Mark Making

   I hate this piece as i had ran out of ideas and it just became a bad mess. It does show the needle technique clearer though, which i quite like. To develop this i could of actually used thread to connect all the dots in a messy zig zag, using a light pink thread could of made the image very soft. Overall if i just focused on the bunny and done it on a page from a child's book it could've been very subtle as the bunny only really works alone.
   I used felt pens, orange, yellow and pale yellow to shade the bunny in diagonal lines only. It imitates the style of a child colouring in a page. The rest of the page became a mess as i scribbled and creating more diagonal lines. I even added more detail with a fine liner, faintly copying one of the mark making techniques. I covered the page with ripped newspaper to cover it but it didn't help much. The only thing i like in this piece is the needle technique which is why i didn't cover it. I might try change this page later but i quite like with going with the child's drawing idea as it is when a child expresses their creativity the most.

 
   These next three drawings are just observational drawings i did practicing different mark makings. The one to the right i think turned out very interesting with the two techniques i used together to draw a book. For the pages i used the line and dot mark making as it shaded the page quite well in the centre and edge, highlighting the part of the page that stands up more when opened up. Then for the hardback cover of the book i used different sized dots which makes it appear darker and rigid. I think both techniques complement each other and i would like to try it on a different drawing. The way i focused on one half of the book and how the book cover fades out shows how what's on the pages is most important but the reader focuses more on visuals from the words instead of the book itself. Which is why the book is very plain.

  I drew the large feather using continuous lines in a loose scratchy movement. Feathers are usually soft but this technique takes that away as it looks more spiky. For the two smaller feathers i used the arrow technique which appears lighter and almost softer as feathers. however i glued a piece of brown and orange thread loosely on the page to bring back more softness. It takes the focus away from the harshness more and balances it out. The threads are still messy but rounder and not as scratchy like. To improve this piece i would change the composition of the feathers and maybe add a few more to layer them up as if they are lying on the ground or falling, like how a person feels like they are falling in their dream. If i went down the falling dream route i would add a painted background of galaxy colours to make it look as if they are falling through a black hole of sorts.
  I quite like using this thread technique so will definitely use it again when developing my style.


 
  This observational drawing is simple, i used a scratching, cross hatching technique to draw a CD and vinyl as music is important to create and fill the imagination. Music videos for songs are one of those visuals from the artist themselves. Music is another element that maladaptive daydreamers use, like myself when dreaming. I used a biro mainly but added some fineliner to layer it up. I also shaded the CD with just cross hatching, and added loose circular lines to the vinyl to imitate the grooves. Later i glued a piece of wire to the page on the CD but it was after this photo. The wire adds to the basic colour scheme of black and white as it is just reflective like CDs, it shows no life like the Cds themselves however it can be reused like it was in this drawing just like how Cds contain a lot of emotion and life with the music or other recording they hold, like a filming of a play.