Line, Shape & Texture

This period of playbook has been quite liberating in the sense that it's really broken down any initial preconceptions I held in relation to what drawing is and how it can be done. Paying much more attention to the way a line can be drawn has opened up a lot of new ways for me through which a drawing could be created. The game we played in one of the initial sessions was really fun and the resulting image was really cool: 

The plinth workshop was also something that I found quite fun. Not only testing our mark and line experimentation, our imagination was needed in order to conjure up a creature worthy of 'the plinth'. 

I really enjoyed this workshop and had a great time experimenting with the variety of marks/tones I could achieve using no more than a paintbrush and black ink. Using these methods to explore character development is something I look forward to applying to my work in future. Although I do think that I could've pushed this piece further if I was more liberal with the application of marks and tone. 

Exploring composition in these images of a coconut was interesting. Cut paper/collage has not been something I've ever been particularly fond of. But exploring the ways just two coloured pieces of paper are able to suggest something so clearly in so many different ways was really exciting. Beginning with quite obvious renditions of a coconut, I slowly pushed myself to focus on the finer details that made it what it was and what we recognise. I love the focus we paid to the composition of our pieces in this task as it really made me question what was necessary and what wasn't.

After all this experimentation so far I am keen to employ these new techniques in my future work. Its been fun and I've also found myself producing things I'd never normally make which is exciting.