Seventh session

Seventh session- 

Social media induced marks

I have missed this session, unfortunately, but the experiment done by my peers looked very interesting. They were split into 4 groups and set a task: they all had a piece of paper with numbers from 1 to 10, each number having an action assigned to it. They had to send text messages to each other (from one group to another) with just numbers, and as they were in motion, they had to draw what the number received in the message meant (action, person, etc). I will attempt this experiment on my own, though, as it looks interesting.

Self evaluation

Self evaluation

During these few session we had for Experimental drawing, I have learnt to looking at drawing with completely different eyes.

Started off with drawing without looking at the paper, have taught me to not have very high expectation every time, as the results achieved in that session were really funny, nowhere near close to the model we were drawing (I actually felt quite bad for the model, as the drawings of her that she has seen in that session were not at all complementing). But as I said, it has opened my eyes in the sense that, you need to keep an open mind when you draw. As I normally use my rational side of the brain even when I draw, it has been a hindrance, somehow, as I was constantly trying to draw what the model/object should look like, not I what I was seeing...

I have enjoyed the "nature induced marks" session as well, as I have never thought about this sort of art before engaging on this module. Same thing can be said about "Machine induced marks". I have enjoyed building the "machine" (box) and the final result (which unfortunately I have lost proof of...), was very interesting.

My favourite session was "Artist induced marks" when we had the male model, as in that session we learnt a few new techniques. I loved starting from the black canvas and using the eraser to create the shape. 

For my final project, I have decided to use the collage technique, we have studied in one of the session. I have attempted to create a piece that will have an underlying message. In Plymouth, in the last few years, a lot of the business in the town centre had to cease trading due to the high rents and the economical situation. However, I like to think positive and to look at the bright side of things, so through my piece, I am trying to send out the message that no matter what goes around you, as humans, we can make our life as bright as we want to, so in other words..."Magic is what you make" (which happens to be our college's motto, too).

Third session - Life drawing

Third session-

Life drawing. Male model

During this session with have experimented with various ways of drawing a live model.
This time, we did look at the paper as well as looking at the model. However, we did experiment with various ways of making marks: from line/contour drawing, to just shading, to drawing by using and eraser. We have used a few different mediums taped together to achieve a drawing that was both contour and shading in one go.

Here are the results of these exercises:

6 superimposed poses. I really liked this exercise, as the drawing achieved, shows clearly the movement of the model. It is very obvious that he started in a standing position and ended up, for the final pose, closed up on the floor.

For this drawing I have used 2 think charcoal sticks taped together, and a putty eraser to take away some lines, creating some shading at the same time. This was a 10 minute pose.

For this drawing, I have used: 1 compressed charcoal, 2 thin willow charcoals and 5 soft chalk pastels, all taped together. I really love the result of this. The yellow soft pastel, has given the impression of light on top of the model, while the darker colours (purple and dark pink, mixed with the charcoals, have given it weight, underneath.

This is the result of closing my drawing pad - my drawing bled on the opposite page, creating a faded mirror image. 

This was a 15 min exercise, using shading only. I have used an orange soft pastel, and have started fro the inside and worked my way out, creating the overall shape of the model.

Again, the mirror image created on the opposite page. The reason I have included these images, is because I find  them really interesting. They really look like ghost images of the original ones.

Initially, these were another 6 superimposed contour drawings,  but, for an extra exercise, we had to add shading into it and see what it turns into. I quite like this. It does not look like 6 separate poses, but rather a creature with many limbs. 

This is a drawing started from a black background (I have covered up the entire surface with charcoal), after which, I have used a putty eraser to add light and create the shape of the model.

And for the final exercise, we have been split in groups and we had to do a life size drawing of the model. Here a photo of the model in the attire worn.  After spending a certain amount of time on our drawing (each doing a certain part of the body), we moved to another group's drawing and added detail to it, and so on. The result was actually surprisingly good. 

First group's final result. This is my favourite one.

This was our group's initial drawing, but after all the "intervention" received from the other groups, I'm not sure which is our contribution...

Third group's final result. In this one I can point exactly which part was my contribution: the furthest left hand fold of the toga.

Male model after poses were drawn.