For this study, I chose to use ink instead of a regular acrylic, watercolour or oil, due to it’s unusual effect when merged with water, as i didn’t want this study to simply be linear. My first steep for this exercise was to try out a couple of different coloured washes and a simple linear sketch using similar colours. i found this step a simple but effective one, as I found that the brown toned sketch looked the most aesthetically pleasing, and could also show the effects of sepia ink in the best way.
After painting a watercolour base of a sepia brown tone onto A2 mixed media paper, I lightly sketched the figure with a mechanical pencil, so not to create to harsh a line. Next, I brushed a light wet wash onto an area of the figure one at a time, and lightly applied ink to the edges which gently ran into the water and created a simple depth to the study instead of a basic linear study. Whilst moving across the areas of the study I took the advice in the criteria of the exercise and ignored the details of the hands, feet and facial features, but still blended the parts into the look of the piece. After completing the figure in ink, i realised that due to this being a resource video, there wasn’t an interior to in-cooperate into the study and so looked out for the negative shapes. As there was only shadows left, I decided to take a twist on the linear study, and block the shadows in with harsh edges in order to create more impact with the simplicity of the figure. Looking at the result, I am pleased with how the study turned out, as i believe it had quite an Art Deco take on a linear study, due to the use and effects of ink, as well as the chosen colour of the background and study.
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