Modeling

I'm taking a 3D modeling class right now. This whole semester, we've been creating a World War 1 flare gun. I never knew how to makes textures or UV maps or anything until now, and it has been an enormously fun project. I'm still working on the texture of it, but here is where I'm at right now.

One Week.

Hello, world. 

A lot can happen in a week. 

Lives begin and end. 

Leaders, new and old, can take power.

Discoveries that will change our most basic conceptions of 

what our lives are can be made

 I just drew a lot this week though.

Graphite, 20 mins.

My figure drawing continues to improve, and I continue to astound 

myself with what I can do.

Also, I saw a movie a couple of days ago that had quite a big impact on me.

Bronson, Faber-Castell Pitt pen and Black Tombow Marker

The movie was Bronson, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, and based off of the real life criminal, Charles Bronson.

The movie's titular protaganist was a man whose primary joy in life was hurting others. He had almost no redeeming qualities, but throughout the entire movie I rooted or him without fail. This film is a success in almost every regard, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I also had a minor art epiphany two days ago. 

Sketches, Bic Ballpoint Pen

 

I started drawing, and I didn't let the pen stop moving until I felt like I had a complete character. I gave almost no thought to anatomy, structure, or the quality of the final product. I ended up being incredibly happy with what I got, and even though these are not the cleanest, or the most finished drawings, each one of them has a unique spark of personality, and they are not as monotonous as my drawings tend to get. Loosening up and almost letting the drawing draw its self is an amazing feeling.

Winter Is Coming...

And with it, come the final projects. 

 Bring it.

I've been enjoying myself lately. My classes aren't destroying me, so I've had lots of time to explore my art on my own. I've been drawing  quite a bit, but as is always the case, about 80% of my drawings are pretty awful. then only about 2% of that remaining 20% is anything I would ever want people to see, and that's what I've got here.

The way I draw is evolving left and right lately, and that is largely due to my figure drawing class. 

Ten Minutes, Graphite

Drawing the human figure has helped me draw basically everything better, and figure drawing has become my favorite part of the week. Puzzling out what makes a human body act and look the way it does is such a fun, gratifying, challenge, and I don't ever want to stop doing it.

Sixty Minutes, Charcoal

 

Detail 

 
"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn't show." - Andrew Wyeth

Stay warm people.