Constructive Drawing

The brief of this project was to create a relief/ 3D landscape of the embankment using neutral colours and given materials; card, paper and paint, however limited to only black & white.

Sketchbook work

We begun this project by doing numerous sketches along the embankment, quick landscapes to gain information rather than detailed drawings. 

Forming our composition to create followed, and experimenting with the various materials which were available to create textures. I personally enjoyed using the paint as shown below, where I used the edge of cardboard to blot and drag paint.

To help influence our ideas we also did some research into contemporary artists, including John Virtue and Daniela Gullota.

My final piece, shown below features a large tree in the foreground, a building behind as a mid-ground and roof of the chapel in the background. I was trying to create a composition with a large single subject foreground along with a distance background to demonstrate perspective however the size of each part of my composition or lack of a flat plain background hasn't worked. I tried to connect/ join the composition by using a path, however due to it's proportion and direction it doesn't fit in well.

Final Piece

I painted the building using black and white paints only, however rather than using a paintbrush I dragged the paint with cardboard. I think I focused too much on mixing colours that there isn't enough contrast of tone on the building to look three dimensional.

I created a collage of paper and cardboard to create the tree texture. This part of my drawing I am pleased with, as the tears have created a suitable texture to replicate the bark of a tree.