Assignment Three - Drawing Outdoors Final Piece
Graphite and Chalk on Coloured Paper
First off I have to say that this assignment was hard, or
more specifically finding the right view to work from was the hard part. I
needed a view from a window or doorway that included natural objects (i.e.
plants, trees etc) had a sense of depth to demonstrate some perspective as well
as some straight-lined objects. I found looking out of any window covered a
couple of these criteria but they all seemed a bit, well, bland. So when I finally
found this view I knew that this was the one I was going to work from, it had a
linear perspective in the buildings and some trees in the foreground and the
church gave an interesting background.
So, having found my chosen view I set about playing around
with the composition and decided on a portrait format that I felt showed the
depth of the drawing well. I then experimented with the perspective of the
buildings to ensure that I had it all right. After this I decided to eliminate
one of the background buildings and I am glad I did this as it helps the church
to be more dominant in the background.
I experimented with a watercolour and pen drawing that I decided
not to pursue, it did not feel like the right media for the piece; I wanted to
work with something that showed off the setting better. After a bit more
exploration I decided I really liked the way chalk and graphite worked against each
other, especially on the coloured paper as a mid-tone. The media manages to
capture something of the feel of the place quite well.
I ended up spending a couple of hours creating the final
piece and I am really satisfied with the result. My only concerns are that I may
have lost some of the depth in the final drawing and that I should have
explored some more choices of media that may have showed certain elements off
better.
Experimenting with Composition
Biro on Paper
Pencil Sketch (left) and Working out Perspective (right)
Watercolour and Pen Piece (left) and Charcoal Sketch of the Same Tree (right)
First try with Chalk and Graphite on Coloured Paper