On May 10th for our Drawing Form & Fashion class, we went to the Met to see the Comme des Garçons exhibit that was on display.

For my culture inspired collection I chose to focus on the Spanish culture, specifically bullfighting and Torero’s(bullfighters). I was drawn to the intricate beading and embroidery of the traditional costume that the torero’s wear. The outfit is called traje de luces, which means “suit of lights”. Bullfighting is considered to not only be a sport, but […]

40 Croquis Silhouettes   Pattern Value Scale

 

The inspiration for my project is the movie Amélie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. What I love most about the film is what appears to be green/teal/warm yellow tint filters that almost change the entire mood of each scene. It’s extremely unnatural, and surreal, almost a reflection of Amélie’s adventurous and youthful thinking. My color strategy is based on […]

Revision:

In class we learned how to draw folds in fabric, along with several model poses. Trenchcoat demo: These are the notes I took during the demo:   Our assignment for this week was similar to last week’s assignment. We had to make three layouts (same, similar, different) but this time it had to be done […]

Our class lesson was about the human form, and learning it’s proportions. We drew 9 head figures, (female/male), in a front,side, and high hip pose.   Notes I took during class: Our assignment was to draw 20 front view, 20 side view, 20 high hip poses, and 20 rib cage orientations. Here is a process […]

   1/25/17 These are the demos that Professor Siegler drew for us on the blackboard. We learned how to draw the Golden rectangle/spiral, front/profile/3/4 views of the head, and the pictorial elements. Notes I took in class:   For our hundred drawing assignment we needed to draw 20 golden rectangles, 20 front view, 20 profile […]