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Aimee Cordova Delgado

Documentary Art Portfolio

Life Drawing

This course places primary emphasis on the development of visual and perceptual skills related to drawing the human body. It covers exercises in the anatomical, structural, formal, and expressive factors of figure drawing.

Pre-instruction

Pre-instruction

Red Conté 18x24 inch; news paper

Pre-instrcution

Pre-instrcution

Black Conté 18x24 inch; news paper

pre-instruction

pre-instruction

Red Conté 18x24 inch; news paper

Pre-instruction

Pre-instruction

Red Conté 18x24 inch; news paper

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pre- instructions

Draw the sculpture without instruction and try new materials such as conté

I haven't drawn any statues or persons in life, but I have drawn figures from photos and images. It was kind of hard to draw the statue from life since I am accustomed to zooming in and out from a grid, but it was fun and challenging.

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female model red conté

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female model red conté

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2nd 3rd male model red conté

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female model red conté

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5 minutes 2 poses

Draw the models' gestures. Each pose lasts 5 minutes, and I have to draw more detailed gestures for each pose.

For the 5-minute poses, we had to draw the whole body still with more details. The first time drawing the 5-minute poses was hard because I felt that I could get more details. However, it was really fun.

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Female model Red conté focus: torso

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Female model Red conté focus: torso and face

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female model Red Brown conté and blue conté Focus: face and torso

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Female model Red conté focus: torso

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20 minutes

Draw a part of the body and add shadows and details, trying to capture the human body accurately. If possible, add background.

For this, I started by looking at the model through a viewfinder to get a good composition. Then, I began to map out the pose, which took about 3 to 5 minutes. Then, I began to draw the details and then add shading. The first drawing I drew in the 20 minutes was complicated because I couldn't get the concept of drawing big and composition.

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Female statue Red conté focus: face

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male statue black conté focus: torso

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Female statue Red conté focus: face

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Statues

Taking a break from models, we started to draw statues and be creative.

For the female statue, I wanted to make it as realistic and give it life as possible; however, I didn't know how to include the hand, so I left it out. For the male statues, I wanted to focus more on the torso.

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notes of front portrait 4B pencil Focus: accurately drawing a portrait

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sister portrait practice 3/4 view red pastel pencil

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Female model Red and black conté focus: face and whole body

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notes of front portrait 4B pencil Focus: accurately drawing a portrait

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female model black conté

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female model red conté

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1st male model red conté

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female model black conté

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2 minutes 5 poses (gesture)

I have to draw the models' gestures. Each pose lasts 2 minutes, and I have to draw gestures for each pose; 5 in total.

I have drawn gestures before, but they're from photos or images. For the first gesture drawing of the two-minute, five-pose gesture, I was trying to figure out how big the five poses should be to work. I started by drawing stick figures to get the pose and movement and then filled in the rest of the figure.

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red conté female model

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red conté female model

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red conté 1st male model

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red conté female model

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10 minutes 2 poses

Draw the models' gestures. Each pose lasts 10 minutes, and I have two drawings of gestures for each pose.

For the 10-minute poses, we had to draw the whole body still with more details and later focus on one part of the body. Drawing the 10-minute poses was hard the first time because I felt that I could get more information, but I added shading and practiced more with the composition

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Female model Red conté focus: face

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1st male model Red conté focus: torso and face

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Female model black conté focus: torso and face One of my favorite

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Female model Red conté focus: face

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20 minutes +

Draw a part of the body and add shadows and details, trying to capture the human body accurately. Add a background and should be more creative and be finished.

For this, I started by looking at the model through a viewfinder, trying to get a good composition. Then, I started to map out the pose, which took about 5 to 8 minutes. Then, I started to draw the details and then add shading. After that, I would use the kneaded eraser to put highlights, and then, if I had time, I would blend everything and then add more details. Then I would use the side of the conté to add background

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Female model (Willow) Red conté focus: side portrait

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Female model (Willow) Red conté focus: front portrait

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Self-portrait red conté about 2 1/2 hours

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Female model (Willow) Red conté focus: side portrait

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Portrait

Draw accurately a portrait of your classmate, a side view, and a front view. Draw a self-portrait of another person accurately for homework.

I drew two self-portraits and a portrait from a photo before taking this class. I had some knowledge about drawing portraits with drawing class, but this class furthermore taught me how to draw accurately a portrait. It was fun drawing my friend Willow and drawing myself. The first mistake was I made my nose longer than it was, and for the other portraits, I was going to make the same mistake, but I got myself before doing it.

Notes & Practices

I took notes on portraits and how to draw an ear and an eye. I practiced the most 3/4-view portraits of myself as the model and two drawings with my sister as the model. It was hard at first and still is to draw a 3/4-view when it comes to other people, but I felt it was easier drawing a 3/4-view when I was drawing myself with a mirror.

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