Perspective matters. And I am talking about the broad meaning of the phrase.
We say - 'it is all a matter of perspective! And it is hard not to agree. I think about this quite often. When we read/watch the news, we get just a general outline of the problem, with no real background of the problem, no broader perspective, no real context.
It is easy to judge others from our perspective, because it is the one closest to us, hence - we only look through the prism of our own life. But! Everything has an angle! Objectivity has its uses and should be present in the media (I know, I know, it is not), in courtrooms (yes, you know, there is no justice!) or at work.... you know how it is.
Subjectivity, on the other hand, is very much at home in the visual arts, it is through personal perspective that the most interesting works of art are created, creations full of individuality, personal input.
Perspective does matter. And in todays case in a direct and most literal sense.
I wanted very much to draw a skull, but the front or side view seemed for some reason boring as a subject of study in pencil. I really wanted to exercise my patience which, as I mentioned in earlier posts, is my Achilles heel. So I found a nderneath view, which has a tons of detail. It has so much, that I had to use a scaling grid because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to keep the proportions and details without it.
I admit that this time I probably bit more that I can chew. In 1/4 of the drawing, after more than 3 hours of work, I was in such deep despair that I wanted to abandon the whole project and draw some long bones (thigh, forearm), because they do not have so much detail. I left the drawing for the next day - you can see on the photos quite a large difference in lighting. Also, I usually draw with a sketchbook on my lap in random places in the house, so sometimes the lighting is not great for pictures. The next day was better, I had a lot of fun drawing, and I was really mad that I had to take a break to actually work :D but you know, man gotta eat.
So I present to you my cyclops - human skull seen from underneath. I did most of the contours with a 2B pencil, the shadows with 4B, 8B, 10B and the light parts with a hard 8H pencil. I drew in a slightly different way than usual - I tried to work from left to right so as not to miss any detail, any little bone or hollow. I went crazy on the background though, i just had to have my fun!
What do you think of this approach to the study of anatomy?
All best to you all,
Strega Azure
Drawing & pics was done by me, all rights reserved @strega.azure ©
I've used pencils: 8H, 2B, 4B, 8B, 10B, and automatic pencil with 0.5mm, HB graphite
