In all of the drawing classes I have had, I have never really been able to get too detailed with any of my art pieces, mainly for the fact I take so long to even start a project. That will be something that I will try to work at this semester. My tutor for my rendering class in Scotland told me that I "think too much". I need to buckle down and just do it. I fear too much about what other people think of my work. This time around, I'm going to think about this like it's an individual sport instead of a competition. I'm going to work to improve myself and not worry if someone may be more skilled than I am. I may be good at something but there will always be someone that's better. I need to learn that being good, is well, good. I don't have to be the best, I just need to be MY best. The only way I can achieve that is to keep practicing and learning.
Yesterday was my first attempt at the human skull. I wasn't really happy with it to begin with, but when I stepped back I was kind of proud of myself. That is, until we critiqued each others in groups. I'm still proud of what I accomplished, though... especially when it was at an angle that I bet most people would like to avoid if they could. I wanted to challenge myself. I thought about the critique after a while and decided that I just need to take those as positive remarks, because that's the only way I'm going to learn to improve.
The mouth seems to make it look like more of a profile view. I think that once I understand how to visual planes more, I will be able to get a more correct angle and make it look more realistic. On a positive note, I think my values in the face work well and there are points where you can see overlap one another, like the cheek bone for instance. Overall, I think this was a good first attempt. I just have to remind myself to not think so much and just trust my hand movements and what I see in front of me.
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