I did not realize how much I had grown over this school year until I saw the art I made at the beginning of the year. Its really weird to look back on old work because it never seems that bad when you first make it. At the same time it never seems like you've improved until you look back. I don't think I've undergone some incredible transformation but I do think I've learned a lot. First of all, I learned that I am definitely not the best at figure drawing. No matter how bad I think I am, I'm still improving every time I draw. I think I'm much better at understanding how to do things even though I'm not necessarily good at them. For example, I now know how to site while I'm drawing but I'm not great at it. I still need to improve on angles and proportion which are two of my greatest issues. I've also improved in the sense that I use more color and try to be experimental with it. Although I hate it, practice makes perfect and I just have to continue practicing in order to become better at figure drawing. My compositions are never that great but it is usually because I try and fit the whole figure on the page which never really looks good. As I move on to Art IV next year, I'll try not to be too hard on myself despite the fact that all of my peers are incredible artists. Figure drawing is just not my thing but that is okay!
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June 2018
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