Lauren Britt Art

I received feedback from our first critique last week. My plans for the future are to create a three dimensional sculpture from a drawing as a study to compare the differences in my work.

  While enrolled in Life Drawing we were given IPads to use during the semseter. Working on an IPad was new to me. I was unsure about it at first but learned how to create texture, add shadows and create a rather smooth image from using a stylist or just a fingertip. The drawing app. bushes is what I tend to use. My favortie feature of the app. is that it creates a video of your process, and when finished it is rewarding to see how you began and what you accomplished. I am working on a new image with the IPad and plan to upload the beginning of my work ASAP. Hopefully I can figure out how to upload them as videos eventually.

      From Life Drawing class I have gained a better understanding of the skeleton and the proportions of the human body. 

Study of an old master. I used to prefer to work in graphite until I became familiar with charcoal.  Charcoal I tend to mass in the structures and rely on a kneaded eraser for the details. I like the dramatic constant the the charcoal can achieve. I sometimes feel that I work rather slow, hopefully by doing gesture drawings I can begin to speed up the process and focus on the details towards the end. Experimenting with pan pastels

Welcome to Lauren Downing's Art Blog. I am currently a student at Pittsburg State University. My major is Commercial Art and my minor is Graphic Design. Before Pitt State I attended Kansas City, Kansas Community College and took a semester at Kansas University. This is my first semester enrolled in Commercial Art course and I hope to gain a better understanding of which direction I want to go. I have mostly taken drawing classes and feel that that is where I am the strongest. Charcoal is my favorite medium and I enjoy drawing from a realistic point of view. This semester I hope to expand my knowledge and venture into new areas in order to progress as an artist. Lauren A.Downing