This week we did a recap on perspective drawing to refresh the techniques and skills needed to create accurate and believable drawings. I found this recap to be very helpful, as I have always struggled with fully understanding perspective and how to use it correctly. I think there will always be room to improve when it comes to perspective drawing, but I feel that I have a much better grasp now and hope that I can implement it in my work much more effectively.
Below are some YouTube videos I used to inform my practice.
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The aim of 'wild life drawing' was to capture people going about their daily lives, while I tried to convey the small unseen moments in my sketchbook. I felt tentative at first about drawing outside while people walked past and looked over my shoulder, but after a while you forget to be embarrassed and you just draw what you see, which I found very freeing and therapeutic. InspirationFor this project I have taken inspiration from sketchbook drawings, fashion illustration and the renowned illustrator Bob Peak. I wanted to gather multiple different styles of drawing people to experiment with a mixture of techniques and styles. My Sketch Book WorkWithin my own sketchbook work I have tried to capture people while they go about their daily lives, using different media to experiment with line and technique.
Urban Sketching is the practice of drawing on location in cities and towns, capturing a spontaneous response to people, places and moments in time. I really enjoyed this project, as I was not limited by media, which allowed me to create different textures and I felt challenged when depicting truthful scenes.
Inspiration
I have been inspired by multiple artists through out this project including, Patrick Vale, Paul Hogarth and Lucinda Rodgers who all work in a similar style using ink and variation in line to convey depth. Where as another artist who has influenced me is Emma Carlisle, who is an avid sketchbook artist who depicts more rural settings but uses such powerful lines and vibrant colours which I found interesting and wanted to capture an essence of within my own work. You can see more of my research on sketchbookshere.
My Sketchbook work
I have used a mixture of media within my own sketchbook work including watercolour, ink, posca pens, markers and pencils in order to understand which media works best when drawing on the go and at speed.
Inspiring sketchbook flip through:
Unfortunately I do not speak German, so I could not understand what was being said, but the video I have embedded (left) had some beautiful urban sketches created using ink. I was absolutely in awe of the detail in each sketch so I couldn't not share it.
In todays lecture we were tasked with going outside (or looking out our window), and drawing something that we could see. The aim of this task was to get us used to drawing from life, as our project includes urban sketching. My work was very much inspired by Lucinda Rodgers work, which I enjoyed using to inform my own practice. I began drawing with a pencil to get the initial sketch down and then went over the top with Indian Ink, for the thicker lines I used a black posca pen and a thick ended sharpie. I really enjoyed drawing from life, although I found it difficult to get the perspective exactly right, it helped me to understand the importance of getting the physical experience of the form rather than just drawing from a photograph. The only downside was the slight precipitation and the chilly wind, but other than the weather an ultimately enjoyable experience.
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