Visual Communication: Day 1

I chose Vis Com from the pathways to choose from, as you may have read in previous posts, I really enjoyed Vis Com week and wanted to go into Graphics/Photography anyway. The first day was part of our "Drawing For Life" award and given the task to draw 2 (or more) figures and 4 (or more) architecture drawings from around the college. Here are these drawings:

    
(2 of Jack and 1 of James- techniques: two pens at one & non looking, partly-looking biro sketch, Sharpie sketch with pencil shading)

   
 (Non-looking white gel pen of James on the stairs, detailed lock experimenting with line thickness and tone)

   
(Simplified drawing of a radiator with biro and felt tip, simplified sketch of the ceiling experimenting with line thickness again)

I really enjoyed doing these quick sketches and found out that I really like to make small and fast sketches of people. My favourite of the figure drawings is James because I think I managed to capture is likeness. I will now attempt to make more drawing of figures seeing as I like doing this so much. My favourite of the architectural drawings it the ceiling sketch, particularly because of its simplified style and the linear element of the drawing. After we had finished this exercise we brought our drawings back to the classroom and given a piece of tracing paper each. We had to trace one of our drawings in black pen then hand it to our partner so they would add one of their drawings, and so on until I was satisfied. I chose the non-looking white gel pen drawing and my figure sketch of James as I felt they complimented each other well (seeing as James is present in both drawings). This was the outcome:

I really like this because although the composition is relatively busy, the simple thin line adds a certain simplicity. James (my partner) added his sketch of the banister of the staircase and a sprinkler/fire alarm from the ceiling. I like this piece as the red disrupts the monotone colour scheme and adds a visually pleasing contrast. I like this technique of overlapping drawings and may use it for more of my "Drawing For Life" sketchbook work...

This is James's blog (who I did this work with): http://jamestudhope.wordpress.com/