This week I reflected back on my own photography and began
to take inspiration for samples and drawings. I gathered a large source of
materials including; heavy weight cotton, printed cotton, poly viscose, wool, chiffon,
linen etc. and decided that I would take time to just sit with the materials
and manipulate them with my hands so I could get a greater feel for how they
could be manipulated, I thought about;
-Weight of the fabric
-Stiffness
-How easily the material creased and if it held the crease
-The effect of layering the materials ie. Printed cotton
with a sheer layered over
This process was vital and although it was slightly time
consuming it should save me time in the future when sampling, as I will know
which type of material to manipulate. This process also allowed me to narrow my
choice of materials to take forward.
I also began drawing this week in and out of a sketchbook.
The process of creating larger drawings is something that I found effective as
when drawings are in a sketchbook they seem slightly flat and are restricted in
terms of scale, drawing larger scale is something I will continue to do in the
next unit. I drew from my shells and rocks I had collected and used different
techniques such as;
-Blind drawings
-Mark making from looking at the textures
-Drew on a variety of papers to get a different quality of
mark
-Drawing directly from drawing from the essay
- Gouache painting in coloured blocks
I used a variety of media to create my drawings including; Graphite,
Fine Liner, Gouache, A variety of pencils form 4b-6h etc. Each media gave me a
mark which I could translate into stitch or manipulation of fabric.
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| Blind drawing of rocks and pebbles on mixed papers |
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