Drawing from the Dark

In my Design Visualization class, we were assigned to draw a self portrait "from the dark." We were instructed to angle a light on our face in a dark room, so to create a dynamic contrast between the light and shadows across our face. We were to use a white pencil to draw these light areas, thus creating a portrait of our face. This was very difficult for me, as I was fearful of the extreme contrast and found it hard to produce a face from the light areas.

"Inside the Box"

For my Design studio I was assigned the task of creating a container for my pencils, with an emphasis on construction. This pencil box is the ideal place for my sketching tools, as it can either sit expanded on one's desk or latch shut to form a portable box. To create the box, I scored a rectangle of black matte board to fold into a rectangular prism. I created a latch and compartments for a pencil sharpener, erasers, and pencils.

Classmate Profiles

In my Design Visualization class, we learned how to diagram and draw self-portraits. After a little practice, I had fun with these!

Profile Drawings

Until recently, I had no experience drawing people, and, as my previous "people drawings" show, I was very uncomfortable drawing the human form. In my drawing class we're learning how to use a triangle diagram to lay out a human face. From here it is very clear how to create the outline of a face. I feel much better knowing that my drawings may actually resemble people!

Egg Project

Our first IARC studio project was to create a place for an egg, using only paper, that celebrates one quality of the egg. The folds of this "place for and egg celebrate the grown of the egg as the gift of life.

My Keys

This contour of my keys was a class warm up in Design Visualization. I attempted to use dark lines to emphasize depth and shape of the keys.

UNCG Students

Twin City Diner

Men Sitting at Bar

View from Natty Green's

View from Natty Green's

Green Hill Center

View from City Park

Negative Space

In my drawing class, we were instructed to draw the negative space of an upside down bicycle. I actually had fun drawing the frame of t he bike, especially the area around the chain, but had a lot of trouble with the spokes. Spokes are difficult because they are are definite space, but cannot be represented with thick lines to define them.

After of Education Building

Before of Education Building