Page Layout in Sketchbook

When adding the new experiments to my sketchbook i thought about the best way to present them.

I first set the experiments out in this position as they all had their own space and gaps for writing about the process of creating. I also grouped the experiments that were similar, for instance all these experiments were done together involving the same mixture of paint pouring. However these experiments were done so i could work out the right mixture to paint pour in the film frame images. Therefore i decided to set out the experiments in the similar style of film footage in a straight line.

I first set out the experiments in sets of two, i found it made the page less distracting from the experiments. Then i set them out in threes, using the leaf due to the same size/shape of the paper and colours used. Creating a pattern. However, i thought it made the page to full and i didnt have enough experiments to set them out this way.

I decided to set them out in twos for space and the primary focus to be on each experiment separately. Therefore id decided to not group the similar experiments together and instead create a contrasting pattern. For instance, the drip experiments next to the experiments with 3D elements. The next page follows a pattern of the experiments contrasting with the colour in the leaves and paint, also the different use of background instead of paper.

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Artist: Zarah Abraham

I came across this artist when looking into movement. She films herself drawing with charcoal and creates the marks by moving her body- dancing on the canvas. The marks captures the movements that she creates when listening to music. I would love to try this to draw the movements of the dancers that i vision. I believe it would be difficult to capture as i am not a dancer but i will definitely try beginning with charcoal and possibly moving onto paint as i would love to see how the colours mix when using my body. I didnt really explore Abrahams style and incorporate it into my work as much as i wanted to as it was difficult to find a way to combine this style at a large scale with other materials. If i had more time i would of used this as a starting point to explore paint, printing and other materials layered up using my body. I feel this would have been a completely different investigation if i had done this.

Crete: Drawings

I took a sketchbook with me to Crete, on the plane i doodled this out of boredom. Using coloured pens i created random patterns and lines to draw out the front of a girl. Then using black Biro i added outlines and scribbled her hair and over onto the back of the page. To me this shows a process of turning boredom and negative emotions into creativity and art. The scribbles become less and eventually turn into the colourful patterns before fading completely. I really like the idea conveyed in this drawing, however i dont like the basic cartoon style as i think it shows my lack of drawing skills. The whole piece looks like a doodle and a bit messy. Especially with how the scribbles come out of the hair. I think recreating this with paint would create a better outcome. Instead of patterns it would be a strong mix of bright colours that is faded together like a light cloud. Compared to a mix of black and grey at the back with drips and harsh lines. I could also add some delica...

Development:

I decided to develop the drawings i did when experimenting with the use of the projector. I felt that these drawings were quite bad as they were quick sketches and details were out of place. For instance the scribbles on the dancers faces look odd and ruin the drawing. As i was looking into rough painting i decided to try experiment with the style. I think between the two my favourite outcome of the paint is of the face, The random pop of colour in the hair and mix of bright colours. I quite like the outcome when using a pallet knife and scraping it down the page with all the colours. The way the colours mix and still stand out from one another. Furthermore, adding paint to the drawing helped illuminate the green pen drawing. On the other hand some features are out of place, for instance the eyes are slightly ff and the lips. For the dancers, i found acrylic paint to be too runny to mix with colours. I think oil paint might work better. I got the paint...

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