Once the basic background was drawn out, I started to think of ways I could create perspective in the image to give the illusion of depth of field, as shown in the image I was working from. This I decided to do through the slides that poured concrete into the dam roof and the characters involved. Unseen t the viewers eye, the strip with the slides is at an angle, with layered cardboard pieces propping up the end in the foreground of the image. The characters at the moment are unfinished but I'd also like to add some in the distance and at the edge of the roof interacting with the environment.
Photographing the images, as I work out the perspectives of the image is imperative, as its much easier to look at the image from the viewpoint of a possible audience member and see what is and isn't working. This is a key element of my process, that I have grown more and more reliant on throughout this project and the Pre-Major project.
I can see from this image, that the weight of line in the image needs to be better considered to illustrate depth in the environment. The edges of the roof need to have thicker lines to portray a drop in height, from roof to floor. I will also be making a ladder that suggests the height of the roof and makes the images more understandable for the viewer.
Frustrated with the progress of this drawing, I decided to start another. This time I wanted to add a little spontaneity and originality to my image making, therefore I decided to combine two of my Grandfather's photographs and re-create a new scene. These were the chosen photographs...
This was the create a scene that would depict the everyday lifestyle of a young 1950s wife, yet she's placed in a Trinidadian environment. An interview with my Grandmother revealed that the supermarkets were very similar to English ones. As I am trying depict the difference in lifestyle, I wanted to emphasise the exoticness of their lives, focusing on the rich and brightly coloured environment she described. The image of the post office stuck out among my grandfather's collection as it has elements of humour, a red post box outside what seems like a wooden shack. There are also lots of little of details to pick up on that I enjoyed looking at and wanted to recreate with expressive line, shape and colour.
The Progress so far....
The bananas are my favourite area of the drawing so far. The quick application of the yellow gouache paint alongside the expressive line work compliment each other really well.
With this image, I have tried to keep it fairly expressive, yet have elements of detailing such as the post box as seen above. This was created with the same technique used to make the paper characters with a series of layers. The paper was painted with gouache paint and then cut out and compose together. I have also added some ink drawing details to illustrate post office information on the post box. The Idea is to exaggerate elements that I picked up on myself and it's that experience i'd like to involve the audience in.
I have also transferred some of my paper layering techniques over into my inkwork techniques. Drawing out the shapes of the leaves, then going back to it later and drawing circular shapes to suggest the fencing seen in the reference photo.
I feel like frustrated with myself that these images are some of the best I have made over the whole project, yet I only have a limited time left to produce images and to the quality I'd like. It's a strange process as the drawing element is perhaps my fastest technique, but the overall making process gets slowed down by the meticulous paper cutting technique. I suppose with time and practice, this type of image making will be fair easier and less time consuming. I guess, I just need to go with it and see what happens.
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