 |
| Magnolias in the Sunshine - Watercolour $850 This painting is full of Life and certainly not FLAT. |
Each year I have new goals, especially with things related to my painting and drawing. One of the things I really focused on this past year is things that affect that sense of depth in my work. No matter which medium I use, pencil, penwork or watercolour, I want my work to have strong depth to bring it alive.
To me that
sense of depth is more than creating a realistic form. It creates places for the eye to
move; up and around, down and under; slipping and sliding and sometimes
stumbling and stopping. In my studies I
concluded that:
Creating a sense of Depth in your work happens with choices made throughout
the process – from planning to completion.
 |
| Snow Owls: Alert - Ink Drawing on 4 x 4 Wood $75 Lots of ups & downs, ins and outs in this little piece. |
My February
series of Online Classes are focused on this - 5 Ways to add Depth into your Work. I am
breaking it into 5 big categories but in actual fact, if you counted all the
little things there would be more!!
In-Person Online Drawing Classes
Enhance Your Drawing/Painting Series – 5 Ways to Bring Depth into Your Work with Wendy Mould.
Thursday, Feb 6, 13, & 20 6:00-8:00pm PST (Zoom)
Cost: Early Bird $75 after Feb 4 $90
The Study of Depth means the Study of Subtle Ways your painting on a flat surface fools the eye into seeing so much more.
A Peek into the Study of Depth's Secret Subtle Ways
I have stripped this drawing down to the basics: no colour, no shading, just a line drawing. My purpose: to demonstrate how attention to particular details can create a more fully developed subject, with life and interest.
 |
| A Simple Flower Drawing |
Notice the drawing is layered to give a sense of depth. But even so, does your eye also sense that it has a flat feeling to it. Especially around the flower on the right. That flower appears to be turning but the center flattens it. Even though the flowers look like one is in front of the other, the stems flatten the look.
 |
| Simple Flower with a leaf in front |
I added the leave in front to create some movement and cohesion. I feel there is a sense of depth but still more is needed. The leaf helps to things together. It gives a greater sense of depth but the flower on the right still looks awkward.
 |
| Simple Flower with subtle changes made in the indicated areas |
Here I have made a few changes.
In the flowers themselves I focused on edges and intersection points. In the centers I brought the stamens outside of the edges. They now appear to stand up and out. Thus giving the centers more depth. This in turn gives the flowers more depth.
The flower centers are no longer perfect circle but better reflect the shape of the petals as they come out of the center. Again a focus on edges and intersecting points.
The stem on the right, with the leaf has a slight overlap where the leaf is attached. This gives both the stem and leaf a sense of mass and depth.
The leaf added to the front of the drawing gives a sense of more foliage in the area. It creates another plane to the drawing (foreground). It also gives the sense that the flowers and stems are in the mid ground and background.
 |
| Finished Flowers |
In any drawing or painting what happens at intersecting points and edges is very important. This tells your eye valuable information, for example in the case of the flower on the right, the petals now appear some in front and some in back. And the stamens now protrude outside the center to give a sense of a midground in the flower.
Enhance Your Drawing/Painting Series – 5 Ways to Bring Depth into Your Work with Wendy Mould.
Thursday, Feb 6, 13, & 20 6:00-8:00pm PST (Zoom)
Cost: Early Bird $75 after Feb 4 $90
No comments:
Post a Comment