Drawing Module 2

ILLU5040 (DRAWING)

introduction to mark making

To kick off the drawing unit I've done some quick samples of various different mark making techniques and included some example drawings (not mine) alongside to get an idea of how drawings can appear when using different methods of sketching and shading.

Sketchbook work

Before getting into my own sketchbook work, I've briefly looked at other artists and how they use their's. Here are a few examples;

Lucinda rogers

Lucinda Rogers likes to work very loosely even in her finished works, but that clearly comes from her lighter sketches seen throughout her sketchbook. Theres always a basic understanding of form and perspective, but there's never any clean lines, they're always roughly drawn out and often overlap eachother. One thing I do like about her sketchbook illustrations is the use of negative space. She's not afraid to leave large areas of blank space in her drawings, even the subjects themselves lack detail, but somehow they always depict things perfectly and with a sense of character.

Gabriel picolo

Having acquired a suitable A5 sketchbook to work in, I've started to develop it into something personal. The initial task was titled 'Urban Sketching' with the aim of going out into the urban environment and sketching your surroundings. Personally, I'm a big fan of architecture and I love to sketch buildings, even in my free time so this task was ideal.

My primary media is a black ink pen, however to add certain textures and subtle shades as well as finer details, I've included other things such as ink washes, charcoal, chalk, pencil and watercolour markers.

drawing people in the wild

The next task of this unit was more focused on portraiture and figure drawing, more specifically people in the wild, doing mundane things but illustrated in a way that shows an understanding of form and movement etc.

A great drawing opportunity presented itself on our trip to the 'Lakes Comic Art Festival' as the bus journey was just shy of an hour's duration. Throughout the journey I did numerous drawings of my surroundings within the confines of the coach which was considerably challenging due to the lack of space and rather bumpy ride. The results have unintentionally turned out almost identical to the style of sketchbook drawings from Lucinda Rogers. The already loose and very rough linework was amplified even further by the fact they were drawn whilst travelling on board such an uncomfortable journey.

These are the results;