These are the sketchbook pages that stood out to me in today’s mega crit. There was so much amazing work it was really inspiring to look through what everyone had been doing this summer. It has definitely motivated me to get stuck in to this year!
These two images are from the same sketchbook and there are numerous things I like about them. These include the subject matter of animals, the pure use of black and white and the way the form of the animals has been captured with the variation in line weight. The second image is particularly stylised which is something I feel I need to explore more with my own work as I can often get too caught up in my reference imagery. I can explore this through repeated drawing of a subject until the image becomes my own. I really like this work, the natural world is a big inspiration of mine but this is pretty broad, I feel like I could learn more about how I draw if I explore animals in more depth.
This image caught my eye as it looks similar to some of the hair drawings I have done in the past, and over this summer. I liked the use of pencil crayon to achieve this effect. It appears very fluid and intriguing, and again, I always seem to be drawn to black and white imagery!
I love this! There’s something really spur of the moment about this drawing and its great. Pigeon feet are are funny looking and more people should pay attention to the funny looking things in the world. I’m not sure whether this was done using ink or pro markers (or similar) but the sketchy application of the greys is perfect for the tone of voice of this drawing.
I recognised this piece of work as Emily’s straight away, I love the fluidity of the design and the clear line of sight in the image. There is a real softness to this piece and it is so calming and dream-like.
Finally some colour! It is really clear to me that black and white imagery is what resonates with me the most but I do love these colours. The layout of this page also looks like the perfect starting point for a pattern design to me.
Today has definitely made me feel ready to get going with final year. Speaking to the new first years made it hit home how far I have come since I was in their position two years ago and how nervous I was about everything! The level fives definitely had the same concerns I did at this time last year so it felt really good to give them some honest advice, hopefully I didn’t scare them and it was actually helpful.
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