Exercise 1.3

I started by redrawing my hand-drawn candle and book and adding some colours similar to the original ones. (Fig1) Then I decided to add some texture to my objects (Fig2). As my last experiments, I added my own photographs instead of the texture and I think it created a very interesting outcome. Overall I enjoyed this exercise as I am familiar with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and I am looking forward to experimenting with media more and create both physical and digital collages as I find it great creativity boosting activity.

Fig.1

Fig.2

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Exercise 1.2

I truly enjoyed this exercise as I love experimenting with media. In Method 1, I started doing something I tried in the first exercise and I found it enjoyable and that was drawing a one-line drawing. It turned out well and I managed to make real looking objects. Then I did a pencil sketch drawing with some shading which I believe showed the texture of my objects the best. I also experimented with watercolours to bring some colours to my work and then my sister’s crayons which I remind me of childhood.

In Method 2 I tried sticking colourful newspaper pieces on my sketch drawing. I liked the outcome however it shows only the shape and size of my objects, not the texture or colour. I also tried sticking some coloured cotton on a paper to create m a candle and a book. It looks a bit messy but as it is experimenting I do not mind.

For my Method 3, I created an ink drawing which looks messy and I tried to overdraw lines to make them look raw and I added pieces of uncoloured thread on some areas. I like the outcome as it gives this coarse look. I think I managed to experiment with a wide range of media however I think I could use them better to show the texture of my objects, make the difference in smooth and rough.

Exercise 1.1

I found this exercise interesting, especially the part with not being able to correct my mistakes but rather embracing them. I chose a coloured glass vase and wooden coloured box. After observing them for a while I started working on my drawings. I found drawing with closed eyes challenging as immediately after lifting my pencil from a paper I got lost in proportion and connecting lines. The negative space was also a bit difficult as you had to think of the surrounding background and your objects as something cutting through it as light through the darkness. I enjoyed the Tonal, I made 2 versions, one with lines and one with finger smudged lines which I like more.

Continuous Lines

From Memory

Negative Space

Blind Drawing

Tonal- smugded lines

Tonal – lines