Idea Development

In today's session we did some sketches on a large piece of brown paper so we can come to some final conclusion and end up with a more refined piece. Today I learned all about some new techniques and materials that I could use in drawing that I practised with.

Here is one of the first images I produced, It's a sketch of my object in a line drawing style, with a chalk outline. The inks are my own while the chalk is from the school.The reason I wanted to try this because I wanted to improve illustrative skills while also practising my sketching. What I like about this sketch is the added detail in texture that I got thanks to being able to put lines anywhere I wanted to put them on the image. What I feel I could improve is my accuracy with the lines and to straighten them out a bit. Maybe the use of a ruler will aid me in these endeavours.

This image was intended to try out some more unconventional materials, this case being inks and water, whilst also trying a more minimalistic style to just try out and see if it works. If I was to improve it I would try to master my brush-strokes better and to try it on a flat surface so the ink doesn't run as much. Although I do like some of the textural results from painting the inks so I'll try it another time just to see the results.

This image was a brief study of three-toned nature of the squares and grid based drawing. As a study it works but not really something I would call final piece material so at the moment its only good for a reference point for all further sketches.

This image was actually my first sketch but I've actually changed and added to it near the end of the session. It is a combination of pencil, charcoal, chalk, and inks to create a unique image. This is the image I intend to blow up for my big sketch next Friday. The composition is going to be a long line of twisted squares in a repetitive pattern. I really like this image because of its simple premise and execution with the two-toned style and the sharp shadows to contrast with some of the lightness of the image. In fact I explored the two tone style below to illustrate its effectiveness. What's great is that you can produce great results in little time without too much challenge but still have the time to put in a lot of detail to make all the squares unique. However I do have a bit of a problem with how the left cube looks and I can see the shortcomings from this technique when I look at it such as the wish-washy mid tones and some lack of definition in some parts but these can be easily overcome if i just try to stick to my strategy of separating the two tones with two tonal looks (light=white, dark=black). Overall I have learnt a lot about my referred drawing style and what materials I feel comfortable with.