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Thursday, August 18, 2005

blind contour friday 03

since everyone else did blind contour self portraits last week, i thought that i would play catch up. i also thought i'd venture out into the world of moving the pen off of the paper to see what the results would be. another difference is that i thought i'd use my pen instead. since shading isn't an issue, i thought it'd be a safe venture.

this is the first one that i did. it's funny when you find that you like your blind contour self portraits better than your more planned out, high effort pieces.
frontal self-portrait
seeks

this second one is my favorite of the three i did. it's actually the third, but i didn't like the second one at all. i tried to bring the glasses into it, and it got to be too much. the three-quarters portrait worked out pretty well, if i don't mind saying so.
three-quarter view self-portrait
side view


for more blind contour friday fun, please visit inkfinger, bearskinrug, laurelines, rachael fowler, wally torta, elaine phipps, laura olson, koukla carolyn, fiona, learning daily, and kimlan cornell.
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/19/2005 4:48 AM

    Ha! I know what you mean about the BC portraits being better than the serious stuff! These are so great--I love your bold linework and the expressiveness of your faces.

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  2. Lindsay8/19/2005 7:11 AM

    OK I'm going to have to do a self portrait....you've inspired me. And I'm feeling left out of the pleasure of having a wacky chin line. Really great drawing....BC seem to really capture the essesnce of the thing drawn.

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  3. seeks8/19/2005 7:18 AM

    yeah, my chin doesn't seem to want to follow the rest of my features in any of these. funnily enough, when i do a frontal self-portrait, my left eye always tends to be off and way to the side. it's the first thing i start off with, but unlike niff , whose first eye always looks crazy good, it takes me a while to get oriented, i think. doing a bunch of these, you can pick up on some funny tendencies one has when drawing.

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  4. Anonymous8/19/2005 7:39 AM

    These are great, Jess. I just don't believe it when you say you haven't drawn in a while- impossible!
    I totally agree with you about the BC being 'better' than the planned out efforts. I find that if I plan things, I get too caught up and the drawing/ ptg looks stagnant and heavy. The BCs have such energy to them.
    Excellent job yet again!

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  5. Anonymous8/19/2005 8:04 AM

    I think yours are my favorite seeks! I laughed so hard. the one on top is so great, the crazy expression and hair. I am so glad you are drawing again!

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  6. Cin8/19/2005 1:16 PM

    I agree, I think my blind contour portrait is far better than any other I've done, these look great you have a wonderful line quality

    (I've also left another comment in your artistic development post)

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  7. Anonymous8/19/2005 4:30 PM

    the side view is really cool. especially the fact that the eyes are on top of eachother. i love that

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  8. Anonymous8/20/2005 1:28 AM

    These are just fantastic - and it's true - this kind of drawing looks so joyful and less "worthy" and laboured - perhaps that's the clever thing - making finished stuff look so spirited... anyhow, these are fab.

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