James Leath: UNCG Drawing

Final

2007-12-10T08:31:00.000-08:00

Final Drawing for class...

Wyclef

2007-12-08T14:01:00.001-08:00

I decided to take a trip down memory lane and listen to Wyclef Jean's Greatest Hits album. Here is the cover

Meredith at the Shawn McDonald concert

2007-12-06T22:26:00.000-08:00

Another attempt at shading with pen, it's not quite finished... It looks her even though I butchered the shading...

Stoel

2007-11-29T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is Stoel talking about orthographic views at the beginning of class on Thursday the 29th (Nov.) this is also the first drawing in which I was able to move my pinkie (due to the stitches in it) since before Thanksgiving.

Stoel's Section

2007-11-20T08:47:00.000-08:00

I liked both, what can I say... I didn't want to ask a "can I" question so here they are

Young Grasshopper

2007-11-20T08:39:00.000-08:00

a little shout out to John Stevens, this kid is nasty at the Guitar... (I think you are supposed to be playing a G? I am not sure, your hands moved quite a bit, i kind of drew what i saw, when i saw it)

Dylan

2007-11-19T19:11:00.001-08:00

As I was sitting listening to a little Dylan, I realized that an amazing drawing of the album cover was on http://www.wagonized.typepad.com/. I was therefore inspired to give it a shot and experiment with shading with pen (I am still pretty uncomfortable with the idea). I wanted to try and shade with pen on a smaller scale to see if it worked any better than it has with other drawings. I actually liked how it turned out more than my other shading exercises even though it was small and quick.

Round Two

2007-11-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

Round One

2007-11-14T18:23:00.001-08:00

In Class Cube Shading

2007-11-07T20:45:00.001-08:00

At first I did not like this drawing very much. Now that I have come back to it, I like it more and more. It is a little more interesting than my other cube drawings because I decided to bring in a few elements of the surroundings to give the cubes some scale. This is probably my favorite out of the shading exercises so far.

Three Cubes. Three Drawings.

2007-11-07T20:43:00.001-08:00

11/6/07

2007-11-05T19:58:00.001-08:00

Caving

2007-10-24T21:54:00.000-07:00

This was drawn from a photo that I took when Caleb and I were caving.

Meredith

2007-10-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

Sorry, this does not look much like Meredith, but it turned out fine for anyone who does not know her!

the Tripod

2007-10-24T21:38:00.000-07:00

Phil's Sharpener

2007-10-24T21:35:00.000-07:00

Dunning

2007-10-24T21:34:00.000-07:00

I love the candid shots. Usually she does not stare off into space with her mouth open.

Sculpture

2007-10-24T21:32:00.000-07:00

This is a sculpture outside of the studio arts building, zach is also making an appearance in this one.

15 minute exercise

2007-10-24T21:31:00.000-07:00

The face is a little off, but I feel like I did capture her expression and posture well.

A Lesson In Composition

2007-09-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

This is actually my first two page layout for a sketchbook ever. I like it for the most part, I could do without outlining the text, I feel like the text on the left page is too crowded with the outlines. Maybe next time I will leave it more like the right side of the page. Sorry about the Blank Box, I couldn't bring in my bike and it was dark outside so I didn't get a chance to draw my transportation to and from class.

White on Black

2007-09-24T20:49:00.000-07:00

I am not a huge fan of the final product. The effect is cool, but the drawing turned out being a lot longer than my actual face.

Alexander

2007-09-19T20:02:00.001-07:00

This is a five year old that I pick up from school and babysit for. Yes, I am a Manny. I love this little guy, its funny how young children's facial geometries are quite different than grown-ups. As it turns out, his ears and eyes are relatively "normal" and his profile is shrunken due to the small nose, lips and chin. I got him to sit still while watching Tom and Jerry. What a great show.

Katie

2007-09-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

This is Phil's lady friend who I met about five minutes before doing this drawing. I started when she was looking straight forward and finished the drawing while she was looking down. Consequently, the angles are a little off and it does not look exactly like her; even though the basic, standard, facial geometries line up. Sorry its not exactly you Katie, but at least it looks like a lady all the same.

