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Sketchbook work- Olympic Games

Task and Aims
Last week we were given the task of choosing a set theme to explore for a number of weeks, and to produce a series of drawings in our sketchbooks. 

Intentions
I chose 'Olympic Games' as my theme because I wanted to develop my figurative drawing skills and to explore different elements to the games, for example poster design etc.

Work Made
I often repeated the same drawing twice or three times over to gain a better understanding of it, for example drawing it in different ways to grasp the structure and anatomy of it.

I have used different drawing techniques, for example continuous line and blind drawing alongside quick paintbrush strokes and a similar kind of style with a brush pen.

Artist Reference

I also had a look at Otl Aicher's Munich 1972 posters as reference. I admire the way that he has taken a photographic, high contrast approach and used a, limited pallet with contrasting colours, making each poster work well as a set and become more recognisable.

Evaluation of Outcomes

This exercise has been beneficial in terms of practising and improving drawing from reference, and in particular drawing figure in movement. I think I need to relax more when image making and not worry about keeping my sketchbook neat, this way my observations will be more expressive.