Back to Basics - Sketch Dump 2

Here is another exercise where we practiced ellipses. That strange unicorn horn shaped thing was some sort of strange ceramic object. As you can see on the right hand picture I started to use shading with the conté crayon turned on its side. Don't be afraid to sharpen your conté or charcoal stick to a long tapered point or use the side of it. Even try breaking it and a square edge! It becomes fun to play with and experiment with.

In this picture we practiced drawing a bunch of cubes with 2 point perspective. I think that my teacher only may have thought that one of these was successful at proper perspective. I think I tended to make my squares look like rectangles or give them a 3 point perspective instead of 2. I also tend to exaggerate how tall the top square plane is. I would make the top of the cube longer, as if I were looking down upon it from a higher elevation. But I think doing that is pretty normal for beginners, so don't be surprised if it frustrates you!