Look, Think, Draw

Observing Leeds

Task and Aims

Over the past week, we were given the task to draw a range of things

around Leeds under the following headings:

• from above
• unnecessary
• walking
• architectural
• old
• organic
• unnoticed
• held in your hand
• makes you smile
• smelt/heard

Work Made

I have selected a few of my most successful drawings.

'Walking'

Reflection

Challenging drawing moving people to accurately record information in a short space of time. I struggled to show motion of movement, so tried to focus on upper body stance e.g. arm positions, hairstyles,accessories.

'Old'

Reflection

Paying attention to detail using repetition and delicacy with line, shading created more depth.

'Made Me Smile'

Reflection

I found it difficult to create depth within this image, maybe due to the use of one media and the continuous line method that I used to record what I saw. (made me laugh because of the word STONER...)

'Unnoticed'

Reflection

 

I labelled these under 'unnoticed' because they may not have been noticed amongst the million other objects in the discovery centre. Blind drawings, cancelling out one of my senses to fully observe what I am seeing, coming out with an abstract result.

Intentions

Questioning what makes a drawing successful in terms of the outcome.
Focusing on line drawing as much as shape to produce an authentic image with a sense of place.

Evaluation of Outcome

To develop as an illustrator, I probably need to step away from my Foundation way of drawing in a continuous line/blind style. This will make me focus more on the quality and representation of shapes as a whole, improving communication with the audience.