So, if you don't know already, my work is all about process. Check out the 'ABOUT' page if you want to know more about that.
Recently, I was doing some gesture line drawing (I do these drawings on A5 250gsm printing or watercolour paper) and decided to check out how accurate my quick sketches were to the reference image. I used inkscape (A great free software I use for prepping print images) to map my drawing over the original reference image.
The result was informative because the drawing hadn't done what I expected it to do. The drawn gesture image wa
s in fact straighter than the reference. I would have expected it to be a little more exaggerated
in its curves that the reference and this leads me forward in terms of how free I need to be with the drawn image.
But that aside, another issue
cropped up. Should I print the gesture drawing superimposed over a shadow form representing the reference, and if so, what antagonism would be set up by it?
On the upside, an actual image overlaid by a freer drawn image has its attractions. It is also true that I have no problem showing of my failings, attempts and mistakes. It’s all part of the process. It’s also a clear example showing the viewer exactly where my perceived understanding of what is relevant in the image is.
The sticking point for me is how to show it. What colours to use. I’ve always been a bit blind to colours. That comes from a sculptural background. Never need to consider colours when I’m carving wood.
I could go tonally, or use complementary colours…..any opinions on this would be more than welcome.
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