Week Six

I had made my samples over half term using different papers wires and metal mesh. I think they worked well but they had some problems with them. The glue on them isn’t perfect, as the glue gun was quite hard to control. I got the photographs developed and there are some really good images and some not so good. I need to book into the photography studio soon and take some more which look more professional to see if I can hide the glue more. I also want to do some hanging images as the shapes that I made should work well hung up in the studio with shadows behind them. I used my photographs to draw from rather then drawing from the actual sample. I find it easier working from a flat image rather then a 3D sculpture. And because the photographs are my own work, I feel as though im moving forward in stages, and using each step to help the next. I did some simple quick drawings using different pencils and pens. I wanted them to look like rough sketches and like I hadn’t thought too much about them. I find it hard to do ‘messy’ work. I cant draw or paint in a quick way. I seem to have to make everything perfect with neat edges and straight lines. So I made my self use my left hand to do some more quite drawings. These look really good. I prefer them to the right handed ones I drew. There isn’t much difference in them but they look more free and flowing. More interesting. Less perfect. I had researched the architect Frank Gehry,

who’s work is gorgeous. I think its really interesting and not like any one else’s. You can tell who has designed it and his work becomes instantly recognisable. I looked for some examples of his drawings, or designs. And they are quite similar to the drawings that I had been trying to do. He seems to use black marker pen and draws quick line drawings which consist of messy squiggles. I want to try and find some more examples of his drawings or some other architects designs rather then looking into fashion designers illustrations. I think this will help to link in the architecture theme within my drawings and could give me some more ideas.