- Was really pleased to see that my enjoyment of the course is showing through
- WOULD like to submit for formal assessment eventually – NEED TO TELL tutor when submitting next assignment for advice
- PERSPECTIVE – aarrgh!! Well, I’m not very good at this, and it’s a bit key, so will need to do lots of sketchbook work on it, drawing in the eyeline as per tutor’s examples so I can really see which way my lines are converging, and where necessary exaggerating the “front” line lengths till I have got much more of a feel for it. Just little things like the lower ellipse in the pot being more rounded because it’s further away from the eyeline – so obvious, yet I hadn’t seen it before.
- Research– I totally agree I’m not using it enough or building it into the development of my own work. I need to pick a couple of threads to take through into exploration in my sketchbooks (e.g., as mentioned, the use of shadows, which I found interesting to read about but haven’t really done anything with)
- Backgrounds and viewpoints – I am not really thinking enough about these – my “still lifes” float and I need to think more about how to set them within a defined space and reflect on the angle from which I view things (rather than just sticking them on the table next to me and drawing them from there)
- Sketchbooks – I don’t think I am sketching nearly enough (have already bought and read the Scheinberger recommended text) and think I am still trying to keep my sketchbooks too “nice” rather than using them as a tool – have bought some smaller ones to try and use much more regularly and to feel freer about experimenting in.
Reflections on feedback from tutor on Drawing 1 Assignment 1
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