Installations

 Here are a few pictures from the installations that were up. This first picture was done with ink in about 3 minutes so as you can see it's quite rushed and there isn't much in the way of depth. However I think doing quick sketches and drawings are good practice for if you have an image pop up in your head or see something while you're on the go, so you can record it down and then possibly rework it later if needs be. I also think that quick-sketches help you to develop your own artistic flare.

 We were given cardboard frames in which to focus down on certain parts of the installation. This picture was done with charcoal.

 This picture was done with acrylics at a slightly different angle to the one above it. I quite enjoy working with colour even though it can be easier to project the feeling of 3D with black and white as there is a limited pallet for shading- whereas with colour you have to think about shading in each colour you use as well. The section of this picture I like more is probably the bottom right hand corner, with the cloth draping over a pole.

 In the next series of pictures, I was sat at one side of this installation throughout, first using the focus frame and purple oil pastels to draw what I could see...

 ...then we used multiple colours once again, each colour belonging to different shade of the real installation. As I mentioned before, I do enjoy using colours in this way as it makes the whole picture just more exciting!

 Now we had to "zoom in" on an interesting part of the installation. I felt that the skull was probably the most interesting part of the installation that I was looking at as it had the most detail for different tones and shades.

 As I zoom into the installation, I can use the colours for more detail, not only using more colours but more shades of each colour as well.

In this last picture, I collaged the backing paper in order to make the overall image more imteresting. Then used chalk and charcoal on top (for the gray bits I mixed them together).