Draw 3 compositions of the interior of your apartment on A2 paper. Set a timer to 35 minutes for all 3 drawings. Focus on the tightness and looseness of the space, ensure lines are not floating at the edge of the paper, difference between positive and negative space, cropping of objects, and the objects do not have to be detailed or rendered.

Critique by classmates Don and Celia:
• Frame is unique
• Ceremonial sword has the darkest tones
• It is unsettling with regards to the midtones and rough texturing

• Weird shadows
• Lack of items
• Feels like night time for the walls are rendered dark, but window is bright

• Rendering is rushed
• Seems naturalistic
• The objects lack in key details, can’t make out what they are
• Looks honest, area looks lived in
• Computer is turned on but no details on screen

• Ceremonial sword seems heavily invested in for it has the most amount of details

• Table is not complete, the wire as well
• Try adding more details, define the areas where they overlap
• Define separation of areas more

• Chose to put focal points on the left
• Not a lot of heavy cropping at the top, making the scene feel slightly distant

• Challenge himself by choosing to leave the window and computer blank, giving some sort of relationship of where the light is coming from

• He could try adding more light sources which can work as motifs with regards to the window and computer screen

COLES PHILLIPS
– Creative use of negative space to show form