Monday March 17th 2014

Today I experimented with drawing techniques using different sized and shaped pieces of paper (1cm x 1cm squared x10, 10cm x 10cm square x10 and circles x5). These were mainly quite quick timed studies, ranging from 30 seconds t 5 minutes.
For the first 10 (1cm) squared they were very quick studies.

1. Colour - For the colour study I used water colour paint to create a sort of abstract image of a finger, from one of the photographs. You can't really tell that it is a finger and not just a blob of paint, but I quite like it as the composition is good and sort of interesting and the orange colour makes it stand out.   
2. Composition - For the composition study I worked from one of my photographs of the skeleton. I decided that I would keep it quite abstract, as they are very small to work on. I used a fine liner pen and drew the collar bone. I think that this study is interesting and again you can't really tell what it is.
3. Tone - For the tonal study I used  pencil to create the shadow and shading and to contrast with my second pen study. I again drew part of the hand from my photographs.
4. Perspective - I found it quite difficult to find something to draw from my work and photographs, with perspective, so I chose to draw in between the ribs, I used fine liner pen and sharpie to create the darker shadows.  
5. My own idea - For my own idea I decided to use a fine liner pen to create a study of a very zoomed in part if a hand from my photographs.
6. Abstract - For the abstract study I used Pro-markers to create a series of lines based on some of my collage work. 
7. Line - For the line study I also based this on my collage work.
8. Controversy - For the controversial study I decided to draw a finger with all the veins exposed, using a fine liner and blue and red Pro-markers.    
9. & 10. Concept & own idea - For these two studies I decided to do the same idea using the eye and drawing over the top using Pro-markers to make to eye look aged and old.

For the circle studies I used Pro-markers, fine liner, ink, watercolour paint and sharpies. The techniques I used random placement, abstract, composition and my own idea. I think that they turned out well, and I really liked working on the circle shapes, as it was different to working on a square or rectangle like I normally would, although I had to think a lot more about the composition as it is an unusual shape to work on, but I think they worked well and my images maybe even worked better on the circles compared to the squares. 

On the 10x10 squares I created studies based on my photographs and the smaller studies that I had done so far, so they look very similar but I tried to develop them on more as we had more time.