Fine Art workshop week Two; drawing collections from a study.

 In week two of four in the fine art workshop, we began to look at collections. We looked at an artist called Lisa Milroy; fortunately I had done a study on her before So I knew a fair bit about her work and materials used to create it. Milroy paints collections of things in neat rows, such as shoes and dresses, and also food. Her work is bright, and really stands out, she makes boring everyday objects appear more interesting by using mainly primary colours to make them stand out.

 

Around the room, were different set ups, similar to the work of Lisa Milroy, for example; There were Various shells lined up, Some skulls and antlers, pencil sharpeners and three mannequins, the one of which I chose. We were asked to tonally shade the set up in front of us the best we could.

 

I began by drawing the outline of the three mannequins, each one being slightly different in shape and size, and then shaded the inside. I experimented by using different pencils, from 3H to 5B, and used crosshatching in the inside of the mannequin to create an effect that looked more like material. I used darker pencils for the stand to make it look more soft and smooth like wood, and lighter pencils for the top to create thinner more precise lines. I drew the lines in different directions to give it a 3d view. Overall I enjoyed week two as it is more effective to draw form a setup, than it is to draw from a picture or screen.