Sustained Figurative Concepts：Module 2

It was my first time to use Nupastel for drawing. Actually, I didn't do it very well. Especially compare to other good ones, it was not even close. Because I draw the head too small, it made me hard to deal with face. But I found that it was really funny. I love the new technique of drawing people that our teacher taught today. I think what I have to do now is practice and practice. Yeah~ We are moving forward to the color world....

Head Drawing：Module 2

"Edge Control" is the most important lesson I learned today. I started to understand how and why we have to do it while we draw or paint. I am angry about why I took so long to know this important lesson, and waste two practices in class.  Besides, I still struggled with using charcoal pencils today. Though someone tell me that I did a good job on drawing this model, I still felt not that well. I  learned something today was a good thing. It meant that I can get progress next time. I hope that I really can have a good drawing next time.

Sustained Figurative Concepts：Module 1： Chiaroscuro "Anatomy of a Shadow"

The director of the Illustration Department looked totally different from his photo on the website. This idea came to my mind at once while I saw him. He taught lots of stuff in today's class. I can understand some of them, but I was afraid that I had no idea how to use these theories in drawing. Maybe after several years, I will know it all in a sudden.

We will use nupastel to draw in this class. After I realized what they are, I felt a little excited about it. It means that we move a little closer on the way to colorful world. Though using new material make me feel nervous, too. I believe that I will have hard time to struggle for using it. I just hope that I can keep going and concentrate on what I learn.

Head Drawing ：Module 1：Understand form/ Cast Shadows/ Procedure

After a long winter break, this was my first class of the new semester. I can't say that I didn't feel excited about this. But on the other hand, I felt nervous and worried about that I could lose my skills because of lack of practice.

The teacher of this class is a Japanese. His name is Tomutsu Takishima. (He said this is a strange name in japan.) He is an interesting and energetic guy. He talked lots of detail of the class...very Japanese style. And the way he spoke English made me almost can imagine how he speak Japanese. It didn't mean that he spoke broken English. Actually, his English is pretty well.  I think he is a good teacher,and hope that he will be... 

What he taught today was the procedure of drawing a head. I thought he taught well. Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job in today's drawing.  The line quality was so bad. I hope that I was just rusted, like Jonathan said. Though drawing head is my weakness of my drawing skills originally, I hope that I can do the better work today. It looks like there are many new challenges and tasks for me in this new semester.

ps. Proportion is the most important thing of a drawing!!!

Chiaro Fall 09：Assignment Final 4-4

Actually, I don't know what I can say about this drawing. Maybe "Finally I finish it!" is a good sentence. It is a combination of what I learn this semester. I am glade that I did it not bad. Thank god gave me this chance to come here and learn. And Thank my teacher Sadie for her teaching. She is really a good teacher. I am happy that I did all my finals well. But there is still a long way to go...

Chiaro Fall 09：Module 14: Figure Drawing (Cont'd)

The problem of block-in happened again. It happened on the lower limbs of the model I drew. I drew them too short and small. This time my measurement won the battle. I talked to Sadie that measurement should always be more precise than my instinct. She gave me a interesting answer. She said, "but our human body is not a accurate measuring machine." So, I believe that practice and practice must be the best way to improve my skill. It looks like that it is impossible to be a Lazy Artist. Alas.....

Chiaro Fall 09：Module 13: Figure Drawing (Cont'd)

Finally, we can start to finish whole painting today. The block-in was still my weakness of drawing skill. Sadie and I discussed about wideness of the model's shoulder that I drew. I drew it too wide. This time, instinct was winner. After I corrected the block-in, I finished this painting today. Come to school and draw is really a enjoyable thing for me now.