Perspective
At the start of our Drawing for illustration module, we were presented a short slide show about perspective as well as a quick demonstration by one of the teachers. Not long after the presentation students were asked to apply the knowledge by drawing from the top of the Flaxman building and around it.
The perspective theory helped me capture the Beacon building from a lover angle that made it look important. To make the sketch pop up of sketchy pencil lines I went over it with a fine liner which enhanced the effect.
One point perspective of the street made it feel endless but also safer than the roof of the Flaxman building. Drawing the Beacon building from above was a new experience to me as I never drew a three-point perspective.
The first and second perspective point drawing went well and I found it easier than the three-point perspective. Which was quite problematic but in the end, I got it right. I am happy with how all of these turned.
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Stoke Town
Today, I had an opportunity to practice Drawing architecture from various angles. I like the first piece the most because it's so detailed and drawn from a good perspective point. My least favourite is the drawing of the Town Hall. I tried to stretch the drawing over two pages of a sketchbook. However, I failed to do so by trying to draw a curvilinear and cylindrical perspective without knowing how to do it properly.
In the picture on the left, I tried to capture as much noise from the coffee in my artwork as I could. Although it was hard to listen because of too many loud people around, I managed to overhear a few words and sounds.
Nature
I enjoyed drawing nature as it gave me an opportunity to practice drawing reflections in the water and marks and colour palette. Despite all the challenges of the weather I managed to complete three full coloured pages by using brush pens that turned out to be a great medium for nature drawing. It allowed me to blend some of the colours together, which created a water reflection of trees and surroundings.
Canal
Drawing along the canal was an interesting but also challenging experience. Trying to sketch while standing wasn't very comfortable because of the fact that I had to keep my hardback sketchbook from closing. I think an exercise like this would be much easier and enjoyable if I used a ring bounded sketchbook as it would make it easier to hold it while drawing.
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Museum
We received a sheet with six tasks to complete during our to The Potteries Museum. The task was to look for different objects and draw them from life in 15-20 minutes.
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My first task was to draw something bigger than me in 15 minutes. I didn't want to waste time going and exploring each floor, I decided to draw the first thing I saw that was on the task list. The first thing that was bigger than me was a statue at the entrance of The Potteries Museum. Fifteen minutes was just enough to draw a figure with some details on a shield and clothes, which helped me to fill empty spaces and add some variety in shapes and marks in this piece.
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My second task was to draw something that was alive in 15 minutes. I picked the skull on the display because compared to some of the creatures in the museum this exists and isn't an imaginary monster. The sketch turned out to be too plain despite adding some shading and cracks. I quickly sketched the skull and I moved on to another task.
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The third task was to draw the ugliest looking thing in a museum. I picked a statue of a monster with long arms stretched all over. It looked like the three bird looking creatures were joined together. It looked disgusting and it reminded me of a human centipede, which made it even harder to look at it.
The fourth task required me to draw an object in detail. Within the limited time of 20 minutes, I used basic shapes and stick figures to draw people and patterns on the helmet. I like the design of the helmet and the repeated patterns.
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The fifth task required finding a painting that shows the Fibonacci principle in action. We received a Fibonacci spiral to help us analyse the paintings in the gallery. I created a quick 5 minutes sketch of a painting that fits into golden ratio rules. It was challenging to find something within a limited time and then have even less to draw it. The 5 minutes task was my least favourite as it has the shortest amount of time to be completed. I prefer longer tasks where I can concentrate on drawing small details.
The last task required me to draw an object from at least three different angles. I chose low, high and 45 degree angles to capture a sculpture of a head with scratch-like marks. It didn't turned out very good because I rushed the process.
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Short comic about our journey
