Year 2 - Week 14 - January 30th - February 3rd

I want to start off this entry with a question that was asked about the way using an easel in life drawing. Basically I was told twice that turning the easel right, to support my right handed use is better, I already know that but honestly I don’t believe in that, I’ve always found it easier to turn it left to support me ‘cause I’m right handed, for a one or two reason. The first being that even from being a child I’ve always found it easier to even write by turning the paper to the left side because it makes way to rest the right arm on the desk and find more comfort in it. Secondly my reason is that when I want to use my pencil for measuring I’m always having my right arm stretched across from me (which hurts) and finding myself moving around which can alter my drawing from standing in a different position thus causing the shape to differ from where I’m looking at it.

Like this but imagine him using the other hand... yeah...

So anyway it was time for our Masters project again, now it’s slightly different from last year in which we must draw an image in the style of a Master, digitally and traditionally. I’ve been looking at the style of Dali as he is my favourite master. I’ve taken a liking to his work for a few years now, it all started when I first saw the Persistence of Memory (which is my favourite of his work). I think it’s great how he used his own fears and confusions etc in his work. The objects and scenery in his work would symbolise something about him, like the melting clocks for example, he didn’t like time passing and fading away. The surrealist movement allows you to be more creative in your work, Imagineering if you like, and creating things of symbol or scenes from your dreams. The connection between the dream world and surrealist movement was something I studied back in college. It’s a very unique movement, I want to try the style of Dali but also I may try a different style for this exercise.

The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dali

Last year I looked at Picasso, simply because he was someone who I never studied before, I looked into his style and ended up with a self portrait of myself using bold brush stroke and mixtures of colours for it. This time I want do something different, but using a tablet pen is much different to using a brush and it’s interesting to see a comparison between the two.

I created his ‘Seated Woman With Wrist Watch’ as a part of last year’s project, it went well though it was slightly not as accurate. Not entirely sure upon the image I’m going for, I need to give it more thought as of now and the group project work is getting in the way of A LOT of visual design stuff!

My re-creation.

I believe there is a japanese inspiration to this to, notice the black outlines?

On the other hand I’ve been continuing with my still life etc. Also I just want clear up something about a personal project I had been working on in the last semester (the park) I’ve binned it basically, because I was Imagineering and at the last assessment I was told off for lack of detail, and the references I took won’t add up to some things I had designed and modelled…

My Picasso style self portrait, I admit I REALLY could of done better...

I’m a bit confused on where the course stands between Imagineering and modelling from real life reference? I look at some of the 3^rd years ideas and just wonder how they get away with somethings?...