Drawings from life and Observational Drawings

 These are drawings from life that I did. The drawing in the middle is one I did from a photo and it is not as good as the ones around it. All these are drawings of people who were around at the time. These are my first attempts at realism.

These are observational drawings I did of objects which relate to my theme. I first did some drawings of a small pot that was bought on a family holiday, paying attention to the details on the sides and also trying to draw different perspectives. Then, I did a drawing of a doll that was also bought on a family holiday, trying to get in all the little details on the cloth and the flowers.

Working in the style of my artist 3

These are some collages I did in the style of Robert Rauschenberg. The top one is a black and white version of one I did entirely in bright colouring following an existing piece by Rauschenberg. I photocopied my holiday photos and then used black, grey and white paint, paying close attention to where the artist himself had put the paint in the piece I was following. The mini ones were practice collages I did using cardboard, paint and photocopies. I was trying to make them in the style of my artist.

Working In the Style of My Artist 2.

This is a collage which I did. The artist I was looking at is Robert Rauschenberg, who uses photos and paint in his works. I did the same in this piece. First, I stuck down photos which are relevant to my theme and then painted in acrylic over the top, paying attention to where Rauschenberg put the paint in the piece I was looking at. I used three primary colours [red, blue and yellow] as did he. 

Working In The Style Of My Artist.

This is a piece that I did in the style of my main artist, Yumiko Kayukawa. I used acrylic and ink. I used a photo for reference. I first painted the outline in black acrylic then used red ink to colour the dress however, I went over with acrylic. Then I looked at the artists image I was basing my work on and added the "flames" from my artists image onto my work. I first did it in just acrylic but then realised I needed to add water to make them look like they do in the image. I did this by adding water to the acrylic paint.

This is the second piece I did in the style of my main artist. I used acrylic and ink like the other one and used a photo for the reference. I first did the outline in acrylic and then filled in the clothing with blue ink. Then, after noticing how it did not represent my artist's style, I made the hair on the painting of myself look as though it was turning into waves like the artist had done in the painting I was focusing on.