Life Drawing of a Non-Human Anatomy - Final Piece
The aim for this drawing was to draw the
anatomy and for it to be a highly detailed finished piece. I chose to draw a
non-human anatomy and draw my pet Chihuahua because the anatomy to an animal is
totally different to that of a human and it will be good practice for me to be
able to draw the anatomy for both humans and animals.
I had her standing in the garden and for a
brief few seconds she brought her front, right leg up so I was able to quickly
capture that moment. I had her stand so I had a foreshortening vantage point.
This means that the front of her body and head appear to be quite a bit larger
than her back end. However, this also makes for a more interesting image and
with this vantage point I was also able to pick out her muscle structure in her
lower legs and also her front legs and chest.
There was very strong, natural light with
this being outside and this caused there to be very different gradients of
shading that shows her fur, joints and muscle structure. With using charcoal I
was able to blend all the different shading together. However, I feel this
makes her fur look to smooth and although she has very short hair anyway it is
unclear what the texture of her fur is like. I would have been able to pick out
all the little details if I were to use pencil however; with an animal it is
hard to keep them still, which is why I used charcoal because it is quick and
easy to get the overall structure of her anatomy down before she moved.
To improve this drawing I would have liked
to have been able to draw the structure of her paws more accurate. This was
difficult because the grass was covering a lot of her paws causing poor
visibility. I would also have liked have made her fur more realistic and
believable; I found this very difficult using the charcoal.
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