Category: Foundational Drawing

Foundational Drawing Visual Diary – USQ VIS1010 2022 – Semester 1 – 2D Foundations

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The first 3 weeks of Semester 1 of VIS1010 were made up of Foundational Drawing.
Each week was a series of exercises, and a resolved work based on the preceding exercises. The resolved works will be presented in a separate entry, and the exercises for week 1 were as follows;

Week 1

Exercise 1 – Lines: Study the lines made up by the borders of the objects

Line Study 1
Line Study 1
Line Study 2
Line Study 2

Exercise 2 – Shadows: Study only the shadow tones that make up the objects

Shadow Study 1
Shadow Study 1
Shadow Study 2
Shadow Study 2

Exercise 3 – Erasure: Study only the highlights by applying charcoal to paper and erasing with kneadable eraser

Erasure Study 1
Erasure Study 1 [Note: did not remove excess charcoal, resulting in clotted eraser and shallow highlights]
Erasure Study 2
Erasure Study 2 [Note: removed excess charcoal but used a firmer, lighter charcoal. Did not like the depth of shadow and had to add darker charcoal.]

Exercise 4 – Perspective: Study the relation of the objects to each other.

Perspective Study
Perspective Study Reference
Perspective Study 1
Perspective Study 1
Perspective Study
Perspective Study 2

Exercise 5 – Gestalt: Combine the variety of exercises.

Gestalt Study
Gestalt Study Cover
Gestalt Study 1
Gestalt Study [Note: Combined the erasure and shadow exercises. Noticed the boundary created by the square of charcoal against the negative space.]

Resolved Work Drafts: Create a quality piece based on the exercises above.

Resolved Draft
Resolved Work Draft 1 Cover
Resolved Draft reference
Resolved Work Reference
Resolved Draft reference
Resolved Work Reference [Note: Rather than using my own objects, I went to a close friends home where I feel comfortable and used objects I previously found visually interesting. They were a faux-crystal night light, water jug, and small vial of Patron.]
Resolved Draft 1
Resolved Work Draft 1
Resolved Draft 2 cover
Resolved Work Draft 2 Cover
Resolved Draft 2
Resolved Work Draft 2 [Note: Took the framing in the Gestalt study and changed if from square to round. Thoroughly enjoyed the telescopic effect it took by framing in a circle.]
Resolved Work
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