Shoe – Umbrella – Pair of trousers – Pair of glasses – Hat
Take an item from the list above and explore it visually to become aware of its textures, physical qualities and function. What is the item for – what does it do?
Using a pencil or fine liner do an objective drawing of your object on an A4 sheet. You are trying to achieve a drawing that has a high degree of visual accuracy and is technically controlled. Be analytical and use drawing to clearly convey this visual information.
You are trying to record what you see in this drawing so be aware of the relative scale of different elements of your object and position of component parts. Use marks that describe the texture of the object and vary line quality to suggest its contours. You may find that if you place your item on a white surface you can observe it more easily. Colour is reflected by white and you will be less distracted by background contrasts.
Key words:
- Take an item from the list
- Visually explore
- Become aware of its textures, physical qualities and function
- Using a pencil or fine liner
- High degree of visual accuracy
- Technically controlled
- Use marks to describe texture
- Vary line quality to suggest contours
Photo of the object
Drawing
Self – reflection
For this exercise, I chose a kid’s shoes. I tried my best to have an accurate drawing, however, I think being %100 objective is impossible. For me, the most challenge was showing the right material through my sketch. I used a HB pencil as well as a 6B pencil for my drawing and tried to make different shades mostly with my 6B pencil. If I want to do this exercise again, I would probably use different sketching pencils to achieve smoother and more realistic shading.
Maryam: OCA Graphic Design 