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I use nail polish to draw, because I want to show some different texture that can make comparison with pens. It goes better than I imagine, it show some metallic texture on paper. Some of them even look transparent.

Starting on the first task, talking colour, I basically just draw what I took in the picture on paper. But when it goes to talking pattern, I start to think how to draw them in to a pattern. Some of them doesn’t goes very well, such as the one with garden eel, I was thinking to draw them in to pattern, but it looks more like a picture. 

When I draw during talking colour, I only draw on white paper. Then I found out if I use colour paper to do the drawing, there will be a very big comparison, and the colour will be more vivid. So I use many black paper for talking pattern. But look back to my work, I know that I didn’t use different mix media on one drawing. I use to using one material on one drawing which makes the image look very plan.

In summary, I really like both task. Cause I’m not very confident at my drawing skill, but go through drawing I get some confident that I feels my drawing is not that bad.  By observe things and do drawing is a very interesting process. During the process I also found out what I’m lack at and what need to be improved. 

Reflection

I took on the task of ‘talking colour’, firstly gathering with my group and began exploring West London to find as many inspirations as we could that included colour in them. I brought multitudes of different supplies such as pens and pencils to demonstrate a wide range of techniques and media. As soon as my group and I arrived to Notting hill (the first location we collaboratively chose), we were immersed in colour everywhere and I immediately started to produce primary research including drawings and taking photographs. This task tested my abilities in a positive way as I tried out many different things that were out of my comfort zone. I was really absorbed and riveted from the environment around me as London has a special place in my heart seeing I have lived here all my life. Viewing it in a different light and being able to look deeper into the buildings allowed me to see their true beauties. Withal, I saw that there was a lot of intricate structures and profusions of colour especially in North London. We were also prompted with visiting North London, I took it upon myself to explore on my own, primarily because I am very familiar with the area, from living there my whole life. I wanted to be able to fully immerse myself into areas previously unbeknownst to me. The vivid colours of the fruits and vegetables that I saw displayed at small food markets in North London inspired my illustrations.

Some flowers in a vase. Watercolour, pastel pencils, promarkers in skin tones and a fineliner. I was looking at these flowers for a long time, trying to understand which colours to mix to draw the thin, almost transparent petals.

The Serpentine Lido at Hyde Park. I quite like the watery and subdued effect of ink. I think I can improve the quality of the lines I drew with a calligraphy pen nib.

Reflection

I enjoyed using a range of media for this task as well as creating both quick sketches and some which took more than an hour. I tried oil pastels for the first time when stopping at Paddington for 20 minutes and doing a quick sketch of a building. I like the way the pink flowers turned out in watercolour. I edited this drawing in Photoshop later for a sublimation print and the colours started to look more vivid. I think I can develop it more and create a repeat pattern or a stencil. I loved using liquid watercolour on wet paper for the fact that the end result will always surprise you. Honestly, this task was a bit difficult at the beginning because I tried to edit my drawings at home to create the result I wanted to see, and this took a long time. On the other hand, I enjoyed being limited by the time spent on the train as I had to draw people quickly before they get off. This helped me to focus on their prominent features.

As for patterns, again, I tend to spend lots of time thinking how the end result will look and keep on changing ideas and editing drawings. I need to learn to work quickly and more productively. Overall, now I can’t help but look at little things and think how to create a pattern with it or what media will be best to use to draw it. More to learn…

Reflection

As for “talking colour”, first of all, I went to several places in London with my team members to explore, such as markets and some shops. I brought a lot of painting tools, such as pencils, watercolors, crayons and propylene. I wanted to record the things that inspired me when I saw them. For example, I chose to use pencils to quickly depict the people I painted, Because they move very quickly. However, I took photos of some items displayed in the market, such as fruit stalls and various vegetables, and then I went home to depict them carefully. This is why there are different styles in my paintings. In the process of detailed painting, I choose to combine different kinds of painting media. I think that the works drawn by combining various media are rich. For example, when I paint flowers, I use crayons to paint large areas of color, but use fine watercolors to depict details. This is a good painting method I learned in this task. But at the same time, I also realized my own shortcomings. Some of my works are seriously divided into two levels, too loose or too detailed. Maybe the combination of the two will have a better effect. Through this task, I think I can add some new media to my paintings in the future, such as colored paper. I also learn to extract more shapes, and use software to do some new designs. In short, I like this project very much. I learned to draw inspiration from others and develop printing through painting.

For the task, of getting inspired in London, I am extremely new in London and UK for both, so I would hesitate to explore London than choose to visit big places such as markets, galleries, and museums, therefore I could have a chance to explore brand-new thoughts and perspective on an object. Consequently, I visited Tate Modern, there was one artwork that caught my eye, it is painted by Judy Watson, memory scar, grevillea, mangrove pod (& net), 2020. I liked the rough colour and the unexpected lines. I tried to use different media which are charcoal, posca pen, and watercolour. I want it to have irregular shapes and lines to depict unlimited movement. Then, I draw random lines using charcoal first. I chose charcoal, charcoal is a good element to create an unexpected result, and the texture itself and I add some colour that can imply a powerful and energetic feeling towards to audience. Still, I thought it is a bit dull and too strong. Consequently, I add contrast colours which are dark blue and deep cyan, then I let them spread and mix with the colour already on. Thus, colours are blended without losing the original colour. After it dried, it looks a bit compacted, so I add some white lines to the seemingly emerging space in the colour. However, I liked it but I could challenge with more wide range of colour rather than using few colour to express the feeling of the drawing that it can imply, and try more various method.

Feedback

In Task 1, I tried to show my daily life in London. I drew my favourite burger, my favourite cafe, my room, my favourite perfume, the cafe, the florist and so on. These are all things that surround me in my daily life, but also things that I love, and because of this, I am very passionate about drawing them. I used markers, watercolours and oil sticks during this task, and it was a great experience to use different mediums and materials to give my paintings a different feel and atmosphere, and to analyse my subjects from a different perspective. However, during the creation of task 1, I found that I was obsessed with the straightforward presentation of the objects, with reducing the shapes and even the colours of the objects, which I think was not conducive to my inspiration and I hope that next time I will be able to paint more spontaneously, changing the shapes and colours of the objects and not be afraid of making “mistakes”.

For Task 2, I was inspired by an exhibition in kew garden called when flowers dream, which was very dreamy. I took some pictures from this exhibition and then reorganised them to make my own patterns using zooming in or out or focusing on a small detail. I found this very interesting because in this way it made me think about the process of painting, rather than just restoring the thing, so I gained a lot of inspiration that I didn’t have before. For this task I painted more freely and used fantastic colours as much as I could to recreate the atmosphere of the exhibition.

In general, as there were no specific requirements for either task, my mind was not confined and I was freer to paint what I wanted to paint and I was allowed to use mixed media, which made my work more varied and interesting. However, this assignment also reflected many of my problems, such as being too obsessed with reducing the shapes of objects, and in the future I will try to be more spontaneous and not obsess over details.