Image Attribution: “Assignment 2 Noun, Verb, Adjective” by Bryanna Dyer/Gouda Mourning is licensed under CC0. (See interactive map)
Fall semester 2025 Drawing 3. Sunflower, Stab and Reflection.
Image Attribution: “Assignment 2 Noun, Verb, Adjective” by Bryanna Dyer/Gouda Mourning is licensed under CC0. (See interactive map)
Fall semester 2025 Drawing 3. Sunflower, Stab and Reflection.
Ricardo Alexander Munoz Cazares
This drawing presents a strong composition that immediately draws the viewer’s eye toward the central form. The main shape has a powerful presence, and the organic textures surrounding it create an interesting sense of movement. The contrast between the smooth triangular structure and the rough, detailed surface of the background gives the piece depth and rhythm. The placement of the elements keeps the eye circulating naturally around the page.
The shading technique is well-developed, showing a wide range of tones from light to dark. The artist uses consistent pencil pressure to create subtle transitions and realistic textures. The small highlights in the center help emphasize form and give the drawing a three-dimensional quality. The proportional balance between the large structure and surrounding details is well managed, making the overall image feel stable and complete.
Overall, this piece shows great technical control and creativity. The artist successfully combines texture, tone, and composition to express transformation through organic forms. A slightly darker shadow in some background areas could add more contrast, but the drawing already communicates strong visual harmony.
Ricardo Alexander Munoz Cazares
In this drawing, I will analyze 8 aspects: Initial Impact, Composition, Texture and Detail, Shading and Values, Form and Volume, Perspective and Spatial Logic, Concept and Narrative Feeling, and Practical Suggestions:
1) Initial Impact
The drawing delivers a strong organic and almost alien-like vibe. The shapes feel alive, textured, and slightly unsettling—like a hybrid between a plant and a creature. It immediately grabs attention through its complexity and unusual forms.
2) Composition
You’ve placed the main structure right in the center, creating a clear focal point. The surrounding elements especially the large curved structure on the right and the base shading frame the central form without overwhelming it. The overall balance is solid, though some background elements fade too softly, reducing depth.
3) Texture & Detail
This is the strongest part of the piece. The clustered, seed-like pattern on the upper form is detailed and consistent. The dripping, tentacle-like extensions add motion and a sense of deterioration. The cone-shaped central structure has believable texture and volume thanks to the shading bands.
Your textures feel intentional, rich, and varied. They give personality to the whole composition.
4) Shading & Values
The shading is soft and even, but it could benefit from higher contrast in certain areas: The top textured cluster could use deeper shadows to push depth. The cone structure in the middle is well shaded, but more contrast between its sides would enhance its 3D impact. The base shape has strong value control, though the transition to the background is a bit too smooth.
5) Form & Volume
Most shapes feel solid and believable. The central cone and the base structure have strong volume.
The upper organic form is good but could appear more round with stronger dark areas near the edges.
6) Perspective & Spatial Logic
Everything is consistent within your stylized world. The objects relate well to each other, and nothing breaks visual logic. That said, adding cast shadows would help define spatial relationships more clearly.
7) Concept & Story Feeling
The drawing feels like a biological study of a strange plant or organism. It has an “alien botanical illustration” energy. The dripping elements suggest decay, mutation, or transformation. There’s narrative potential here.
8) Actionable Suggestions
– Increase contrast in key textures to make forms pop.
– Add cast shadows to anchor the shapes and enhance depth.
– Darken some background areas slightly to separate foreground elements more strongly.
– Sharpen a few edges on the central cone to emphasize its structure.
Joelle Harris
The composition is very full and large, with pain-staking detail and shading. The stem of the sunflower going out of frame and then coming back in in the background balances out the large portion of the page taken up by the mirror/hill part and I think it makes the picture work a lot better. The contrast of light and dark also works well and gives good depth to the composition without distracting the eye with too many details since it is fairly spaced out and stylistic. At first, I did not entirely understand what the noun, verb, and adjective of this drawing was until it was explained to me by the artist, but once explained, I found it was easier to appreciate the drawing and grasp the full understanding of how she met the themes of the assignment. As mentioned beforehand, the detail is lovely (and time-consuming – an appreciation in itself), but a background to compliment this would have been lovely. Something light and faded, but still there, would have made the drawing work more nicely in my opinion. Another needed mention is also the curves of the composition – mainly how the hill/mirror compliments the shape of the sunflower head. Then, the sword, and stem break of the curves with harder lines, bringing the entire composition together much more harmoniously than it could have been. Overall, the detail is gorgeous and should be commended (I, for one, do not have the patience for it), but I really wish there was even a little background.