Monday, 3 December 2007

drawing from reference


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We had a group seminar in which mick talked about generating ideas, and then we were told to draw, draw and draw some more.
I was set the task to draw houses, as i had a small house included in my ideas.

to begin i started drawing from my head and my imagination, there were a few quirky ideas coming out. ghosts in the attic, houses made from broccoli etc, but the houses themselves, were very basic. 4 windows, a door and a roof. much like a childs drawing of a house. mick suggested that i drew using reference, which i was a bit stubborn about at first, with my whole project being based on imagination, but i took his advice, and i am very glad i did.

You can see the huge improvement on just a simple 5 minute drawing, from imagination and from a real picture of a house. i can then add these details from the real houses, windows and doors to my ghost house, and broccolli houses. definately a beneficial and very well worth while task.

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