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About the ArtistI am a kind of an introverted person who usually likes to do something that can be done alone or indoors. Though I am an introvert, I really like to make relationships with others while communicating with them in diverse ways. Drawing has been one of the most important ways for me to communicate with people around me since I was really young. I just liked to draw while sitting with my friends, I also enjoyed sharing my works with others and listening to their feelings or feedback on my drawings. I usually like to draw with graphite pencils and the feeling that colored pencils and watercolors give to the whole work. I also found myself like the impression of fine liner pens during this class!
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Reflections on Urban SketchingIt has been a while since I have been really taught how to draw based on some practical principles, because I only learned drawing when I was so young and I just did it by myself sometimes. This whole semester was so meaningful especially for me, because I am a kind of person who really needs a certain amount of force or motivation for doing something. Though I really like drawing, it was difficult to draw a lot while doing all other things to do about my major and any other studying. By practicing a lot step by step every week, I can be sure that my basic drawing skills have been improved. Before going through all the steps in this course, I always tried to avoid drawing in a wider view that includes buildings and other backgrounds in the drawing,
so I ended up completing just the human figures or some smaller units we can see in our surroundings. After taking all of these, now I know what role they take in the whole artwork, and I really enjoy drawing them especially while staring at them in person. |
Sketching on Location |
Bookshelf
I sketched one of the book shelves in the library. I did this sketch especially because of the texture of this bookshelves. I think the texture and the particular pattern that woods usually have is good to practice pen drawing. I never knew that there is a place full of Shakespeare books in the library. While drawing, I really felt like I was in the Harry Potter movie, because my surroundings gave me such an atmosphere. This was one of the study rooms in library, and I will try others next time. I really enjoyed such sophisticated and detailed pattern of woods and the books. It made me so focused on the drawing. It made me irritated somehow in that I cannot really draw a clearly straight line with a pen, but I overcame that kind of burden to draw a clear line before completing more parts of the drawing, because it still looks fine with a little bit distracted lines.
A view beyond the window
I did a sketch of the lounge of my residence hall. I selected this one due to its wide window and my memories sitting here and looking outside. The window and view of the Kiernan Center reminds me of memories that I had made with my friends sitting in front of this window. We had lots of conversations, shared foods, watched movies and even took a nap here. The first thing that came to my mind when I got this assignment was this window. Drawing outside through the window was quite a new experience for me. I felt like I was staring at a video through a television or desktop screen. I liked it because it was my first time drawing outdoor when it is was dark though it was a bit challenging to draw it without a pencil sketch.
The color of early winter
I did a sketch of Seton Hall and the backyard behind it. I was on my way back to my room after my class from the Kiernan Center. I thought the sky had a diverse color to try watercolor, so I selected this spot to draw. It has been several years since I used watercolor for the last time, so I had no confidence in doing this. However, by adding colors in the scene I see almost everyday, I realized that my surroundings consist of a wide variety of colors. Exercise for this week helped me a lot in doing the actual journal, because I had trouble using some colors to make it into a particular color. After understanding color combination, I knew what color I should use to make the one I really needed.
A view from the ceiling
This is a drawing of a room viewed from the ceiling. I just wanted to do something new from other urban sketches that I have done so far for this course, so I came out with this photo while I was searching for some resources online. This time, I did this drawing based on someone else’s drawing. It was so interesting in that I can add my imagination in this room unlike the real photo of it. I can imagine what color goes for each each piece of furniture, I can improvise how does each part of this room look like, and I can use diverse textures and expressions to make this room fancy. While doing this, I thought about my own room to help myself create a meaningful drawing. This was especially challenging from the angle. It was my first time drawing this kind of thing which is viewed from the ceiling, so I needed to be careful of the perspectives. I made so many mistakes to make them in good proportions, however, I enjoyed doing this, because the room really seemed like a floor plan. (Not an urban sketch)
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