Riiiight.
So, last time we left drawing class, we were working off a photograph to make a realistic (or "illusionistic" as my professor says, since it's the "illusion of realism") drawing with graphite pencils.
If you remember, this is the girl that I drew.
And this is my drawing.
I did make a few little last minute changes, like shading and stuff, but overall this is how it turned out. I was so absolutely thrilled with this drawing because it's the best drawing I've ever done in my whole life. It may not look exactly like the picture, but I thought it looked pretty damn good. Especially for me.
I had the most trouble with the face, which I think is obvious. Faces are hard to do because everything is so subtle. How do I get that skin texture with a freaking pencil? I don't know. And the eyes were tough because they are the focus of the whole picture.
At first she was looking cross-eyed, and everyone in class was freaking out as I was working. "Oh my god, she's got a lazy eye! I can't tell where she's looking!" Chill, people. It's a work in progress.
So I go into class really confident, pin it up on the wall, and take a look around at the others.
And once again, all my confidence was completely shattered.
Even the people I didn't notice before did so extremely well on this project, I was blown away. Mine was like, at the bottom 20% of the class. I was so disappointed, which totally sucks since I worked so hard on this.
I really just don't know what to do about this. I won't get an A on this, but seriously, I don't know what else to do. It's not like a test I didn't study hard enough for. I worked for hours and hours and HOURS on this drawing, probably upwards of 12 to 15. That's a long time! More than I've ever studied for a test. Actually, probably more than I've studied for every test I've ever had (What? I'm not big on studying).
What do I have to do to get an A in this class?
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