First assignments for the Winter quarter

I got my first assignments from the Winter quarter this week!  For Drawing II, I need to draw a self-portrait from a mirror on any paper with any medium and, for Design I, I need to look for visual examples of "visual analogy".  The first assignment is pretty straight forward.  The "visual analogy" assignment requires me to look for unrelated objects and compare them by their features, for example: an apple, a globe, and the human head.  All totally unrelated but all three have some sort of layers (apple crust, apple pulp, apple core with the seeds; earth's crust, mantle, and outer/inner core; the human skin, skull, and brain).  Right now I'm doing objects with "faces" (cars, electric socket, and a purse) and  that "spray" (spitting cobra, spray can, water hose).

Anyway, here's my self-portrait (wip):

I'm very proud of this drawing right now.  I used some sighting-and-measuring techniques I learned from the last quarter.  Shading was a little difficult but I'm getting there, I just need to go a little darker in some areas on the left side of my face and scarf.

Finally, Winter Break!

Yes! My first fall quarter at SCAD is over and I get to enjoy almost a month long winter break!  Anyway, I had a good time at SCAD.  I met some talented artists, made some great friends, and learned how I can improve my artistic skills. Once again, I would like to thank my God, family, teachers, and old and new friends for encouraging me to draw, dream, and improve my art.  God, thank you for giving the spark of creativity and showing me the near infinite possibilities in human creativity.  Mom and Dad, thanks for never giving up on me and helping me to pursue  a career in art and animation.  Thank you art history Professor Leader for encouraging me to explore how understanding art history is beneficial to human society today.  Thank you drawing Professor Clifford for improving my artistic skills.

I really felt my artistic skills had improved.  I know my strengths and my weaknesses and how to improve them for the better.  Here's my drawings from the beginning of the quarter to the end:

First Line drawing!

Second  Linear line drawing with contour lines and cross contour lines.

First Ellipse drawing.

Second ellipse drawing.

Third line drawing on ellipses and studying detail and line weight.

(Not a good picture) Midterm Linear drawing on perceptive and ellipses.

Final Drawing on Value.

I am still going to talk about linear perspective next week along other helpful tools I learned this quarter.  During the break I'll continue to study over the material and apply it to my artwork.  I'm also going to take a break from fantasy art to draw and study from life for a bit, just to improve my skills.