Illustrations  20th September 2016

Today in class we started exploring the different techniques we can use when it comes to creating illustrations. We were using charcoal as our medium using thick and slim strokes, and brushing the charcoal over the paper to see what effect that presented.We were given printed out images of faces that we tried to emulate using this technique. My first attempt wasn't great, as it was too 'neat' and didn't seem to flow nicely. However, on my second attempt, the face of the model that I had drawn looked a lot more abstract, which is what is best as it shows more expression. The final illustration was ok, however I didn't really like the colours i'd used and I also didn't like the netted tape i'd placed over the eyes.

1st illustration 

2nd illustration

3rd illustration