Learning to See

I think I was able to explore the expressive qualities of line very thoroughly in my contour drawings. My first contour drawings did not capture the form of my objects very well, however my more recent drawings were able to capture the form quite well. My first drawings were much more simple and had fewer contour lines that were simpler in quality. In my drawing of the vase, I experimented in drawing my contour lines horizontally instead of vertically. This helped capture my form in a different way. I found most comfortable using the pencil because it was easier to control the thickness and darkness of the line. I was able to express my attention to detail in my representation of the oil can. I think I was very successful in depicting the grooves on the neck of the can. I think my strength is my use of line. I think I could pay more attention to proportion. One of my expressive characteristics is my ability to express my forms with only a few lines, but also use varying length and thickness to tailor to my object and capture the form of that object.