The three pieces I picked were the ones that stood out to me because of the use of negative space and silhouettes. They were simple and beautiful with sharp visual impact. One has a is a stripped back, cartoon which looks to be a section of the plant and like the others is abstract and only the plant's shape and outline can be identified yet these images were much more clinical with the way you can immediately identify them as plants.
Drawing from memory.
Drawing from memory was an interesting task and showed how we memorise certain features of the human body. My first attempt showed how visually hardwired we are at remembering faces as that's all I accurately drew. The second time I remembered more of the shapes and body positioning but the model's expression was still something I naturally tried to express in each drawing, the third being more focused on the shading pattern of dark and light tones.
Drawing from reference
This task was a challenge in my eyes to draw the photo reference in an interesting way that captures the mood of the model but is aesthetically non realism or a photo real copy. Using brushes and inks meant less control which allows experimentation and mistakes to happen.
I started with a detailed drawing of my plant before focusing on only using lines.
Picking a small section of the plant allows an exploration of new shapes and patterns not seen when drawing the plant as a whole. New shapes and textures appear with closer observations.
It was difficult to keep concentration and not end up simply copying what I saw which sometimes led to outcomes where I was perhaps forcing things to happen.
A good observational drawing doesn't have to be a life like representation of the object being drawn. The key features and distinctive aspects of the object should be the main focus. The observational drawing should be a new alternative version of the original object and be an interesting piece of work rather than a show of how technically skilled you are at drawing things accurately.
I drew another plant which suited more fluid strokes and faster hand movement which suits me better. Another good mistake was flicking the ink which helped add a movement to the picture.
Look, think, draw
Drawing moving objects like animals and people is the most difficult aspect of observational drawing. Static objects like the statue can be represented more accurately but I found when drawing people, the character and distinctive facial features of someone is extremely difficult to capture when they are moving. Quick lines can show the body position and head but the face is difficult to draw and sometimes needs to be left very minimal or even blank to bring the body lines to life.
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