<![CDATA[AILSA FORRESTER - DRAWING]]>Sat, 11 May 2024 07:56:22 +0100Weebly<![CDATA[LOCKDOWN DIARY]]>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/lockdown-diaryINITIAL IDEAS/THUMBNAILS
For our final brief of the semester (within the drawing module), we were tasked with creating a 'Lockdown Diary' which would illustrate a true story of our lockdown experiences. Here are my initial ideas and thumbnails which consisted of illustrations of my daily lockdown life. I will also link my Pinterest board that I used for research & inspiration. I looked particularly at Chris Ware for inspiration on what to include in my story and how to illustrate it and I found his series 'Building Stories' extremely useful.
​www.pinterest.co.uk/ailsaellen7/uni-project-lockdown-stories/
I liked how this project was so personal to everyone - no ones story was going to be the same. I went with the concept of diary entries as I got up to quite a lot in lockdown and the days did tend to be quite different. I was fortunate enough to be working most days during these months, with many of my shifts starting at 4am due to the demand in store as a result of covid. As for many, lockdown was extremely boring, but for me I kept working, continued with my shopping addiction, kept in touch with my family (who all live in Scotland), and once the restrictions were put in place I met up with my friends. Unpopular opinion I know, but I actually enjoyed lockdown!
I produced all of my work in dip pen and ink as this is my favourite technique, and I scanned in all of my work and inserted it into a grid in photoshop. I then converted this to an indesign file and uploaded to ISSUU to produce a digital book which I will link below. I kept the same grid style throughout as this helped keep the story flowing, and I took influence from Charlie Mackesy who produces lots of ink illustrations with handwritten notes.
Final lockdown diary:
​issuu.com/ailsaforrester/docs/lockdown_diary_final
]]><![CDATA[DRAWING HEADS PT.2]]>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/drawing-heads-pt2
After the initial face drawings I did, I really wanted to get better at understanding the structure of faces, in particular how light hits them etc. I used a pinterest board to gather lots of inspiration, and I used pictures of faces that I found to practise drawing. I actually really enjoyed this and I definitely saw an improvement, which definitely built my confidence. 
]]><![CDATA[DRAWING HEADS]]>Sun, 15 Nov 2020 17:44:53 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/drawing-headsFor the next section of this technical drawing element, we looked at drawing heads from different angles adding in the relevant light and tone. This is definitely a weakness of mine so I started very basic, but I can definitely see an improvement, a little bit more everyday does definitely make you better.
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]]><![CDATA[PERSPECTIVE DRAWING]]>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/perspective-drawingFor this element of the drawing module we looked at perspective drawing. We looked at this a little in first semester, however I found this really useful to look a bit closer at tone, and to recap on basic perspective as I do find this a hard topic.
The second part of the module involved using pencil, coloured pencil and ink to describe tone, in a more detailed scenario. Here, I drew a scene on the train during my journey home. I used coloured pencil to illustrate my kitchen sink - I found this a bit more difficult from this angle but I was pleased with how it turned out! I also drew the second flight of stairs in my house - this was definitely a bit more challenging, I realised afterwards that the perspective is off on the stairs (the line as they come towards you) as they don't all meet the same horizon line, so I will go over this with white paint to correct. Other than that I was really impressed with how it turned out - it did take me a while but I definitely learnt a lot during this exercise!
]]><![CDATA[THE MAN ON A BENCH]]>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:40:25 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/the-man-on-a-bench
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This painting of a man on a bench I produced was inspired by Joris Munier who is an artist I have followed for some time on instagram. I spotted this man on a bench and instantly thought of his work, so I decided to create this using the same technique as Munier. I took progress pictures as well to show how the piece developed.
]]><![CDATA[WILD LIFE DRAWING]]>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:38:37 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/wild-life-drawingThis week's task was 'wild-life drawing' which involved going out and focusing on people. I found this task really enjoyable - I love people watching! It was quite difficult to get an accurate drawing since people move, but I suppose that's all part of the fun and it adds personality to a drawing. Here are a few from the past week. I used inspiration from Sara Ogilvie for the 3 people on one spread - I found this hard as I was sat in a cafe and I just quickly took a mental picture, those drawings were very quick and rough. I actually found it quite therapeutic to be sat in cafes drawing people, it was pretty relaxing, despite being a challenge.
]]><![CDATA[URBAN SKETCHING]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 23:00:00 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/urban-sketchingFor part of our drawing module, we were tasked with urban sketching which involved getting out and drawing on location in the city. I did enjoy this, it was a bit different for me but I found it a good challenge. This way of working definitely produces a more spontaneous approach and you aren't limited to media. I think maybe for future urban sketching I need to let loose a little and produce some more quick, experimental responses.
]]><![CDATA[DRAWING ON LOCATION]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:00:00 GMThttp://ailsaforrester.grillust.uk/drawing/drawing-on-locationAs part of the new brief 'urban sketching', in todays lecture, we all had to go out and draw the outside of our house. We had an hour, and I found it a really useful exercise. I found it quite peaceful actually as we're lucky enough to have a bench and grass area across the road. It did come on raining near the end so I have slight smudges but I suppose that's all part of drawing on location, and I think it adds a bit of depth to the drawing as well.
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