Perspective

Final Drawing using Micron Pens
Drawing Process – sketching the final composition

Project Statement

My inspiration going into this project was the location I did a lot of my first year of college. When I graduated high school in 2020, Covid-19 had just been around for a couple months which then led into my first year of college when all of my classes were online. During this time I grew a new appreciation for doing school work in comfy places. The living room in my apartment all of a sudden became an area that was meant for grinding out school work and putting in all of my time and dedication, rather than a place to sit and relax. But as the days went on, I found that doing homework in soft, comfy areas that made me feel safe, were exactly the things that I need in order to relax and do the best of my abilities. This new found love bled into my ideas for my perspective drawing as I wanted to open people’s eyes and think about their own experiences during this time in history and what they have found to be the best, most relaxing areas for them to sit down and crank out some homework!

Process

View detailed project process at Perspective: Process

Reflection

This project was a first for me and something I have never done or even considered doing before! It was really intimidating at first and became increasingly stressful the more I looked at the grid space I had made for my layout. Being able to visualize where everything should go on the grid space was somewhat difficult and made me pay close attention to why that grid space is so important. A couple aspects of the final composition such as the ceiling beams and the couch/table were my biggest hurdles that I put a lot of effort into creating the best that I could. I acknowledge that these objects are not exactly placed or designed as they should but it was a learning process and makes me admire my hard work that went into them. Something I learned later in this process is that time is a valuable thing. There was so much I wanted to do with this project but time managing I’ve learned is a big part of design and navigating when to do or not do something is key to maintaining an already good design.