The Relational Human Figure

 

I found drawing easier than painting when working with a model because I felt I had more control of the medium. Getting the right proportions and capturing likeness was more challenging when drawing from the model than it normally is from a photo because it is 3-dimensional and harder to visualize 2-dimensionally on paper. Using a siting stick helped with this, though it was still difficult to account for my movements, changing my perspective, and the model’s slight movements. I think when working with pencil and charcoal, I showed a lot of improvement over the sessions, getting more detailed and rendering feet/hands more fully. Painting, however, I seemed to only improve slightly in my ability to blend the colors in a way that they didn’t get too muddy.