Mark-making from the powerpoint presentation
Tone, mark and pattern can be used to describe:
• The quality and feeling of a surface
• The contours and surface of a three-dimensional form
• The behaviour of light and dark across a three-dimensional form
Type of mark-making include:
• Hatching
• Cross-hatching
• Scribbling
• Shading
• Made marks
• Patterns
Different tools will produce different marks. There will be variations in ink density and the spectrum of contrasts. Think about how curved line creates movement, perpendicular lines repose, diagonal lines assert direction. Compare interesting juxtapositions. Pattern is another form of mark-making to explore. How can pattern or made marks be used as a visual device to describe complex or detailed information such as hair or leaves on a tree? How can pattern create new planes and a sense of depth to a drawing? Pattern or made marks can be highly controlled or manic and loose. What feeling or quality can be imbued into my drawings through making marks and patterns?
Raphael Garnier
Garnier's work chooses to focus entirely on mark-making and patterns in his work, and how that affects and varies the tonal values. All lines are thin and solid. The charm and personality is found in the mark making. It is really interesting to see in practice how a solid fill contrasts against an object filled with lines - and how the closeness of those lines gives the indication of light and shadows bounding off the object. Different textures are successfully executes; the bark of a tree through organic and free-flowing lines, a stony solid texture by multiple facets, a soft spongy object with dots. The visual spectrum of marks and arrangement of objects really makes Garnier's work visually interesting.
Adam Higton
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• The type of mark making used will change the way the illustration is perceived; from fuzzy and blurry to sharp and precise. Changing the frequency of the mark making and the pressure of the tool helps to add variation and pick out features and areas of interest.
• Channeling sounds, thoughts and feelings and translating that into how I used my tool affected the way that strokes were being made. I really enjoyed the freeing motion of sweeping a big brush full of ink, as well as small tiny circular motions with a piece of charcoal.
My Perfect Home
• My ideal home would be inside a pretty teacup decorated with biscuits, chocolates and other sweet things!
• As I struggle to draw on a large scale (A2 was required for the task) I used smaller pieces of coloured paper instead. This was much easier for me to get into the details. Was this a good thing though? I should have experimented with ink and brushes a bit more beforehand. My initial sketches with my ink pen were more expressive.
• I used various mark-making techniques such as cross hatching, stippling, sweeping lines and scribbles.
• I'm not entirely happy with my outcomes as I haven't quite let go of overdoing things and adding too much decoration. Using a thicker brush with sweeping lines and forceful dots with lots of pressure would have changed the aesthetic dramatically.
Reflection
This experimentation has really helped me to understand different ways of making marks and how they can be used in different ways for an illustration, enhancing the visual interest. I now have a nice library and resource of my own textures which I can scan into the computer and incorporate into my digital work. As I mentioned before, I'm slightly disappointed with my outcomes and could have approached them differently and this is something I will be considering for the next session's task!
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