Day Three

Today we met in the it department, learnt how to log onto the computers and that if we want to print anything, to not bother, way too much hassle!!
We also began our photography project by going out and taking a few pictures using all the different functions on our individual cameras. I managed to get some interesting blurry effects by taking a photo of a tree a few feet away whilst in macro mode.

We took quite a few photos and now have to take a few more over the weekend. So I am going to be travelling the sights of Bristol, camera in hand, over the next few days. 

In the afternoon we went back to our main studio where we took photos of our maquettes with a brown background and using lights. Here are a few of those beauties...

Once these pictures were taken we painted our maquettes either black or white (I chose white) and have to photograph them against the same colour background (so black on black and white on white). Over the weekend we are to continue improving on our maquettes and also photograph them again, as I didn't get a chance in class.

I may have the rest of the week and the weekend off, but there is so much to do... Now I have to research European art circa 1400-1800... 

Once we were released from college I made my way to the Scrapstore where I purchased some card and a few scrapbooks, as we have to fill a scrapbook for each project, and one for health and safety. Dan, I need more prit-stick...

Sketchbook Update 9

http://clairemcarter.wordpress.com/sketchbooks/holiday-homework-summer-11/

I'm sort of moving a few things over to my WordPress website http://clairemcarter.wordpress.com/. It can handle large amounts of images better than I can make blogger handle them. I can even create an extra page specifically for them... I do love blogger and will remain here, updating as and when I can, but WordPress seems a little more...professional?

Anyway. Every page of my sketchbook so far (except the really awful 2 or 3 pages I literally couldn't bare to show anyone but can't rip out) has now been uploaded over there. Enjoy.

Sketchbook Update 8

A quick sketch of Patrick Stewart done at the pub after a silly conversation about him naked.

I wanted the faces to look like they were coming out of the page, you can't see it as clearly here, need to re-scan methinks.

Modified from an old life drawing. I'm going to add fish and other underwater elements to the empty spaces.

Sketchbook Update 7

The latest offerings...

Um, so, little known fact about me... I like Pride and Prejudice. I was watching the 1995 TV version yesterday and Mr Darcy's Shirt ruffles grabbed my attention. I paused it and quickly sketched it down, then later on Elizabeth's hat caught my attention. 

The bottom picture is my friend Rose again, it is another of the poses she did for me the other week, I have just cleaned it up and worked on it a little more. She had a great expression on her face.

The x-ray I found via google (AJ Photo/Science Photo Library) and thought it was just fantastic! If anyone has any other x-rays they want to share I would love to see them!

The baby hands belong to the children of a friend of mine. The centre hand belongs to a 2yr old and the rest belong to a 4yr old. Thank you Oscar and Dexter for being great models!

Sketchbook Update 6

I think I've pretty much done adult's now, so I'm starting on children. The references for both pictures are from Facial Expressions Babies to Teens by Mark Simon. Oh, Mark Simon, where would I be without you?!

The top picture is of a 3 week old, a 7 month old and a 17 month old. The bottom picture is a newborn skull. Not an alien...

Sketchbook Update 5

What happens why you find out your an alien?

An idea I have been developing for a while now, 'Ghetto Fairies' Copyright Claire Carter 2011. I have spent ages trying to find a way to do this and I think I've done it. The reference image came from a google images search. I hope to develope this idea a bit more so keep watching!

Sitting in my car, waiting, I got bored and drew myself through the mirror. Yes, that is a spider, I have one dangling from my mirror...

Met with Rose and Dan on Sunday (as previously mentioned) and Rose sat for me. 

Sketchbook Update 4

An updated version of My Feet. In my sketchbook I printed out the page and cut out my feet then added the words on top and slightly raised. It looks really good, I keep smiling at myself whenever I see it. The text is from the Wikipedia page titled Foot. 

I have a few more pages done and I will upload those tomorrow. As for tonight, I have just got back from meeting with the Bristol Fantasy and Sci-Fi group. Really tired!

Sketchbook Update 3

Only one picture today although I have been working on a few others. I'm learning to paint with watercolours which has been a lot of fun. Need to do some more work on those and I will update when they are finished.

These are my feet, with my fat dumpy little toes. Never thought I would allow them to be in the public eye so you should feel all warm and fuzzy that you get to see this.

On another note, I had an idea for some fantasy work I want to do for the upcoming BristolCon, Oct 22. http://www.bristolcon.org/ I have got some wall space to put up some work which I can also sell, very excited. I will post the results after the show. Now I just need to do them. 

Sketchbook Update 2

I am warning you that there is one slightly graphic picture only because it is a fetus and some people may be upset by that. It will be the last picture posted so hopefully you wont see it unless you scroll down.

So, update 2 has arrived, I have done a few more pictures, mostly skeletal. I'm still on the human body parts stage and I am learning a lot from these skeletons. So here they are.

Skeletal foot taken from Anatomy for Artists by Barrington Barber.

Skulls taken from Facial Expressions by Mark Simon.

The last picture was originally going to be a page of skulls with a bone border, and I honestly believe I should have stuck with it, but this is a learning process and next time I will know not to give up on an idea just because it's going to take a few days to finish. We live and learn.

Sketchbook Update 1

I have begun. I did 4 pages last night, and today I put together some title pages using Photoshop. I am noting down a few ideas of things to draw and I pretty much have the whole thing set out. Very excited.

The skull and the skeletal hand were both taken from Anatomy For Artists by Barrington Barber.