Getting on with work

So I have to admit i have been neglecting this project so far with having put all my time and effort in to ILLUS 220 but now i have established a clear direction for what i want to explore for this module.

I want to increase my understanding of knowing how to distribute detail in paintings, knowing how much and how little to apply for the viewer to recognise what I Have drawn. Big influence on the decision for this project are the Illustrators Neil Ross and Ashley Wood. Both utilise digital and analogue tools and processes but there is a strong consistency to their work. Strong qualities of the work is big bold brush strokes and attention to using minimal detail where needed. In my experience of drawing, when i am taking a realistic approach i try and capture every detail possible, regardless of scale. Now i have learnt that this is not actually the best approach because in reality the eye never captures everything at the same time. To go in and draw everything exactly would be to draw to much information. The same consistency of detail throughout the depth of an image can cause it to flatten, a good example of where this technique is used purposely is in art with isometric perspectives.

Here are the links to the work of Neil Ross and Ashley Wood.

Neil Ross

Ashley Wood