Starting a sketchbook can be quite a scary thing. That first crisp white page, unsure where to start. I feel I started my first one in an abstract and exciting way, using something that links to my chosen subject but not making it too obvious. I jumped straight into it. In my second sketchbook I took an alternative approach. I have been much more obvious and clearly shown what I’m looking at. When looking at other sketchbooks I noticed a lot of people start with observational drawings. As drawing isn’t my favourite aspect of my work it was too scary to start it with them. I have done a lot of expressive mark making in my sketchbooks and my work is expressive and free. This is shown through the distressing and manipulating I have done creating surface textures. I have also done several drawings, some observational, some more abstract. I have worked with several types of media such as, pencils, pens, inks, charcoal, graphite and oil bars. I have also used colour in some of the drawings and have really thought about the colour combinations relating to my subject. I have taken a lot of photographs clearly showing where I have done the drawings from and what I have been inspired by whilst at these places. I think clear development is shown throughout my sketchbook; however in parts it feels slightly scattered. I think this is because I am an expressive worker and when doing my sketchbook I don’t like having things in order, I like to show my inspirations and interests in an abstract way. I have done small descriptions explaining my experiments and drawings: how I did it and what I did. As my sketchbook goes on the processes develops. I have worked into several of my photographs using the skills I gained in my first workshop: hand processes, which show how I have interpreted my subject. I feel I need to do more observational drawings as other sketchbooks had much more in them and perhaps be more descriptive and write more about my work and my subject. I also need to explain my progression more clearly. I hadn’t added any research about artists and designers I have been looking at which still needs to be done as it is important for me to show how I am developing my ideas and what I am inspired by. I have added some of my knit samples into my sketchbook as they really relate to how I have interpreted my subject. I have clearly shown my starting points at the start of the project and done a lot of research. I then followed it onto me being more “detective”, not looking at the obvious, which got me thinking outside the box. This is shown when looking at how my subject is progressing. I have developed my ideas with drawings, photographs, colour and stitching samples.
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