This exercise was geared towards looking closely at expressing details of texture and tones. I took some fruit and veg and began to see how I could replicate the textures using a range of graphite pencils. Finding it more difficult than I anticipated I was getting a bit frustrated coming up with believable surfaces and …
Re doing this section, I thought, would be difficult. I thought that having already been over these warm up exercises I might have struggled with trying to come up with something new or it might have become monotonous, but very surprisingly it was neither. Even more surprising was the actual benefit I had got from …
(2) 'Left Luggage. Debbie Smyth (1) 'The Hermit'- Caulfield P. Positive and negative space in art refers to the difference between the objects and the shadows that they cast by treating them as two separate entities. Positive being the actual objects themselves, and the negative referring to the space that is occupied or affected by …
Paintings can be split up into two distinct areas of positive and negative space. The positive space comprises of the objects or subjects of a picture and the negative would comprise of the space around the objects. This is and interesting concept when you start to treat the negative space just as important as the …
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After brainstorming some ideas on composition I split the concept up into three main categories that would affect my judgement on the composition of a still life. Position of the objects is a large factor in still life which can help with the 'story' of the piece. Not just the position of the objects in …
Looking back and seeing how genres of art evolved, 'still life' came into vogue around the 16th century to the present, although depicted in Greek and Roman times, it seems like it was a break from Renaissance fresco's and representations of religious figures on a huge scale, down to a more intimate subject matter of …
This is a topic that could get very 'deep' very quickly so I'll define my intentions clearly from the start to avoid confusion or the wandering off of the beaten track. The idea of subconscious images retrieved from sleep is a rich source of inspiration and awe, without a doubt taken up bravely in the …
This is a theme that I'm revisiting for a couple of reasons, the themes I have picked up on, the themes I've developed from the previous exercises and the development of my mark making. I hoped to tick as many boxes as I could covering the concepts I've learned up until now. My still life …
Redon was a French artist 1840-1916, who painted in a variety of styles throughout his life, using symbolism as a reoccurring theme through his work. Although many of his paintings were in colour, he had a deep fascination with contrast, developing the relationship of black and white tones most notably in his charcoal sketches and …
Concentrating on the images produced by reflection I used a simple metallic jug and a tall cocktail shaker placed side by side. I find reflections fascinating because for me it's like a window into another world. Similar to ours, but distorted onto the surface of the object it adds layers and depth to a drawing …
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