I’m always trying to develop my drawing style and find what works for me. When doing peer assessment for one another on our workbooks (sketchbooks with a lot more information and context in them), my feedback has been to add more images, to make things a little bit more visual. Therefore, when starting our new project, this was something I kept in mind. I wanted to include more imagery, specifically more drawings, or what I like to call my little doodles. My plan was to include more drawings alongside research in the context stage, to make my pages look more exciting and artier, instead of reading like a textbook. I have begun my project (blog posts soon come on what it is and what I’ve found out so far) and drawn a lot more than I usually would have. I think one reason for this is that I’ve stopped thinking and worrying how the final product will look, I just enjoy the process and become excited to see how it will turn out.
A major inspiration for me has been the work of Miyuki Ohashi. I stumbled across her work a week or so ago on Pinterest and was immediately interested. The main focus is on the body, but also has a fashion aspect to her work. She likes to express form in as simple a line as possible.
I like the almost messy style of Ohashi’s work, with a quick scribble to show the colour of the clothing. For me, I prefer drawing in a slightly messier style, because I think it allows more room for experimentation (and easier to cover mistakes lol). I really liked with her work how there is a bold outline of the figure with a quick squiggle of colour inside. As well as that, it became apparent by looking through Ohashi’s work that she uses a lot of different mediums, from crayon to acryl gouache. This is something that inspired me, also, because I always just reach for felt tips when it comes to drawing, but over the past week or so, I’ve tried to use different agents.
Here is some of my drawings from my recent project, majorly inspired by Miyuki Ohashi’s work:
Now, not to blow my own trumpet, but I’m actually quite proud of myself with these little guys. I’ve never been too confident with my drawing ability, but by allowing myself to experiment and find artists to inspire me, I’m slowly feeling more and more confident. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to start sketching some hyper-realistic drawings of people that you question whether it’s a photo or a drawing, but for now, these little scribbles are getting me by.
Wow Lucy, you're drawings are quite impressive. People often assume that style of drawing is easy, you know that attitude "it's just a few lines & some scribble, anyone can do that" it's so untrue. To achieve that style is quite difficult, although I'm no art critic I can clearly see that you have artistic talent, they're beautifully constructed. I used to do a lot of drawing & arts & crafts when I was a lot younger, although I still 'make' a few things the drawing has fallen by the wayside. You have completely inspired me to pick up my pens again, thanks for that. 'Practise, practice, practice ' that's I was always told & it's very true. It's a…