Using drawing in your development
Artists and designers use a diverse range of drawing techniques in their work.
Drawing:
- does not always mean producing detailed studies using pens or pencils.
- can be used for many different purposes and can be two dimensional or three dimensional.
- can help demonstrate your skill in your chosen expressive art and design areas.
Different portfolios can involve different types of drawing at the development stage.
For example:
- Making sketches or thumbnail compositions using pen, pencil, charcoal for an expressive portfolio.
- Drawing and manipulating motifA recurring element or symbol in a text (or work of art), the repetition of which contributes to establishing a theme. through conventional drawing or using design software in printmakingCreation of an image by printing. Printmaking techniques include silkscreen printing, block printing, monoprinting and etching. Each technique involves specific media and material. Eg, silkscreen designs can be printed onto fabric or paper using acrylic ink. or textile design.
- Producing drawings of layouts, altering marks, lines and shapes and experimenting with design software in graphics.
- Creating sketch models, maquettes and armatureA framework made for a sculpture to support it while it is being worked on. to explore space and form in three dimensional design and sculpture.
- Producing perspectivePerspective relates to the idea of seeing, showing or suggesting depth and the distance between the viewer and the subject. drawings, and three dimensional models exploring space and form for architecture, environmental design, interiors and product design.
- Experimenting with form and pattern using embroidery and stitching, or sketching fashion designs using templates.
- Exploring mark-making to create patterns, decorate or alter surfaces in sculpture and ceramics.