Horse Conch

The horse conch, or Pleuroploca gigantea, is a species of predatory sea snail found along the Atlantic Coast of the Americas. Residing 20 feet below the water, the snail feeds on other marine shells.

The horse conch can reach up to 24 inches long and is the state shell of Florida. The shell is characterized by its long, twisting canal, and knobs formed by multiple spinal cords and axial ribs. The color of the shell varies from bright orange in the young to off-white as an adult.

contour drawing

Last week we began contour drawing. It has been a nice change of pace, moving away from the quick gesture drawings we have been doing. Learning the curves of the spine has been interesting, too. I am excited to see if drawing certain areas of the body (like the spine) will actually become second nature, and then drawing the body will hopefully be more systematic and less guesswork.

BLIND CONTOUR DRAWING

Five words:
Dark
Crawling
Slanted
Heavy
Thin

intro

I am Tyler. I'm a junior this year, in game design and development. Drawing has always been my biggest artistic interest so I am looking forward to this semester in life drawing. It will be interesting to focus on line and form as opposed to light and shading in my other drawing classes.