For this task, we had the option to choose between making a composition with a plaster head or a skull. I ended up choosing the plaster head since it looked more interesting to me. I also decided to place myself from a side view, that giving me the opportunity to practice making a profile drawing.
In class, I was able to get a nice sketch done, most of my time being spent on getting the head just right. I took a picture and polished everything at home. I went ahead and made some adjustments to the head, paying more attention to detail. I also fixed the perspective of the box and table.
With that done, I applied some graphite powder all over the drawing, erasing the lighter objects and also the highlights. Doing that helped me figure out the lighting before doing the actual shading.
Working on the shading, I had to be mindful of the different materials that the objects were made up of, switching my shading technique accordingly. For example, the cloth behind needed to have a softer look, etc...
As always, I made my way from the back of the scene to the front, working on each object individually. The cloth was done in stages, since it was interacting with all the objects.
After some further feedback from my professor Teodora, I realized that I made the closest cloth way too stiff. Also, the back bit from the right side was looking way too bright, for spacial awareness having to darken it a little. She also suggested transitioning the dark background more into a gradient and also lightening it a little.
I am very happy with the final result. The composition looks great, the contrast is really nice and the different tonal values of the objects are evident.
For this drawing, I have used a range of pencils such as F, HB, B 2B, 4B and 6B.
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