Friday, 3 February 2017

Observational drawing


---Medium: Watercolour, Pencil, Paint Brush


This is a continuation of my last experiment; I decided to draw the outline of an object with a pencil again but this time using watercolours for the sky instead of charcoal. This added more life to my experiment and helped me to use a wider range of shades more easily and effectively. I used the water colour, blue, as background- the typical colour of the sky.  Firstly, I gradually poured small amounts of water unto the page before dripping the blue watercolour unto the page; I controlled my sketchbook by moving it in different angles as the watercolour went in different directions. This helped my piece to look more natural and less planned. Also, this technique helped to create the softness of the sky. Furthermore, I used a thin brush to remove excess water which created soft tiny lines connoting the clouds. Overall, in my opinion, this was successful and better than the experiment I did before; the reason for this is because I used a building instead of another object. This really went well as I can see the skyline in my experiment; in addition I really like the contrast between pencil and watercolour as they are different mediums that alongside each other create a beautiful atmosphere and conduct various different emotions. -This makes the object (building) to stand out and has a positive space. I think this experiment can be improved by focusing on the negative space instead of the positive space.

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