw invented heads "by the thousands". Why are they bald? Because the focus is on construction and features. Imagining various hair styles for these heads would take time and attention away from the basic focus -- the head itself.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Planes of the head
Planes of the HeadCharcoal on newsprint
Not to be confused with "Planes of the airport", these head studies are used to help the artist and student understand the construction of the human head. They are somewhat mannequin-like. They have average proportions (falling in the middle of the range of head proportions), and as a result are ideal looking -- handsome and attractive. It is recommended that a student learn these planes thoroughly, by drawing many of them, from many viewpoints. Construction is extremely important in the process of drawing.
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