Here is a series of my drawings of the same person but using different approaches. For this same task I also created other drawings of a building that I saw in Berlin, a sheep I photographed at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and a full length fashion shot of a man I saw in a magazine. These 5 drawings depict the reference material that I chose in different ways. It seems the ones that are the most unrealistic often portray much more character and are more interesting than the ones that are. I actually really like this and feel that maybe not caring about proportions too much but focusing in on showing the character of someone and maybe accentuating some features is a great way forward. Over the course of this task, I have looked at minimising information and simplifying it but also sometimes choosing to add in further information. This task has been all about testing and play for me.
Observational drawing forces you to study the object, 'draw' conclusions from it and then record it on paper.
In Richard Sennett's book, 'The Craftsmen', he compares drawing to that of a tennis player who practices her serves over and over; in the
routine that develops from doing something many times, one is able to
fully know the act, to explore and mature within it.
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