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Observational Drawings of Installation

     I did some observational drawings of this piece whilst it was hanging. I wish that i drew these at a different perspective and angle to show i am looking at a piece hanging, creating formation and an object, instead i drew what i saw straight on of the board and not the actual board itself.
   All drawings were drawn in four minutes.

    My first drawing was a continuous line using biro. I quite enjoyed this technique as it is very free flowing. However, i struggle to focus on capturing details and creating shading. I think i need to improve this by focusing on one singular object at a time.I also found that i just drew one line to represent the string, making them appear as violent scribbles instead of string. I see the benefit of this appearance as it shows frustration of the singer who feel trapped, however i grew annoyed as i wanted to draw the string.

   
     This drawing is difficult to see as i used coloured pencils that did not have sharpened edges. Additionally i used yellow which interesting created some green shades when mixed with blue but mostly did not create a good outcome as it was difficult to see the lines. I think to improve this i need to add some lines, not everywhere, in a bolder colour. I drew this by having the yellow pencil in my left hand and the blue in my right. I drew them together, the yellow following the blue. It was not as difficult as i thought it would be to draw two at once and use my left hand  but i did not like this process as occasionally the pencils got in the way of each other.




    I drew this using a black and blue biro together in one hand. I really enjoyed this process as i found watching two lines created together incredibly satisfying. It created an almost 3D effect without the glasses. I would definitely like to try this again to create a shadow or ghost of what use to be of the girl in the real world, the personality and identity she feels she has lost from living in a dream.
   I did try to develop this by drawing with four pens. I used a metal bar, similar to what i used in the installation piece to poke the pens through and draw together. Once again i found it very satisfying but the more pens the bigger the drawing so to improve i would like to try a drawing using this technique but i would need a bigger canvas to complete a full image. I could draw the dancers, all in their respected colour.

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