Observational drawing at the UEA (University of East Anglia).

For today's workshop, we made our way to the UEA. Here we were asked to make 13 different drawings of around the buildings, the things inside the buildings, the architecture, etc. These drawings had to be based around the texture of the thing, angular drawings and drawings which show distance. We were also asked not just too use ordinary everyday materials, this meant using pencil crayons, colour marker pens and so on. I went on to draw a multiple amount of things but these two were the ones that really surprised me with what I can do. The first is an image of a small vase of flowers on a table top with a chair behind, I did this piece to portray how the chair was in the distance and in the background. I used complimentary colours in this piece. The second piece is the view from behind a Rodger Moore sculpture, looking in on the sainsbury centre. This image is also meant to show distance.

Flower Vase and Chair.

Henry Moore and Sainsbury Centre.

University workshop photographs.

Here are a few photographs of what I have been doing during my first few workshops at university!

Drawing machine.

Kite making.

Drawing machine.

Drawing tools.

Mark making techniques.

Mark making techniques.

Mark making techniques.

Norwich University of the Arts.

Last week was my first week starting my illustration degree at Norwich University of the Arts. We have all been in workshops for most of the week and I have found myself becoming looser with my work and coming away from what I would normally stick to. I have even found myself enjoying the use of colour a lot more! Experimental mark making is the main object for the first term/10 weeks of my time at NUA, exploring different materials, ways of making marks, ways of drawing, different drawing tools and items you wouldn't normally think to draw with. 

This weeks workshop involved creating our own unique drawing tools made of bits and bobs from around the house. We were set six different types of tools to create with our items (single line tool, multiple line tool, a tool which will scratch away a surface/layer, a blocking out tool, a smudging tool, and a brush tool), then we had to complete different drawing tasks with each tool. I will upload images of what I created and what I have done with them, explaining what they are and how they work.

Lined flash sheet #1

Today I finished my first lined flash sheet. Really pleased with how it turned out in the end, and how well I've managed to fit everything in. For once I've actually gotten proportion right! I will be making a limited run of 10 A4 prints of these which will be up for sale on my Etsy store tomorrow evening. They will be on high quality 200 gsm paper and £20 each (not including p+p).

Black And White Drawings.

Recently I have found out that I rather like making completely contrasting black and white drawings. I have been experimenting with different ideas, where the background is black and any part of the image/detail is in white. To start off with, I found this to be a bit of a challenge, I found that the pens i was using were either too thick, or would bleed through the paper making the drawing a mess, and ruining the white in the drawings. After some experimenting, I have come to start perfecting this technique of drawing. Here are some of the images I have drawn using this technique so far!

Hot Air Balloon Skull.

Planet And Pyramid Skull.

Sun And Moon.

Crying Skull.

Each of these images are available to order as digital prints here!

Photographs.

This evening, I found some lovely light coming through my bedroom window, as the sun was setting over Norwich city. I decided it would be a great opportunity to get out my camera which I haven't used in quite some time. Got some rather nice images.

Gutter.

Windowsill.

Dirt and Bug.

Dirt #1.

Dirt #2

Crying Skull.

I recently bought a scanner so I am again able to scan in my artwork and put things up for sale on my Etsy store. I have just finished editing my Crying Skull drawing and it is now available to order. A4 print on 200gsm paper.

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Crying Skull Print Now Available.

Sketch to finished piece.

For the first time, I sketched down a simple little idea yesterday so I didn't forget it, and today I actually made it into something. It's strange because in always jotting down ideas but have never done anything about them. Must like this one in particular. Here is the final outcome, ghost/ghoul crying skull, (white paper, black acrylic paint, black marker pen). 

Vintage Car Illustration #3

Here is the third vintage car illustration I have completed. This is my favourite so far. 

Vintage Car Illustration #2

Here is the second illustration I have finished for my vintage car project. 

Vintage Car Illustrations.

I have started a self written project based on old/vintage cars. I will be drawing different types of vintage cars on photoshop and placing them onto a photographic background. Here is the first illustration I have completed.

Commission piece.

Today I started a long over-due commission piece for a relative. I am painting a black and gold Buddha using acrylic paint on a large scale canvas.

First part, the eyelid (the photograph looks brown but is actually gold and black shading).

So far so good. 

Rope skull

Sitting in watching bad day time TV and doodling is pretty much all I will be doing until September/October until I start university. Here is a drawing of a skull inside a rope heart. 

Dotwork Portraiture.

I recently tried out portrait drawing using dots. My first drawing was Johnny Depp as Edward Scissor Hands. I was incredibly surprised with the outcome, for the first ever piece of portraiture I've done, it came out ridiculously well! 

It is now available to order as an A4 digital print on my Etsy store.

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Edward Scissor Hands. A4 digital print. Now available to order.

New Print.

I've put my blue tit dot work drawing on sale as a print. 

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On sale on my Etsy store now!

End of year exhibition.

I finished college last week and had my final exhibition for the two years I was there. I made two large skull drawings (4x A1), these drawings were done using watercolour paint, acrylic paint, oil pastels, watercolour pencils, coloured pen, ink, acrylic ink, and chalk. I also bound my own book of etchings, pressed leaves (laminates) and carbon paper drawings. I did this using the Japanese stab binding technique. I got a merit for my exhibition and have finally got the grades I need to get into uni! Illustration degree here I come! 

Fisheye photograph of my full exhibition space.

New Print

Today I spent the day drawing some fancy geometric, black, white and dotwork shapes to be put together on a print. I've just finished the print and it is now available to order from my online Etsy store. It is an A4 print on 180gsm paper.  

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Print available online now!

College Final Major Project.

For my college final major project I am creating an art book. It will be filled with etchings and prints and little strange things like laminated flower pages and weird text. Here are the first few prints of the book. 

Print.

I've been working with a few different printing techniques recently, lino and drypoint etching. Here are a few images of the final cut pieces I have done this evening, ready to print tomorrow.

Heinz.

I've been playing around with lots of different silly ideas and techniques recently for my new college project. Here is a small piece I've just finished. It's orange acrylic ink finger prints I've made into happy beans with a permanent marker. Sort of pun on hi/hey/hello and Heinz.

Final major project.

Today I have been gathering ideas for my final major project at college (the last project I will do doing for this course!), here are some of the things I've done today.

Progress post.

I'm currently drawing a koi fish using dotwork. It's taking ages but it definitely going to be worth it.

Lines.

Really into drawing and shading using lines at the minute. Here are two new pieces, a heart with a quote (includes a missing word) and a crow.

Words.

I've always wanted to keep a diary, ever since I was young, but I've always been terrible at writing well. I recently realised that my sketchbook is sort of like my diary, I use a lot of quotes which relate to my daily life and so on. Here are some words/feelings from recent affairs in my life.

Painting.

It's been a long time since I sat down and made a proper painting. This is a vase of roses, painted in acrylic on canvas board. Hoping to get this done in the week. Will be for sake on my etsy page when it's completed!