Visual Language: Like a Puppet on a String

First off, I want to apologise for the really bad photographs (the lighting is horrific, I'm sorry). For the second part of this task we had to complete a similar exercise, only we were looking at the squash and stretch principle. We also had to work on an A2 scale. I found this task a little easier than the first task, partly because I knew what to expect and partly because I found working on a larger scale easier more often than not.

For the first movement, I decided to draw the images over one another rather than in a line, simply because I wanted to know whether it showed the movement well or whether it just looked a mess. I think it does show the movement really well, but the fact that my lines are 'hairy' ruins it because there is no definite line and makes it a little unclear to see. It was also really difficult to draw onto after the few drawings, as I was getting really confused and couldn't distinguish which line belonged to which drawing. Although this technique worked well at showing the movement, it was difficult to use and I won't be using it again. I also decided to use charcoal for this drawing to encourage me to draw more confident lines, however, because I am unfamiliar with the material it had the opposite effect, plus it was super messy. 

Sorry for the poop picture

For the second movement I returned to two different coloured pencils, as I knew these would work and I was more confident with this material, which allowed me to draw more definite lines. I feel that this movement went better than the first, as my lines were a lot more confident and the images aren't as confusing to follow as the previous drawing. There are a few 'hairy' lines in this sequence, however, I feel that the quality of my line has improved a lot quicker than in the first task. My drawings are also more developed within this sequence, with me using the simple "stick man" figure very little. Scale is something that I need to focus upon whilst drawing, as the scale does vary slightly within this sequence.

Sorry for the poop picture, again.

Sticking to pencil, I continued on to the third sequence within this task. I don't feel that there was much of a difference in terms of line quality within this sequence compared to the last. In some areas I feel that this sequence lacks the standard of quality that I achieved in the last one and I think this is because I found drawing a figure that was more built quite difficult. It was difficult for me to get the bodily proportions right in the very short amount of time that I had and I felt slightly uncomfortable because it was something I was unfamiliar drawing. However, I don't see this as a failure, it simply notifies me that I need to practice drawing various body shapes.

Keeping that in mind, I purposefully sought out a model with a larger, curvier figure than what I was unfamiliar drawing for my fourth sequence. I also decided to draw onto brown paper, as I wanted the colours to stand out more against the background, to make it easier to distinguish between my drawings. I feel that this is my most successful sequence out of the four in terms of confident line making and use of space. However, consistency of scale is lacking greatly within this sequence and the variation in scale is extremely obvious. Overlooking this, I am quite proud of this sequence, I really like how the sequence runs across the page and I feel that it flows very nicely and each position flows into the next one really well. 

Overall, I am really pleased with the sequences that I have produced and I feel that the overall selection is stronger than the first task I did. However, I do feel that there isn't a specific strong point within this set of sequences like I did in the last, but that doesn't mean I'm not improving my overall drawing skills.