Chris Leath

2007-09-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

This was drawn from a photograph taken of my brother after a hard day of backpacking and rock climbing, we were camping under McAfees Knob up in VA. Probably my favorite place to break camp because no one else really knows how to get down there and it provides amazing natural cover from the elements. Chris decided a bottle of wine would be a nice way to kick back. I love this Guy. This time I used dots instead of lines for the geometries, it worked out pretty well except for his jaw line which is different because his mouth is partially open, creating a difference between where his jaw should be, according to our guidelines, and where it actually was in the picture.

Mom

2007-09-19T13:30:00.000-07:00

My wonderful mother decided to pose for me. She, being an artist herself wanted to give some input while I was drawing. Consequently, she had a trouble keeping still. This was a little frustrating and after repeatedly asking her to quit moving, I got a few remarks about her "only being human" and "you should be able to capture an image quickly! people don't stay still forever." I drew as quickly as possible and left in the guidelines.

Profile of Zach

2007-09-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

This was a really interesting and useful assignment involving general geometries of the human face. As this was my first true profile drawing of someone modeling for me, it did not come out exact, but I am happy with it. The actual drawing, done in pen, feels a lot more realistic in person for me, but maybe thats only because I am the one who put the pen to the paper and is not any different than viewing it online. I just feel like the paper size holds the size and positioning of the face really well in comparison to a web page.

2007-09-13T11:59:00.001-07:00

This is probably my favorite of the multiple sketches of human form. I saw this guy talking to someone in Caribou Coffee and thought he would be fun to draw.

2007-09-13T11:58:00.001-07:00

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In Class Pseudo Perspective

2007-09-13T11:39:00.000-07:00

This was a twenty minute exercise in which we tried to measure angles and distances with a unit created with a pen. I enjoyed this exercise, it showed me that it is harder to imagine the world in two dimensions than I had first though.

A Bank?

2007-09-11T15:07:00.000-07:00

This Building off of Elm Street has always intrigued me. It was fun to draw, mostly because the more I drew, the more I learned about the building. At first it did not seem all that complex, but the longer I was there, the more I was able to focus on the many layers that make up the building; each of which have very different characteristics. My favorite part of the building is the repetition of the extruded squares that make up floor to ceiling windows on the second floor.

"I Still Draw Stick People"

2007-09-11T15:00:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed drawing this parking deck, I think it is on the corner of Church and Friendly. Probably the best part was the quick and comical conversation I had with the park Janitor who explained to me his style of drawing stick men. I also ran into an old friend who I hadn't seen in years. I am happy with the way it turned out even with all the distractions. It is a little cleaner than my first few drawings of downtown. I am still getting the hang of deciding how much detail to show.

Downtown From The Park

2007-09-11T14:54:00.001-07:00

I am not a huge fan of this drawing, I was having a little trouble deciding how much detail to put into it. I feel like it wound up a little cluttered.

In Class Exercise

2007-09-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

Curry

2007-09-06T13:10:00.000-07:00

The Kiln

2007-09-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

Before: Kate and Walker

2007-09-06T12:18:00.000-07:00

After: Kate and Walker

2007-09-06T12:15:00.001-07:00

Greensboro

2007-09-01T09:34:00.000-07:00

Negative space exercise

2007-09-01T09:21:00.000-07:00

Studio Chair, Zach's Egg Project, Mandatory chair

Blind Contour

2007-08-31T10:59:00.000-07:00

Blind Contour of my hand, I must admit that I cheated maybe once every five minutes and stole a glance. I actually tried to draw some parts a few different times, such as the thumb and pinkie and forearm.

Upside down

2007-08-30T21:30:00.000-07:00

one of our first exercises in class

Phil's Shoe

2007-08-30T21:29:00.000-07:00

This post is a little out of order chronologically because I drew it the first week of class.

Check This Out!

2007-08-30T11:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.wagonized.typepad.com/

This is an amazing site, check out all the wonderful drawings! They are so clean, simple and each have a lot of character. I really enjoy looking at each one of these pieces of art, I think you will too.

Julia

2007-08-04T18:31:00.000-07:00