Observational Drawing - Visual Language

Royal Armouries

We went on a trip to the Royal Armouries to do observational drawings.

Im pleased with this drawing, I focused on getting the stance and proportions right. I found it interesting looking at the fabrics and how they work when twisted around the body shape. I like the repeated line gestures used too create the hanging fabrics on his arm. It was bifocal to my skill set being able to draw somebody in motion.

I enjoyed looking at the armour. I didn't realise the amount of detail involved until trying to draw from it. Im pleased with how I made the armour appear rounded and three dimensional. The mask at the bottom was rotating whilst I was drawing it which made it difficult to capture.

Discovery Centre

We then went to the discovery centre to look at a range of things to draw from.

 I did a number of quick drawings of monkeys, I am fascinated by there faces. They have so much character and I wanted capture this with bold gestural marks. Doing this helped me understand how there faces are formed and the expression. I enjoy looking at monkeys because it gives me new ideas for characters and face shapes in my personal work.

I took my time drawing this crocodile, so i was able to focus in on small shapes and textures. The creases and bumps where difficult to create, I had to use different line weights represent them. I prefer quick gestured drawing with bold hand movements rather than precise detailed representational drawings.