These are my chosen 3 drawings from the walnut exercise, drawn with only 3 strokes, with only 1 stroke and drawn with my eyes closed (top left, top right, bottom). I chose these three because i really liked the gestural marks with the varying textures, and I loved the linework from the blind drawing.
I decided to use the drawing made with 3 strokes as it was a good mix of gesture and form, where I used the topmost stroke as the curve of the nose. I really like the silhoutte and nose of the character but I also should have done more than 2 designs to explore more ideas.
I decided on making this character a priest, but I wasn't happy with the colour palette I chose because it was too dull and I found that the it didn't match the character's expression, so I went back and altered my character, making him wear more earthy walnut colours. I much prefer this version.
We had to create a full bodied character and so far I had only designed the head and shoulders. I liked the loose fitting clothes and the scarf, as well as his slightly hunched over neutral pose to further suggest his age. I definitely need to improve his legs and feet and also could have improved his collar area to make it flow better.
I found the life gestural drawing really beneficial but also very hard, it's something that I want to practice in my spare time as I feel I need to push the gesture more and increase the drawings' clarity. I was proud of my final 2 drawings however, as the poses were dynamic and showed off the character's personality. They both were distinctive despite the lack of a visible face. To improve, I should exaggerate the gesture of the poses a lot more, especially with the pushing pillar pose as the back leg could really be stretched to show the exertion. The hands and feet are also weak points.
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