Observational Drawing

The other day, I spent some time doing some observational drawing around the college. I mainly focussed on line. Here, I have drawn the outside of the college and used short, fast movements to create a jagged texture of the trees and made smoother lines for the metal fence. I used a 2H pencil as it has a harder lead and would reflect the sturdy nature of the objects that I have drawn. Focussing on line, I then continued to experiment with different types of line.

I have drawn using continuous line in my next studies which I did from a photograph that I took in Tenbury Wells. I also have used both hands to do this drawing, 2 minutes with my strong (left) hand, and 1 minute with my right hand. Due to using continuous line and my weak hand, this drawing is very loose and has an expressive feel. I chose to stick brown paper to the background as it reflects the age of the small market town. Having chosen to have this in the background, I used biro to draw with instead of pencil as it would be easier to see as it would contrast the paper more. If I had used a pencil, which is soft, the drawing would've appeared faint, as I found out from using it on top of the brown paper. To combat this, I used biro as well in these studies to add detail or shape.

Next, I began experimenting with how I could add tone to my drawings. To do this I rubbed cotton wool on charcoal and used it to apply tone to the page. I found that this gave a soft texture, which I contrasted by adding detail with a pencil or biro. It also allowed me to easily build up tone where necessary. A pencil allowed me to add lines which formed the shape of the street, whereas I used biro to add sections of the street as the black biro would've been to harsh against the soft tone.