Ok... Bernini's david (finished)
To be honest, I'm not that happy with it.-im a perfectionist so, it is to be expected. I am glad that we did this  project tho. It really took me back to the basics of looking at how light plays on shappes and textures.  I wish we had a little more time on it so I could have spent more time carefully digging out the shapes but, I liked this  subject.

JaiaLeia-- Nike of Samothrace

Good Afternoon,

I had a lot of fun with this week's challenge. It really forced me to think about my core shadows and cast shadows (especially when dealing with the wrinkles in the garments). I would like to do a few more cloth studies because of it. When we get into master painting, I'll probably study the work of Ingres a little more. My drawing of Nike is below:

Bernini's david
My favorite dipiction of David. One of my favorite pieces of art in general. I love the dynamic pose as opposed to the traditional static pose you see sculptors depicting david in.
Anyways, just a sketch of the body. No real detail yet.

Nike by JaiaLeia

So this week's challenge involved making a drawing of a sculpture. I drew Nike-- because there are few gods cooler than her.

She's blocked in, now. I just need to go in, add some more values and details. I am aware I've given her a little more 'donk'-- that was purely accidental (not that she REALLY needed it). Lol. Anyway-- let me know what you think of it so far! 

**Update**

I have started to add a little more detail for our beloved Nike of Samothrace. Here is what I have so far:

Cheers,
JaiaLeia

Facial expressions

Ok.... getting back into drawing had me feeling like I was trying to get an old car to start up, kicking the tires and banging on the dashboard!  Lol... but I made it happen.

JaiaLeia's Facial Expressions-- Check-In

I started my facial expressions last night, but here is what I have so far:

I'll be sure to add lots more before the 6:00pm Saturday deadline!
 Update**

Here are a few more.

...Aaaaaaaand We're Back!

I sat around in my room all last month and this month thinking about the art challenges I did with my friends and how much I would LOVE to do it again. So guess what? We're back! KagedAnimal and I will continue to post and Ronni will step in every once in a while.

This week and the next two weeks are just warm up phases. Here, we'll be doing basic studies and then we're going to get to the fun stuff.

This week: facial expressions
Next Week: Master Sculpture: draw your fave
Following Week: Master Copy: Duplicate a master's drawing or painting as best you can!

After that, we're getting to the fun stuff. Stay tuned!