Similar to the First week, we were asked to construct an image of a setup displayed in front of us, without the aid of a pencil. However this time, we were to print make ( Print making being imprinting with objects other than a paintbrush). Some examples of objects I used were a comb, spoon, corrugated cardboard, Heart shaped biscuit cutter, a sponge etc.
Again, I personally didn't enjoy this task as much as others, as I prefer to use a pencil, but once I had added background I really managed to get into blending the colours together , and being quite expressionist with it. I used quite rustic colours especially at the bottom, and kept layering colours over one another to build some depth.
some areas didn't work out how I wanted them too, for example the top right corner; The colours blended together and didn't show much texture, which wasn't what I wanted. To improve I could've been a little thicker with the colours. Nevertheless, I like the way the typewriter came out; I Used corrugated cardboard and spoons and began to layer colours over one another to create a more 3d effect. The end result made it appear as if I had screen printed it, Which I liked as the black and yellow really contrasted.
Behind the actual set up was a pink tablecloth. In my watercolour version (displayed below) I really paid attention to the cloth, however in this piece I wanted it to blend into the background a little and not show so much interest. To do this, I just added a quick sweep of pink paint with a sponge, and scraped some yellow in using a comb, to highlight.
Overall I did enjoy this towards the end, however I wouldn't chose doing this all the time.
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