Chair With Coat

I think it was less complicated to draw the chair and coat than a pile of sticks, but it was still difficult because things were more defined so you had to draw them right. I don't think I used any skills developed over the past few weeks because I don't think I have any.

Pile of Sticks

It was extremely difficult to draw the pile of sticks, even when I wasn't trying to draw the individual sticks. Drawing is not my strength, and it felt awkward to try to draw the sticks. The outcome wasn't very good, it looked like a smudge with things sticking out of it. I think I needed to add more detail to the middle of the pile.

The Changing Still Life

To make this changing still life look good you had to draw kind of quickly and draw lightly as well so you could erase things easily. You also had to get the shading right to distinguish colors. I didn't do any of those things, because I didn't know at first that there was going to be things added. By the end of the drawing after erasing and drawing and re-erasing things, my picture basically looked like a huge grayish black smudge. You could hardly tell what anything was anymore. The way I would do it next time is draw lighter and get a good eraser.

Three Forms Drawing

Drawing can be very relaxing, especially when your are listening to music, which I did today. I felt like I did a pretty good job on the cup and the block, but I struggled with the pinecone. Drawing what you see is much easier said then done, especially with things that have odd shapes and angles, like a pinecone. What I learned from doing this is that you have to be patient with yourself while you draw. Go from broad to more specific, that will make it a lot easier.

Talk and Draw

Both roles in this activity were very difficult. It was hard for the describer because you couldn't say what the actual item was, you had to just describe in great detail what it looked like so the drawer could accurately draw it. It was hard for the drawer because sometimes the describer would be to vague and it was hard to tell from their descriptions where the item was in  relation to other items or how big it was. If I did this activity again I would take it more slowly, not missing anything and trying to be more descriptive.