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shading sketch models

Making the shadows as dark as you can really does make a difference because then you have a wider range of shades between black and white. Adding a lot of contrast makes your drawing seem way more life-like.

shading exercise #2

I found that doing the same shading exercises in pen and pencil to help me a lot. I found that it was a lot harder to do it in pen because it seems the pen only writes in one shade of black so to create lighter shades you have to space your lines farther apart rather than just pushing down with the pen harder.

Shading exercise due Tuesday

I found these shading exercises a lot easier than I thought they would be and I actually enjoyed doing them. Go figure!

Slifer Designs

This website is definitely my favorite one out of the three that I have looked at so far. It has a slide show at the top, highlighting the work the designers have done in the firm. If I were a client looking at the site, I would really appreciate the easy access to some of their work. It also shows that they are proud of what they have accomplished. I am really impressed by their work. Their website is also really easy to navigate. They have links right under the slide show and everything is categorized so that it is really easy to find what you are looking for. Their home page also has a shot blurb about what their design firm is all about and that can be really helpful when looking to appeal to clients. I also like how their design firm has it's own logo and how they have incorporated that into their website; it seems really professional. All in all I think Slifer Design's website is a success. Take a look.

David Micheal Miller Associates

This design firm's website was a little more interesting than the last one I chose to comment on. There is a type of scroll at the top that runs constantly. I think that it is a very nice touch, it's inviting and approachable. Like the other previous website, there isn't much information on the homepage. Infact, the majority of this page is white space. There is some information in a narrow column at the right, but other than that the page is completely white. There are small links at the top of the page. They are small but they still stand out because they are different colors. Reader's eyes automatically goes to them when looking at the website. If I could describe this firm's site in one word I would pick the word "simple." It is very low key and relaxing to look at, not confusing at all. I would think that this firm's design projects fall within the same boundaries. The only criticism of the this website would be that they need to have some pictures of recent or celebrated projects on their home page so that reader's could get a quick idea of what kind of work they do. Take a look.