Getting used to different mark making is a great way to test your creativity, so I asked myself how many different ways can I draw a simple object. By using fine liner, biro, pencil, sharpie and graphite I decided to draw a simple orange to try out depicting the textures as an orange is a …
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Learning to create a 3D image on a 2D surface was interesting with an attention to the pressure of the medium to create tone, and the awareness of the contour lines of the object. It was the use of charcoal that really brought this task into focus. Up until now I had shy'ed away from …
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For this exercise I chose a white conte stick on brown paper. I wanted to describe a random set of objects by their simple outline without shading or tone, as well as paying attention to their 3D forms. Choosing an array of different textured objects from books, a leather shoe, a box of tea, various …
After choosing a selection of objects with very different and interesting textures I set about practising how I would actually make those objects 'feel' using varied marks with varied mediums. Wool, wicker, sponge, tree bark and even different textured stones gave me scope to play around with the variety of surfaces and find out which …
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Art therapy is a great thing, and this is a perfect exercise to find your inner peace, self, mind or madness! Using four emotions, calm, anger, joy, and a decided fourth 'intuitive', as four separate A1 boards I was asked to portray my inner feelings using each emotion as inspiration. Calm - ink and feather …
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My 'colour wheel pie' experiment. This was a warm up exercise to move away from the concept of making permanent marks to form drawings, turning the idea on its head by and make non-permanent, or temporary drawings using unconventional methods and materials. This was a great imaginative exercise and I found that one idea started …
