Talking Colour / Talking Pattern – Jennfa Man
For the Talking colour, I mainly based my work off of my sister’s dog in the UK, I drew her in multiple different styles and used mutliple different median. I first drew her in a traditional artstyle, then I expanded from there.
For those drawings, I used acrylic markers, water colour, fine liner, colour pencil and pencil to draw them out. I tried out styles simplicit styles as well as a cartoon/comic style. They are all unique and very challenging for me as I’m originally a realistic artist. Having me explore simplicity allowed me to be more confident, and understand the fundimentals more.
Next, I also tried drawing other objects instead of just one. Therefore, I drew a fox taxidermy displayed in the Horniman Museum and a cat found in the garden area, as well as a custard I had for dessert in a restaurant.
For the above art, I have used the same median used for the dog. I have also tried out to be simplistic yet colourful and more realistic looking. For the fox, I did a more easy stroked line drawing, as well as the cat. However, for the custard, I looked more into the colours of the shadow, played around with the different colours that can work together. This led to a more colourful yet realistic look.
For the talking pattern, I looked more broadly at the potential resources I could get. For some of the art works, I might not have inspiration from realistic objects, but instead adapting to a certain style. Some photographs were also taken online due to the limited time, and that I couldn’t get my hands on by myself.
I first took inspiration from plants I’ve seen in the Horniman Museum, which they provde a wide varitey of plants. It also shows me how different colours that doesn’t match to work. Espeically the importance of contrasting colour.
I also took some inspiration from the exibition itself, including already extablished pieces of work from the past, and organic forms.
For all the pattern above, I have used acrylic marker. This is becasue it allows me to have better control over the colour, it can also easily cover up colour and blend them when desired. I sometimes uses a liner pen to outline it, making the it more bolder and clear. The colours would be seperated, leading to the shapes being easily recognised instead of a messy and colourful mess.
Other works shown below are taken inspiration from everyday objects, easily to be found and seen everywhere. It does not have a specific location or is it special.
For the drawing above, I simply took inspiration from the layer of colour. It also has a blocky visual effect due to the fruits being compacted together. I used same colours of different shape, then drew some flowers and leaves on top with a liner pen.
For the pattern above, the pebble inspired my colour choice and line art design. This is becasue, the colour includes multiple shades and I find that to work very nicely with patterns. The line art are simple and easy to understand, just like a pebble.
The pattern shown bellow are simple sketches I’ve made when I’m bored. It was not inspired by anything, but simple knowlege I had with patterns in my perpective.
They are all drawn in pencil, becasue it’s my concept patterns and that were not as established and improved on. The lack of colour allows me to focus more on the shape and texture rather than the vibrant colours.
Overall, this experience led me to explore out of my comfort zone, helping me realise there’s more ways to visualise an image other than realism and drawing everything out. The median I used are also different and much more challenging for me, becasue I am used to water colours, acrylic paint, oil pastels and oil paintings. I didn’t use as much in my art work as I want to use this as an opportunity to try out different methods, and to challenge myself.