Life Drawing - Session #1

These two drawings are based in Norwich Castle Museum. We went to the castle with Will and went to the keep. The purpose of the exercise was to capture perspective and give our drawings depth as though they were 3D. This was my drawing for the exercise.

I am fairly happy with how it turned out. The one thing that was mentioned about it was that I'd made the rear sections quite dark in places, this brought them forward more than they should've been, confusing the perspective a little. From a technical aspect I feel it's an accurate representation of the subject.

The next task was to draw something in fine detail, one small section or item within the keep.

I chose a suit of armour because I liked the way the lighting fell on it, leaving all the bumps and nooks in the armour. Thus making for a nice detailed rendering.

The final task was to combine the previous two into one. So an 'environment' and a focal point.

I chose to the casing for the armour because I felt it stuck out slightly anyway, a large, polished metal and glass structure within an old keep composed of wood and iron. To add to it I drew the background section in pencil and focus in pen, to bring it out of the page. This allows for a very clear point of focus.