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Thursday 19 November 2015

Drawing progression

Back to charcoal, more still-life, but thankfully, no tissue this time.  Our task was to choose a portion of the very large still life that had been laid out in the studio on the reflective surface and to draw this using only the negative space.  I liked the juxtaposition of the antler with the terracotta pots and decided to focus on the junctions between of these object.

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Outlining the negative spaces in charcoal, and a gradual realisation that I needed to hold the charcoal further down the stick, to get an initial, less -defined line.  Lots of rubbing out.

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Those small pots were not in the correct position.

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But, i liked what was happening with the curve of the antler so focussed on the details in that.  End of Week 1.

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Week 2, still can’t get those reflections, but a better understanding of “strength of line”  along the whole antler, and of conveying something of the nature of the smaller pot through differences in tone in the reflection.

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Details of tonal drawing - antler reflection

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Antler spike

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2 comments:

  1. I love seeing your progress on your drawings - a learning piece in itself! Really love the way that you've built up the line and texture on the antler!

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