Saturday 13 November 2010

Choosing Content

What would the main character be like? In my minds eye I see a balding middle aged man with a round face & a frown or grumpy expression.
What clothes would he be wearing? He wears a suit (dark grey, maybe a slight pattern) white shirt & dark tie.
What furniture is in the main area? Plain desk and wooden chair both in a dark wood. A thin rug maybe dark burgundy in colour. Simple light fitting or possibly just a bare bulb. Possibly a tall filing cabinet. The walls are pale cream a bit scuffed & need redecorating

I'm influenced by old black & white films & photos, and have trouble imaging that there was any colour around during the war!

For me the mood of the piece is grey

and so the moodboard


I did some sketches of men in suits





this last one I experimented with the parallelogram of shadow

I saw my character standing at the window with his hands behind his back looking out on London

I liked the middle sketch and worked into it a bit before using the edge enhance effect on the computer. This is my character (actually based on an old photo of my Grandfather though I changed his expression)
I wanted to try & put him more in a setting and try giving him some colour His face changed when I redrew him




Is this finished? Maybe he has more punch if he's cropped.........






Not sure whether to keep working into it or not so I'm going to leave him for a bit & revisit some of the earlier projects

2 comments:

sandra bingham said...

yes Cal, Crop him for sure.....but leave some of the background 'furniture'
Cheers SandraB who is just 'thinking' about the OCA !

Cal Hoy said...

Yes I think you're right & maybe a bit more space to the right.
I definitely would recommend the OCA, this is my 4th course, I would draw & paint anyway but I like the way the courses make me try things I would never consider and it's nice to get some constructive feedback. All the tutors are great, they push me but they're encouraging too