Highlights of the out and abouts

Being given days to wander out and about in leeds we were tasked to draw what we saw, here are some highlights:

Leeds Uni

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Starting things off with my first two pages, the process started with a really rigid method of drawing the building in the top right corner of the image to the left, neatly drawing the individual tubes in pencil and continuing to ink the line with a fineliner. Once noticed by my tutor, i was told to loosen it up, and did just that, having much more fun with the process. Another benefit of this was that i was able to get more down, exploring as many different subjects as i could and playing with how i could mess with the layout and interaction of the different elements, coming together to form one large image. The second page follows the same ideals, but switched it up and started to use a limited colour palette, resulting in a more eye catching page.

Melting Lions

This time we were given more time to approach a single subject matter, resulting in a more refined, detailed outcome. I feel that i have effectively captured the 'melting' element to the statue and have a particular pride (pardon the pun) with the image because i never work with animals, or things created to resemble animals

Horse

Again working with animals to continue the lion success, i decided to switch things up with a personal favourite tool, the brush pen. Typically i would lay a pencil plan and go over it with the brush pen for a smooth but varied quality of line. This time i went head first with the pen and applying the speed i found with the previous days drawing. This offered a real spontaneous, energetic outcome, giving some motion to the horse.

Fancy armour

Having fun with going straight in with pen, i switched to a biro. The goal for this image was to see how much detail could i capture in an ornate armour within a tight time span, lots of fun.

Ape Skull

Finishing the day with a little skull work, started with an outcome that mixed all mediums i had experimented with, biro, brush pen and coloured pencil, really happy with the look and feel of it, rather creepy. Then finished with a brush pen work, being the first crosshatch work i have created with the tool, rather interesting as the thicker lines offer more of a edge and dimension, causing some boxy segments on a rounded surface Clearly not the intent, but something well worth keeping in mind.