In this drawing I have tried to show the colours in spring using different techniques to create effects within many parts of the drawing. Some of these techniques used are mixing of different colours. For example I used two different shades of green as well as brown and grey for the trees. This was because I wanted to vary the colours for each of the trees. I also used this technique throughout the entire picture to create a mixture of colours.
Some other techniques used illustrate sunlight. I did this by adding a mixture of yellows through the gaps in the benches. I have used most colours to show the vibrant environment. I have tried to balance out all of the colours giving the whole drawing a warm feeling. In this picture the main focus is the bench and the chair which are much darker tones compared to the main background. I tried to keep the lighter objects bright without making them too bright for the balance of the scene.
Overall I think this was very interesting to draw and be able to use and learn the many different techniques. I can now apply these techniques when creating future drawings of this kind or adapting them in others. I feel I have captured the environment well and showed the different colours by layering and mixing.
For this drawing I used colour paper to draw modern architecture. In this drawing there were a lot of curved angles which was harder to draw. In the drawing I used coloured paper and conte crayon. I used only black and white; firstly by creating outlines in black and then using the white conte crayon to show light. In this environment there were many different light sources including wall and ceiling lights. Even though the environment was very simple it can be quite challenging. For me this as in the proportions. One of the main challenges in this drawing was the ceiling and the way it was shaped. It took me a couple of attempts to achieve the shape I wanted. I have left in the lines where I had made the mistakes.
I have created shadows throughout the scene which was stronger in some areas than others because of the walls. I wanted to show the different colours on the walls, that is the darker or lighter walls, through the shading.
Overall in this drawing I feel I have shown the modern architecture and the different lighting and shadows. This was a very challenging environment to draw because of its simplicity. I liked using the conte crayon in this way because it was interesting learning about the effects of just black and white on coloured paper. I think this makes you focus more on light which will help with future drawings I produce.
