For this session we focused on how we can use marks to create a certain texture or atmosphere to a drawing. For the first task, we were given 3 sets of two opposite words and we had to draw marks to represent them.
This one is 'swarm - still'
'Bonkers - meh'
'Rest - motion'
This task was quite interesting because mark making wasn't something I had really thought about much before. The only times I have considered mark making are for textures, not to convey an emotion or atmosphere so I think I learned a lot from this task. I also realised how important media is in conveying an atmosphere in a drawing. For example, in the second drawing I used ink for the marks, and this emphasises the 'bonkers' element because it can't be controlled as easily as other media.
For the second task, we had to draw a building and incorporate as many patterns and marks as we could.
I chose to make mine a yurt because this gave me lots of different textures to work with. I just did a basic outline with ink and then worked back in with the lighter ink. I really enjoyed this task because I realised how much variety I could get by making different marks with different tools. For example, I really like using the wrong end of a paint brush and dipping it in ink because the resulting mark is quite scratchy and inconsistent. Using drier or wetter paintbrushes also resulted in different effects which worked for different materials of the yurt.
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