Work for assignment 5

Please click on the following links which will take you to the relevant pages of this blog that contain further links to the work I have done for this assignment. I have also included a section called Further links which contains the following: a link called 'Reflections on my choice of options' which includes my … Continue reading Work for assignment 5 →

Additional work (Jan – Mar 2020)

Room corner: 2-point perspective Figure drawing 14-03-2020 Figure drawing Canal Views - quick pen drawings Hand - detailed pen drawing Still life - different media

Room Corner – 2-point perspective

While I have been doing the projects for the final unit, I have been exploring perspective in drawing again. Here is a return to drawing a room corner, but this time I have stepped back (I drew the picture below from the doorway entrance looking into the room). This means I can see a slighter … Continue reading Room Corner – 2-point perspective →

A collage using hand-drawn text

I was a bit worried going into this particular exercise thinking my terrible handwriting would be an obstacle - but I realised that wasn't really going to be an issue . The hand drawn text became a series of patterns (See hand drawn text 1-6) though sometimes half way through a line (depending on the … Continue reading A collage using hand-drawn text →

Exercise 3 Drawing directly onto the plate

Below is an initial pen sketch of a view of a canal near where I live. I used this as an initial model to base the following mono prints on using the method of drawing directly onto the plate. Initial Pen Sketch of Canal I created the first attempt below by first overlaying the inked … Continue reading Exercise 3 Drawing directly onto the plate →

Additional Work (Nov-Dec 2019)

Negative space in magazine photographs A visit to the Tate Modern Figure Drawing - Yoga Pose Portrait studies Birmingham Canal

Figure drawing – yoga pose

Here is a quick figure sketch I did using a fine liner pen of my wife doing yoga. I liked using the scribble effect, but it was also necessary to catch a still pose quickly enough.

Self-portrait: another attempt

Here is another attempt at a self-portait which I did yesterday. It's a bit more successful I feel than the previous two attempyts and probably is a bit more of a likeness. The wrinkles on the forhead are a bit better placed and look more three dimensional than before. The right eye looks a bit … Continue reading Self-portrait: another attempt →

Drawing your own hands and feet: Preparation

As a preliminary to doing this exercise I spent a day and half filling two old sketch books with sketches of my hands and feet using different media. I also played about with colour a bit using colour crayons and oil pastels for a few of these studies, but mainly I used pencil, fine liner … Continue reading Drawing your own hands and feet: Preparation →

Still Life – 2nd Attempt

I had a second go at the still life exercise, and the drawings I produced this time are shown below along with a photograph of the original still life as a point of contrast. I am a bit happier with these - the bottles look more bottle-like anyway. This time I used black paper taped … Continue reading Still Life – 2nd Attempt →