Painting Illinois Illusion Project

This painting was done in water colors and was for an Illinois Illusion competition.  The picture is called "Refection of his Father" and shows two white tailed deer which is the state animal.  The painting took me about three days to complete.  In the end I think I could have done a little bit more with shading and on the background.

Skeleton Final Project

For my final project I decided, to make it different, to make the skeleton out of copper.  I combined both charcoal and pastels to create this colorful skeleton.  This picture took me about a week or so to finish.  I really like the shading job I did on it but I could have done better on the proportions  of the whole thing.

Skeleton Concept Drawings

This was my first one of the three and it gave me a feel for how to draw a skeleton.  I feel to make it better, I could have made the ribs a little bigger and the spine thinner.

This was my second drawing and I think my favorite out of the three.  This one was also by fare the most proportionally correct out of the group.

This was my third and final concept drawing of a skeleton and I think it is the one with the most movement.  I also think to improve it I could have made the skull larger and give it more depth.

Illinois Illusion Competition Project

This project was for a competition in the Chicago land area, the idea was to crate an illusion inspired by Illinois.  I choose the Chicago Skyline and gave it illusion qualities.  Although the illusion is simple I think it turned out really good.  I didn't win the contest but I think I gave out a really great idea for it.

Tip 7: Keep the outlines light

As your drawing is fleshed out in more detail, with attention given to the subtle variations in shape and form, the natural inclination – especially of the novice drawer – is to want to darken in the outlines, to help ensure they are visible. Do not do this.

Real objects do not have dark lines running around every edge. Edges should instead be defined by a change in tone and/or colour, as in the beautiful graphite drawing by an IGCSE Art student shown to the left.

If you are producing a line drawing, a cartoon or some other graphic image, outlines may be darkened, but in an observational drawing – especially one which you wish to be realistic – dark outlines are never advised.

This beautiful observational study was part of an IGCSE ‘A’ grade Coursework submission by Georgia Shattky, from ACG Parnell College. It shows folded fabric hanging over the corner of a wooden dresser. Note that there is not a single black outline within the work: edges are defined solely through variation in tone. - See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/realistic-observational-drawings#sthash.mnlJJ9JB.dpuf

- See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/realistic-observational-drawings#sthash.mnlJJ9JB.dpuf

I find this picture and tip interesting because i don't think that something like that would have occurred to me.  I had always thought you need some kind of outline on an object so you know what is where, but this picture proves that that's not necessarily so.  This shed some light on me and this might also help you.