I drew a lot in elementary and middle school, but took a four-year hiatus in high school. It saddened to realize that I had forgotten about a hobby that I liked so much, so in college I took drawing up again. I tried drawing more sophisticated images - people, landscapes, buildings. It was hard. I was almost never happy with the result. I found that I had more talent for drawing shapes and lines accurately, but I had little talent for creating value or texture. I decided to try this drawing course for two reasons: 1. because I wanted to force myself to give myself time to do something that I enjoyed and 2. because I wanted to learn how to improve my skills in creating value and texture.
I learned several things in this course. First and foremost, I found that, unfortunately, drawing loses a lot of its fun when the subject is chosen for you and when there is a deadline to meet. This is why I enjoyed the last few assignments, where we were given more freedom to choose our subjects. I had a lot of fun brainstorming ideas for our last assignment.
I learned several things in this course. First and foremost, I found that, unfortunately, drawing loses a lot of its fun when the subject is chosen for you and when there is a deadline to meet. This is why I enjoyed the last few assignments, where we were given more freedom to choose our subjects. I had a lot of fun brainstorming ideas for our last assignment.
As I predicted, I had a lot of trouble figuring out shading and value. Up until now, I had only ever drawn with a pencil or pen, so figuring out all of the new tools was interesting. I was hesitant to create bold blacks in my drawings. To an extent, I still am, but I admire the bold values that I saw in many of my classmate's drawings, so I am trying to fix that.
On that note, I really enjoyed being able to see my classmate's drawings every week. They inspired me to try new techniques, and they helped me figure out how to draw certain things - for example, bushes. I had no idea how to begin to draw bushes or trees, but after studying my classmate's drawings, I fiddled around with several techniques and found a few that worked for me.
I do think that I have improved this past semester, but there is obviously so much room to grow. One day, I want to be able to draw something that I am proud of enough to hang in my home. I want to create scenes that only exist in my mind, and I want the image in my mind to be reflected well on paper. I am thankful for this class, and going forward I am hoping that I will continue to draw in the future.
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