Okay, so in the pursuit of making better and better pictures
I've started to become aware of compositional choices and
forcing myself to actually compose pictures with elements
that I want and others that I do not wish to include.
Here are two drawings that I created today at the local
lifedrawing session, along with a parsing of each:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM_dVwjrVPlMmUqfBJ41Qv2b8zaWqH0EYc7nh20QdPdMlUsPs5zRYTiAuaTDxyQ4iUAbw0ifkEfQEDGn0YKn1fykHVKz6yn1Mkx0eRhFFCilwTWvlQ-IkLpAxMI7AqiUCzNcg9hJ9gBY/s320/kelli4.jpg)
I started out this drawing by dividing it into three areas of values;
light,midtone,and dark. Here is a simplified visual of what I was thinking:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsLfU_tHwpcKJY0OMIrQdubG9hyphenhyphenl76FtQ_ei_i_jiXWaX0a8AXS1BQaCuZ8XULl-Ki5klq5sBK7xqrYWzNvt36c8JbvYcDqBgfwgoYDlRshzB9TE_6vbR48nQqGWIxCifKkyE4juWKL8/s320/value+arrangement.jpg)
I then composed the drawing by thinking about design and how to pleasantly
lead the viewer's eye through my drawing. The urns in the back repeat in a
diagonal up to the figure's head,a key area of interest, which is
also circular just as the contours of the urns. Each urn has a simple design
which is repeated on the pillow near the model, tying the background to the
foreground. While I'm on the subject of shapes, I've chosen to repeat a simple
triangle shape, the spear, in a way that leads the eye in a triangular pattern
through the picture:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQr6Rw3cxuR0tn31dKRleNXv9cFfs4OBRZQ72Se6pCXlS1-VQSrUYpb5pJyMez5UOwatMdKSocgBZG8VmXdlT8uoqfnDPxWDlry86LHWRMGES6gxbYKEl2AQ_2nbYFmJNRIQsLpUuifA/s320/composition.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HJrbD3orCHzrZxBEJPmTjR1KYgppdjoNqSjRRIq7RflH9FcGCSaF3YP9QxCVoxN8pXk6ZMBPJwdKd8KOMtintjnaF5HVrjc7vEvKsYeOIs9hIrrwAXITunWOwzOLYznPbUcbLzNbKSE/s320/kelli5.jpg)
On this one I used the arrangements of a chosen shape,flowers, to lead the viewers
eye throughout the picture. While analyzing my drawing I realized that the shadow
cast by the vase I included also mimics the shadow cast by the figure's head.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA_5WOWmakic2z7UJAE-VkmfULpo16AR3vLO8kzMT1cD4OuT7Tb9j2eiOW2d402if1GoGMA_2YoNDWEf2mTTn4F_K7TfG2vzB_-d94MR0JaczkGnb81Cr2KnkW5Ef_Hmw4-Au-iSrm_A/s320/composition1.jpg)
I'll wrap up this post with some sketches I made today:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUZGB3Hw9TkX4B8zwGruPGhL5RuHw_CiIybvrLUhbaNTi6bgia8v2l_qAaSHzYpV5J2OJIYlFU_zC9q7fSpXCsVcpw2gYE6HMWg73FFYZV9wk1zIyK_3ujKnT8-yVQXSDBqM4i_fo2Lk/s320/kelli.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wQgUWgUCuf1tGQYr8-eCWk-D4Y3gLsnlS9SVzuPdkutBsZbOoU8yA-EwrvwectR2DqjHFyZvxDimiMZxhRrNBXKPzkS7DYckkfgmugxGLhL2xBxAGM2lW_bhdws1W0wW5iF00yg_aS8/s320/kelli2.jpg)