Autonomous Project

Crazy Car! Pimp My Ride Clue!

This is a rough sketch of a Scion tC. This helped me get the outline of the car figured out so I could go in with details later on.
The Mood Car! This is the mood car. Just like a mood ring, it changes when you get in! As of now, my mood is purple, which means calm and collected. :)

Random Inspiration...

Patters from a water bottle and a light fixture

These are several patterns I discovered from a water bottle and light fixture. From water droplets, to the grid pattern on the bottle.

Quick faces

Carlos informed our class that when he was in India he sketched people really quickly and found that quick strokes made for interesting faces! I like this technique, besides the fact that everyone in the class seemed to be possessed that day? ;)

Furniture Renderings

Here we were asked to render different pieces of furniture. I chose to post these two on my blog because they were visually interesting and colorful. They both had a fair amount of shadows on them at the time when they were drawn. I really enjoy the couch because it has the most creases and folds which make for good shadows when it comes to drawing. I did change the color from beige to green because, who doesn't love a green couch??

Exploring new media

I explored different medias to draw outdoor spaces and buildings in. The one below is in pencil, and the one below that is in watercolor. These buildings are both located downtown Mebane, which is my hometown here in North Carolina. The first is the old White Furniture Company building that is not being used for anything at the moment, but there has been speculation that it might turn into shopping! The next building is the row of buildings directly next door to my dance studio, that consist of a bakery and a deli.

New Chartpak Markers!

So, as you can tell I have Chartpak markers now, and went a little crazy with them! Why Lady Gaga came to mind, I don't know! But, I wanted to experiment with bold colors and shapes. I looove all the colors that came in the pack. I got the Artistic Director set? It's the best.

Afternoon Exercise

Thumbnails of the EUC

These are several thumbnails I drew of the EUC and the important spaces inside the bookstore. These were mainly for me to look back on when I was drawing my final drawings of these spaces. They really helped and made me remember main details that I wouldn't have noticed in a picture.

interior details

These are some interior details from houses I have been in, including my own. I especially enjoyed drawing and painting the arches. They are visually interesting and require a little more shading, I feel, because they have depth.

Afternoon Exercise

Simple afternoon exercise. We picked a haiti relief shelter to draw that the 2nd years made. I picked this one because to me, it was the most visually interesting from the outside. I loves the curles in the paper and the fact that all of them were made out of materials that the students COULD NOT buy.

figure drawing

These are few practice figure drawings the class did earlier in the semester. They are quick and the poses are supposed to be crazy! This actually really helps to understand the human body better and can also help you decide on a styler you want to do your scale figures in. We had probably about 30 seconds to do each drawing. As you can tell I didn't focus much on faces :)