For the last class, we learned how to draw a car. At first, we drew our two vanishing points and then made the outline of the car by drawing one large box (matching up with the two vanishing points) and one small box in the front (also matching up with the two vanishing points and the larger box). That is as far as we got because we took a quiz in the last class and ran out of time for our new lesson. Today, we were able to really work on the drawing. I started with the one large box and slowly transformed that box into the body of a car. I sketched some round lines around the box to get the outline of the car and then drew my windshield by lining the lines up with the two vanishing points. Even though I was supposed to finish this in class, I was not able to because I had taken up much time to draw the detail of the car's tires, headlights, and front grill. So, I ended up taking this car home and spending an extra 30-45 minutes on it, touching it up. After finally finishing the main lines of the car, I then shaded it in, using a paper towel as Mrs. Story had recommended, to really give the shading a smooth and soft look. I had a little hard time drawing the actual box of the car and the lines to give it shape, but I think the shading really helps spruce it up and make it more realistic. Without the shading, my car would've looked realistic. But by smudging the pencil lead together, I was able to create a somewhat realistic car. I feel pretty good about this car. I realize that if I had more time, I would probably redo the back of the car, (since it looks kind of diminished), but over all, I really liked what I drew. The day we turned in the car, we also started drawing a new car of our own. I decided to bring in my granddad's old car, a Jaguar 1965 xke roadster to draw.The car over all is really pretty, but I also have some very nice memories in this car. So, I decided to draw it. I know it is not a front side view of the car, but if I did the front side view of this car then it would not come our right because the hood is very long and the body of the car would look completely diminished. Plus, I really wanted to draw it from a side view. I ended up drawing the large box again, but I did not draw the small box in the front. Instead, I followed the picture that I brought of the car and drew the body of the car first, and then the tires (with their detail), and then I cut off the front and back of the car to give it that nice curve. Then, I drew the windshield and back seat, and finished up by drawing the doors and shading. I was surprised I could do all of this in one period, but I still would like to do a few more touchups to just enhance the reality of the car. Like, I would like to try and make my lines straighter, the front of the car more curved, instead of pointed, and the shading a little more soft. For the shading, I noticed the darker areas underneath the car and the lighter areas on the side of the car. Even though my own sense did not want me to draw these enhancements, I fought against my mind and still drew the shading in that way. And, in the end, I think it looks fabulous! :) I am really satisfied with this car, I think it came out great. I thought it would be really hard because it was not a front side view, but it ended up being really fun and easier to draw than I had expected.
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