ART 201 – Drawing II

Taken during my Spring 2023 semester, Drawing II served as a continuation of ART 101 – Drawing I I took the previous semester. Drawing II focused on drawing figures from live models as well as photo references for homework assignments. I had always wanted to draw human figures so this class was a lot more exciting compared to Drawing I. This class helped me gain a lot of confidence and I am excited to use what I learned in the future.

The piece to the right of this was our second outside of class project that also functioned as our final. The only stipulations were to portray a human figure and to draw it in a realistic manner. For my piece, titled “Moving Forward,” I chose to challenge myself and use pen as my medium. I had never really used pen to draw so it presented some unique challenges given how every stroke is permanent. Thankfully, with a detailed sketch using mechanical pencil, I arrived at a piece I am very proud of. Overall, it took about 18 hours.