Look, Think, Draw

What i learnt;

- Drawing people/moving subjects is challenging. - it was difficult to get all the information when only able to observe a moment quickly. Using fast gesturally marks was essential in capturing anything! - forced me to make quick instinctive divisions about line.

OBSERVATION - AROUND LEEDS;

ROYAL ARMOURIES:

- left - overly detailed. - right - simplifying the information.

- finding the right balance- aimed to work quickly - but in some areas spent more time studying the object. this became important in achieving accurate proportions. 

- learnt to simplify the object but picking out key information

- I found that drawing the same object repeatedly useful. - it allowed me to improve on something each time.

- beginning to work in fine liner instead of pencil forced me to make bolder more confident line.

DISCOVERY CENTRE;

- On the flip side of drawing quickly - the task was also very much about control. - ok to spend time on a piece; focusing on line and shape. - At the discovery centre I created more detailed studies. I perhaps didn't use my time as efficiently as I could have here, mostly because I was so overwhelmed by the place, - full of such amazing objects, I will defiantly be returning there to draw in the near future.

- Throughout the process, I think I became quicker at translating the subject in front of me, by picking out only the most important, key information.

- 'Look as much as you draw' important to remember that the task is all about observing. the task is all about observing. - when interpreting the info - draw from whats in front of you and not our imagination, in order to improve upon our observational drawing skills.
- Combining different media. by the end of the session, this was something i feel i should have done more of. most successful when using for two different purposes. for example, using thick fine liner for the bold lines, and strong shapes, and coloured pencil for the smaller details. - provided different textures and weight of line. This really made me think about how to interpret the different parts of an object.