Yue Ouyang

Reflection:

For the task 1, I focused more on using colors and different medias to draw a specific object or buildings. I observed the color and texture of my daily meal and the street I always pass by in order to choose a suitable technique to draw. For example, in my line drawing of a soho store, I tried to use lines with different density to express the smoothness and roughness of the wall, and I describe the different kind of texture by changing the shape of line.

In the task 2, I paid more attention to use abstract way to describe what I saw, and tried to use the way of layering to create patterns. I got lots of inspiration from antique shops in the Notting Hill. The old mirrors, lamps and jewelry boxes in antique shops all have their own vivid and traditional patterns, most of which are composed of simple polygons. When I am in the colorful shop, I feel that I have strayed into the fairy tale world. So I learned from the antique pattern, and I used the polygonal and irregular shapes which in bright bold color to create my own pattern. I also tried to overlay the pattern on the watercolor mark making I made in order to make it have stronger visual effect. It’s not just painting with all kinds of materials, I also tried the technique of paper cutting and photoshop to create patterns in the task, which bring me lots of surprise when I finish it.

Over all,  as a newcomer to London, the task gave me a chance to explore the new city and let me more familiar with the use of various techniques.