Our first task for the constructed drawing project was to observe and record information from the river. I made a few sketches of different areas, making sure they weren't neat and detailed, which is the way I normally work. I drew the outlines and added some tone, so I'd be able to know where the shadows were.
Because I had never done a constructed drawing before, I wanted to research different artist's techniques and medias. I chose to study Anselm Kiefer, Daniela Gullotta and John Virtue. I gathered information about their work and how they produced it, which definitely helped me. Here are my artists investigation pages.
I then went on to experiment with different media and techniques. The whole point of this project was to be quite expressive, and to change the way we normally work. I tried out different ways of applying paint and ink to a page, and also ways of using carboard and paper.
MY CONSTRUCTED DRAWING
It took me just over two days to complete my constructed drawing. I built up several layers, working from the background to the foreground. I am really pleased with how it turned out, and I think the drawing is very successful.
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