Object Drawings

The next section is layout. For the first part of this section, you have to do two drawings of objects found around your house that are similar to a sphere, cone, cube and cylinder. Then, do one drawing of the objects normally, and another with the same objects after some external force has acted upon them. What that means is there has to be apparent changes to the objects from the first drawing. They could become exposed to rain, snow, fire etc.

The materials that I used for these drawings were again, a blue col-erase pencil and 2B pencil for the linework. I also used a lightbox again to make sure that all of the objects looked the same.

For my drawings I chose to do a sort of sewing theme with my objects. I suppose you could say that the force that acted upon my objects was a person that was really bad at sewing. This part of the portfolio is a really great way to show off your creativity. Try to come up with a creative story to go along with the objects. What happened to make them the way they are in the second drawing? 

Another thing to keep in mind is the composition of the piece. Don't choose a bunch of tiny objects to make up your drawings, make sure you have variation in size. Assemble the objects in different ways and do thumbnail sketches of the different groupings, then pick the one that you feel is the most appealing. 

When it comes to the linework, variation is key. This adds overall interest to the drawings. The thicker/darker lines should be the ones that are closer to you or areas that are in shadow. Lines that are farther away should be lighter/thinner. Also, a little side note, do not use a ruler! You can use one to check if your lines are straight but in the layout section they are not allowed. Finally, I cannot stress enough: STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE! This is what the professors want to see, that you can understand how to break down objects into their most basic components. 

   

Keep it up and happy drawing!