15x Drawings (Wet & Dry)

Partially Blind Contour Drawing

Partially Blind Contour Drawing

Partially Blind Contour Drawing using 2 colours

Partially Blind Contour Drawing

Partially Blind Contour Drawing

Partially Blind Contour Drawing using a pen (also sketching background).

Partially Blind Contour Drawing using 2 colours, also filling in the background.

Partially Blind Contour Drawing

Negative Space drawing (Purple) followed by Blind Contour drawing (Black)

Blind Contour drawing using 2 pastels in each hand.

Partially Blind - Negative space activity for a minute followed by a one minute ink exercise emphasising more on the positive space and then swapped pictures with neighbour and finished with a blind contour drawing using two colours (which I did, so my bit is the skeleton legs and feet over the shoes - reminded me of an x-ray).

Blind Contour Drawing

Blind Contour Drawing

Blind Contour Drawing

Blind Contour Drawing

Overall Evaluation:

Out of the 15 drawings I chose mostly the pastel drawings because I felt they were my best rather than my ink paintings.

I like the contour of the subjects and I felt  I really captured the beauty of the human form.  It was quite hard not to look at what I was drawing but with more and more practise I did actually get better and now I use the same technique in my own drawings.

It was much easier to control a pastel without looking rather than an ink brush.  I haven't had much experience with painting but hope to better my skills next year.  Also drawing and painting using an easel is far better than a flat table, shouldn't be that hard to make an easel aye??

Artist Research & Visual Response - Don Ed Hardy

Don Ed Hardy

BIO:

He is of American descent.

Raised in Southern California, USA.

Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking.

Studied in Japan in the 1980's.

Tattooist (now retired) liked to collaborate western and asian cultures.

In 1982 him and his wife formed Hardy Marks Publications and have written, edited and published over 25 books in alternative art.

Has a tattoo studio in San Francisco called Tattoo City.

VISUAL RESPONSE:

His designs reminded me somewhat of the mexican sugar skull designs so therefore I made a sketch incorporating both half sugar skull girl/half skull with Ed Hardy type decor aside the skull.

REFERENCES:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/don_ed_hardy/biography.php
http://www.hardymarks.com/deh/biography/

Artist Research & Visual Response - Mister Cartoon

Mister Cartoon

(Mark Machado)

BIO:

He is of Mexican/American descent.

Began his career as a graffiti artist in the 1980's.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA.

He's a tattooist and also designs album covers, logos, advertisements, and custom lowrider car murals. 

He appeared in the documentary called "Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic", and a film is being made about his life

WORK:

http://hypebeast.com/2011/4/mister-cartoon-at-moca-art-in-the-streets

http://itsmikeonabike.blogspot.co.nz/2010/10/mister-cartoon-art.html

VISUAL RESPONSE:

I love the graffiti typo in the previous pic and how he has incorporated a character in the midst of it all.

Self-portrait sketch collaborating some of mister cartoons clown designs.

REFERENCES:

http://hypebeast.com/2011/4/mister-cartoon-at-moca-art-in-the-streets

http://www.skidrowtattoo.com/?cat=7

http://www.mistercartoon.com/

http://therealmrcartoon.blogspot.co.nz/

Artist Research & Visual Response - Kat Von D

Kat Von D

(Katherine von Drachenberg)

BIO:

Born 8th March, 1982.

She is of Mexican/Argentinian descent.

Dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in tattooing.

In 1998, she began working in her first professional shop, Sin City Tattoo.

She broke the Guinness World Record for most tattoos given by a single artist in 24 hours

Appeared in a TV Show called "Miami Ink", and soon went on to filming her own hit reality series "LA Ink" where she features her shop, High Voltage Tattoo.

WORK:

http://www.katvond.net/_html/galleryArtDrawingsP1.htm

http://www.katvond.net/_html/galleryArtDrawingsP1.htm

I felt more of a connection with these pieces as I myself am always doodling eyes (female majority).  You know the saying "Eyes are the windows to your souls", I believe that wholeheartedly.  Looking into a strangers eyes you can always tell how they're feeling whether they're happy, sad, sick, etc.  Life drawing is so complex but I feel that the more you practise the better you will get.

http://www.katvond.net/_html/galleryArtDrawingsP1.htm

I find that her life drawings pour out so much emotion, the sketches are bold and show depth in all the right places yet there's a certain sincerity coming through the subjects eyes.  God I wish I could draw like her!

VISUAL RESPONSE:

http://www.katvond.net/_html/galleryArtDrawingsP1.htm

 I chose her above drawing (left one) to do my visual response on...

REFERENCES:

http://www.katvond.net/_html/bio.htm

http://www.katvond.net/_html/galleryArtDrawingsP1.htm

http://www.hollyscoop.com/kat-von-d/biography