Drawing by Suzanne Nikolaisen
This pencil drawing was an assignment for my Foundation Drawing class that I took at my local community college during the fall of 2013. I studied under Sandra Gagon. This drawing is a study in placing objects in a grid, showing perspective and dimension while using straight lines. I was inspired by the Rand McNally rendition of The Princess and The Pea from 1965 that was illustrated by Anne Sellers Leaf.
This was a tough assignment! First drawing a perfect (perfect being up for debate) grid to place everything in, then it became a puzzle of figuring out how to present things within these confines. Like the peas in the pea pod, turning them into gems that are easier to identify, and uniform, rather than trying to make random straight lined circles. The pea pod turned out to be one of my favorite parts of this drawing.
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This was a tough assignment! First drawing a perfect (perfect being up for debate) grid to place everything in, then it became a puzzle of figuring out how to present things within these confines. Like the peas in the pea pod, turning them into gems that are easier to identify, and uniform, rather than trying to make random straight lined circles. The pea pod turned out to be one of my favorite parts of this drawing.
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