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Jamie Gore - Art and Design Student at Esher College Current Project: Nature vs. Manmade

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3D Relief

Here I used a combination of materials to create a 3D relief based on my object. The materials I chose were based on the light source of the initial composition sketch and the textures of the object itself. For example, I decided to use cardboard and peel off various segments to represent the main body of the jar to show the change in light source as the jar's form changes. Likewise, I used masking tape, curling it up to represent the relief change, to show the corner, therefore change in light source, on the body of the jar.

During this piece I explored the textures in which these materials provided by using very different materials than the original object. However, some materials I did not change (such as the brown paper emerging from the spout). Although suitable, I feel I could have used a different material to make the overall piece more interesting. Moreover, I didn't properly explore cutting into the materials, instead I just added materials on. This would have been an interesting technique to replace the brown paper spout, so if I did this relief again I would cut into the brown paper and form a 3D effect with this method.

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Note: The sketchbook photos will be updated to a cleaner version at a later point

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Blackadder Response

I used a biro pen to produce this piece. Unlike other pens, biros allow a variety of tones as they first come out grey as opposed to solid black. This property was very suitable for this piece as it meant I could better express tone outside just mark making. This was useful for such an object as, in order to show fur, I would have to do a lot of compact mark making. This is particularly important in the paw as the fur is short, going in many different directions. Not having this property available to me would have led much of this piece to be solid black, something that is not suitable for something as intricate as a cat paw.

Although small, this piece helped me to understand how mark making can be used. The intricate marks are something I will use again.

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Matisse Collage Response

This piece was produced in response to Matisse's work. Collage is not a media I frequently use, nor is it one I'm confident in, so this piece was an overall challenge. My use in paper was very limiting as to what I could do, as I could only chose a colour and cut out the shape. My inability to use my previously learnt techniques, such as tone and mark making, meant I had to focus purely on composition and colour. I used groups of colour that were complimentary (orange and yellow with purple and blue) in addition to red (chosen because it stands out, similar to the black shape used in Matisse's 'Snail). The colour was interesting to explore as I had not yet used non-muted colour in this project. At first I aimed to put the complimentary colours together (as seen by the purple and yellow on the bottom right) but I soon realised that, with this layout, doing so would be very improbable. I then proceeded to just make sure the same colours were spread apart.

This piece taught me that having a perfect form isn't always important; a vague impression can still make a striking piece.

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3D Relief Pencil Drawings

I made three drawings based on my 3D relief and the different light sources in which I took the pictures. I focused on my compositional skill and mark making when making these pieces as they would be the basis of my printing plate.

I used pencil when making these pieces as I like the detail which pencil allows, as opposed to chalk and charcoal which, whilst good at showing a general overview of a subject, cannot show the intricate details on a small canvas. Moreover, by using different pencils I was able to describe the hardness of various edges which better shows their texture.

Doing these pieces I further explored how mark making can be used to show form. The best example of this is in the brown tissue paper in which the lines on the paper change direction with the form. This further taught me just how useful mark making can be, and was definitely a technique I'd like to explore further (this can be seen in my printing plate).

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Form Analysis

I began this piece by using (insert materials here) to create a base drawing of my object, as I have done before. Upon doing this I laid tracing paper over my piece. The tracing paper has a glossy surface, and this fact means it's difficult to use many materials without them rubbing off. One material that I could use was ink, which was also useful as it has a hard outline which was effective as the lines I had planned to make were meant to be like slices through my object.

While making my lines I had to focus on the form of the object. I wanted the form to still be clear, even when removing the tracing paper from the shaded backdrop. As such, I needed to show every single groove in the surface. I began by drawing the cuts horizontally, but after drawing a few I realised that just showing the cuts on the surface closest to me did not show that the object was 3D. This led me to draw full slices across the shape. In doing so, my piece began to show good form.

After this, I explored with adding a few small details onto my piece. I decided to include details in the various segments, such as brown paper and charcoal. The locations of these were chose randomly, but if I were to have taken this further I could have explored how I can do this to describe lighting.

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Nature vs. Madmade - Photography

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Nature vs. Madmade - Photography