Charcoal Still Life

Attempt at charcoal still life one. I started out using the wrong thing – condensed charcoal which didn’t really blend or budge when erased. Learnt a few seconds later that it’s supposed to be used at the last stage to darken the deepest blacks. (Did not take a pic but might upload it sometime in the future)

So I flipped my paper around and this is attempt two.

I like working with charcoal. It’s a forgiving medium because no matter how dark you go, it’s easy to get those bright reflective spots again. I also enjoy how I don’t have to be super detailed with charcoal, because the nature of it makes everything look put together anyway.

I aim to improve on the clarity of each shape and background texture. The liquor bottle is also out of shape, with a fatter base than it should have. The ceramic vase in front of it is also not supposed to have such a fat base. I could also have put in more effort to make the background look like paper instead of blending out random strokes.

Side note: I think signing off your work is not pretentious, it adds that finishing touch that makes any mess look purposeful.

Till next class. 🙂

Intro to Melo

I like to be called Melo because I’m a mellow person.

I was from SP’s Creative Writing for TV and New Media.

I love all kinds of art.

That is all.

Here are drawings from lesson one:


 

Gestalt

Today I chose the topic Gestalt for my Foundation 2D class and 2 seconds ago I found out what it means – an organised whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

Here’s an example:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/495818240213764925/
Accessed on 16 Aug 2017