PART 1 P2: Exercise 1 - Groups of Objects

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Already we see that lines and marks can be more than just that on a piece of paper. Expression and mood can be conveyed through the medium used, pressure, speed, intensity etc. An intention can now be given to a drawing as it takes on the mood of the flowing media. Even basic shapes and forms can take on an expression if the application is considered.

A flat piece of paper with a two-dimensional surface is the 'picture plane'. When a line is drawn on the paper, it is still 2D. But building up these lines can give the illusion of three-dimension. They also help to show the objects in relation to each other. 

A method in the process of learning to draw is to recognise the basic shapes are flat and 2D. A build-up of lines can make these flat shapes appear 3D.

These are my attempts drawing a group of objects. I really enjoy this activity, especially after I relaxed and tried to stop making my drawings realistic.

The first work is stick and ink. 



I like looking for the shapes in the negative space, the space that the objects 'leave behind':


The second attempt was using compressed white chalk on black sugar paper. I need to work on my placement I think but I enjoy looking at how the shapes link to each other, if we imagined them as 3D and see-through. Although I focussed physically more on this in the first attempt, but still visualised it in the second.
















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