Sketch Book - Photos

Doorway of Venice (Architecture):  This is a line art of a doorway in Venice, (In case the title didn’t clue you in) This was another one I enjoyed doing, there were various patterns and shapes to add in and it was another fun way to practice my architectural art skills. 8/10

Water Colour (Architecture): This was a fun and messy piece, I used pencil to create a line art, after that I used water colours and attempted to mix various colours in order to gain the correct tone for the stone of the building and it’s windows, I’ve used water colours before, but not to the point in which I am well versed in it’s use. I failed in some areas and succeeded in others and I have mixed reactions regarding this one. 7/10

Pen Drive/Rubber (Object): These pieces were done in ink, I never felt I got the technique of using ink down too well, I was consistently running out when I needed it and accidently added too much in areas where it should have been lighter. I used a cross hatching method of shading on the rubber and a simple line by line method on the pen drive. I could be much happier with these pieces and feel more practice with ink would aid me in improving my use of this method. 4/10

Set up (Architecture): This was a new kind of piece for me to work on, with all the different parts and pieces, it almost made me nauseous maintaining focus, it is a simple line art with very little shading and I used a pencil without the aid of a rubber or ruler. I feel it went well for me first try, but it could’ve been better. 6/10

Collection of Objects (Object): This piece is comprised of a variety of objects in line art form. I drew and shaded these objects with pencil, the shading was done in a blended manner. This was all done without the aid of a rubber or ruler, therefore some slight mistakes have been made in terms of size and proportion.  I’m fairly satisfied with this project. 7/10

Sharpener/fork (Object): For these objects, I used a biro pen. As with the previous piece, I did not have the aid of a ruler, thus some of the lines are a little shaky. I shaded them via the cross hatching method and also included a faint reflection of the object. Due to the shaky lines, I’m not as satisfied with these pieces as I could have been. 5/10

Water Fountain (Object): I enjoyed drawing this one, I used a pencil to create a line art with linear shading, despite not having a ruler or a rubber, I felt this piece went really well and it allowed me to practice size and proportion. 9/10

Random collection of Objects (Object): In this piece I was required to use coloured pens in order to create a piece containing various objects of random sizes and colours. I made simple line arts with light, linear shading. It wasn’t my favourite piece to work on, but it was something new and interesting and I felt I achieved my aim. 7/10

Gameboy/Tape Phone Case (Objects): This piece is aprt of our Objects project. This is a picture of my Gameboy Advance SP and Casette tape phone case, I used a fine-liner pen to draw this out without the use of a ruler. Therefore some of the line are a little wonky, but overall I think it came out pretty well. 7/10

Collage (Architecture): Again, this is an unpractised form of art for me, but it was something new and interesting to do. I found various pictures of architecture from within the Manchester area, I then placed them together and a white sheet of card. After I was happy with their placements, I glued them down. 7/10

College Canteen (College building): This is yet another line art, I used a pencil without the aid of a ruler or rubber, I feel it could have been much better with more time and therefore it is an unfinished piece. I felt this was going well, but as it remains unfinished, I could’ve been happier. 6/10

Student Area (College Building): Another Line art to go! I drew and shaded this one with pencil, this allowed me to practice perspective and went pretty well for the most part, although I did have difficulty gaining the correct perspective around the ceiling, not to mention without the aid of a ruler or rubber, some lines are shaky and some mistakes were left within the final piece. 7/10

Gargoyle’s in a row (Architecture): This is another architectural piece, this is a line art drawn with a pen. Without the aid of a ruler, many of the lines are shaky, but I did enjoy drawing those gargoyles, despite the fact they ended up looking different in each of my iterations. 6/10

City Outskirts (Enviroment): This piece is part of our Enviroment project. In this project our group designed a Medieval enviroment, this is a piece that I did in pencil of the outskirts of the city walls. I used a vanishing point to aid in achieving this perspective. 6/10

City Fort (Enviroment): This is a line art which I did with a fine-liner pen. This is a design I did for our enviroment project of a city fort during the Medieval age. 5/10

Three Towers of Artemis (Enviroment): This is another piece of artwork which I have done for the enviroment project. I did this based on an upside down coca-cola bottle as advised by a team membe in this project. I drew this with a pencil and then I went over it with a fine-liner pen. 7/10

Redorian City Street (Enviroment): This is a city street from the Enviroment project, I used vanish points to help create the sense of perspective, however I did this without a ruler, so it's still a little wonky.

I originally drew this out in pencil, but went over it afterwards with a fine-liner pen. 6/10

Headphones (Objects): This is from our objects project, I brought a pair of old headphones from home and drew them out free hand with a pencil. After this I went over it with a fine-liner pen. 6/10

More things from Home (Objects): Here are some more things that I brought from home for the Objects project. This picture consists of an old beanbag toy, a thick cuffed watch and a pair of keychains. I drew these out free hand with a pencil, after which I wnt over it with a fine-liner pen.

More things from Home, Now Bigger! (Objects): This is a picture that I did after finishing my original piece. he idea was to draw my objects bigger with more detail. In this one I also included my keys with the keychain. Once again I drew this out free hand with pencil and went over it with a fine-liner pen.

Jukebox Money Box (Objects): This is a picture I did of my old Jukebox/moneybox from home. I drew this out in pencil free handed. I would like to add shading to this picture, so I'll update this after the deed is done.

Twin Apartment Block (Architecture): I'm fairly satisfied with this piece, despite doing this free hand, I feel I managed to capture the symmetry pretty well. I lightly drew out some lines in pencil to follow before putting down anything solid. I didn't have a ruler for this, but I think it definitely helped with keeping everything decently symmetrical. 7/10

Modern Building (Architecture): This piece was drawn from a photograph. I initially drew it out free hand in pencil and then followed up with fine liner pen. I used a rubber to remove the pencil marks afterwards. 7/10

Castle Dungeon (Enviroment): This is a water painting of a dungeon for our enviroment project. I initially drew it out in pencil and then went over it in water coloured paint. This one didn't go too well and ultimately remained unfinished. 4/10

Toy Car (Objects): I drew this out as part of our objects project, I drew it out free handed in pencil, I also shaded it this way. This is one of the first things I drew in this project and I'm quite happy with it. 7/10

Cineworld Building (Architecture): This is a line art of the Cineworld cinema in Manchester. I drew it out in fine liner pen free handed. I'm a little dissapointed with this as I made a few mistakes proportion-wise, as a result I couldn't complete it. 3/10