Line-O Cut Sketch and Reference

Here is the sketch and the photo I worked on for the lineo cut project. I was not able to post the lineo cut itself because it is not finished yet, however I at least have my original sketch to show. 

What Is Meaningful to You?

Although they may not know it, my friends are the most meaningful things in my life. I value them greatly beyond compare and I wouldn't be anywhere without them.

What do you love/fear?

I love my animals. I have a very strong connection to all of them, especially the one shown in the picture. He comes and sits with me if he knows I'm upset and is providing me comfort as I write this. 

I am afraid of the dark and what could be hiding in the dark. This also could translate to a fear of the unknown that causes anxiety. I can not sleep well in a pitch black room. 

Pumpkin Shadow Project

DOORWAY OF LIGHT

My goal, as was with my last project, was to create an image in hyper realism. With this project, I allowed myself to use extremely dark charcoal with high contrast with eraser. I focused mainly on shadow. I saw how the shadow landed on the pumpkins and if it gently fades from light to dark or if it was a direct change. I feel that I accomplished my goal well enough for me to be proud of the drawing. Then again, I am still getting used to working with items such as charcoal and erasing to form highlights. The most difficult part was trying to get the pumpkin to appear realistic. I worked from one pumpkin to the next, focusing on just the one at a time so I could get the best view of shadow and detail as I could. To me, the smaller pumpkin in the middle turned out best. It seems the most realistic. I feel as though I learned a lot through this project about the importance of value and contrast in a drawing. The mentor that came to my mind while I was drawing this was a Russian artist named Ilya Kuvshinov. She primarily draws people and landscapes, but she works greatly with the idea of shadow and how a lot of shadow goes a long way, but so does minor detail, to create a wonderful piece of art. In class, I mainly looked to my instructor for guidance since I had no past experience of drawing with such dark colors and using charcoal on a project like this. If I were to go back and fix anything, I would try to possibly blend a bit more to get rid of the streaky texture in the back and on some of the pumpkins. However, I think that if you squint your eyes a bit and maybe tilt your head you can see a very realistic drawing of pumpkins, and that I am proud of accomplishing.