Research
Contour Line Weight
For this exercise, we had to make three different stencils using the outer contour of everyday items and made a composition with them using multiple different line weights. I used a keychain, carabiner, and my uniquely-shaped AirPods case. In my final product of the exercise, I tried experimenting with what compositions I could make with my stencils while also using different line weights to accentuate different things.
Planes, Curves, Layering
We practiced drawing different types of planes and layering them in this exercise. We also had to practice drawing curves. I had a hard time drawing curves at first because I didn’t quite understand how to make it look correct, but I definitely got better through practicing in this exercise.
Bottles & Shapes Diorama
In this exercise, we made vases using ellipses and perspective techniques. We learned that the ellipses in the vases grow thinner or thicker depending on where your eye level is. The ellipses get thinner the closer it is to your eye level and thicker the further up or down it is. This exercise was pretty fun and also helpful, introducing us to working with eye level and perspective techniques.
Mood/Inspiration Board
In my inspiration board, I put a lot of furniture and different items that I was inspired by or that I wanted to included in my space. I tried including pieces that were architecturally interesting but still in line with my personal style. However, I didn’t end up using everything that I included, like the coffee machine or arched door.
Iterations
Grid
I knew I wanted a room that was on the larger side, so I chose my dimensions to be 15×13 feet. Our studio spaces were allowed to have up to 200 square feet and my dimensions gave me 195 square feet. Also, I switched to a larger piece of drawing paper, which gave me more space to put my vanishing points further away to open up my space more.
Rough Draft #1
To start, I put a piece of tracing paper over my grid and started brainstorming a rough layout of my studio space. I did not put any detail in and just used blocks or rough sketches to map out where I wanted to put everything in my space. I was also focusing on the height and amount of space that each object would take up.
Rough Draft #2
With this draft, I began turning the rough shapes in the actual forms of the furniture that I was envisioning. I was still just sketching, but did enough to make each object distinguishable as it’s own.
Production
Final Draft
For my final draft, I cleaned up everything from my previous drafts by using a straight edge to straighten the lines. Also, I added in all the extra little details, like pencils or the loft railing. I made sure to either use pen or darken up my lines with pencil so I could still see everything when I use the light table to draw my final product.
Using the Light Table
In this photo, I am using the light table to complete final product. I layered my grid and final draft under the piece of drawing paper that I used for my final. I also made sure to tape all of the papers together so they wouldn’t shift while I was tracing.
Final Product
This is a photo of my final product. I decided to use a very thin Micron pen to draw the final, because I think it gives a cleaner look. Also, the drawing paper that I used was not completely white, so I edited the photo to make it look cleaner and more black and white.
Link to Portfolio Piece: Perspective