A self portrait is a very personal feat to execute. It is one thing to try and portray someone else's emotions and inner feelings, but to share your own can be quite daunting. On the other hand, I guess no-one knows you quite like yourself, and portraying yourself can be quite a statement, as long …
Part 4, The Figure and The Head – Assignment 4.
Two large figure drawings complete with supporting material and a self portrait of any size was the final brief for the end of part 4. The first was to be a seated figure drawn in line with particular emphasis on the 3d form represented on a 2d surface, expressing convincing depth and form. Secondly was …
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Pt 4, Pr 5, Ex 1 – Single Moving Figure.
Going into town with a little A5 pocket sketchbook, charcoal, conte stick with a brush and water I took a wander around Manchester to sketch some moving figures. I had to wait for a sunny day so I could wear sunglasses and felt a little creepy to be honest, but managed to attempt to get …
Pt 4, Pr 3, Ex 3 – Stance
Looking at the stance of a model is a great way to understand the dynamics and pivot points of a pose, and how the torso and limbs work together to create balance and flow. It also helps to put together a convincing figure when the centre line is aligned with the angles of the arms …
Research Point – Vija Celmins
Whilst researching clouds and looking into the different formations, colours and the like I came across an American artist called Vija Celmins. She struck me as having an interesting background being born a year before the start of the Second World War I think this had a profound influence on her art work. Going through …
Assignment 2 – A View from a Room.
Plan/layout. For this assignment I decided on an interior to finish off this section. I was pleased with the aesthetic outcome of of my drawing of the stairwell taken in photographs with multiple viewpoints creating a distorted and disjointed feel to the drawing. I was keen to expand and develop this idea, so I decided …
Pt 2 Pr 4, Ex 3 – Material differences.
For this exercise I decided to draw my studio with a few key points in mind that I have learned from the past exercises. The material differences I took to refer to choosing a medium that best described the subject/scene/size, and use it to bring the drawing to detail. I also interpreted this title to …
Home Made Sketchbooks, (step by step) with coptic binding.
Not only was it great fun to do, but I found myself feeling more creative on the pages I had stitched together using different textured papers as well as making the book. There was something about the personalised colours and textures of the random sized pages that got my energy going, rather than opening up …
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Pt 2, Pr 3, Ex 1 – Still Life using Line.
Beauty and the Beasts. The brief for this exercise was to depict a still life arrangement using line, putting more emphasis on the reason of objects chosen, position and relation of textures to create a still life that has a bit of a story or meaning behind it. Factors I considered were things like old …
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