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BLIND CONTOUR, WATER-BASED PRINTING, WEAVING

EXERCISES

Jonathan Hiew - 0333787

Throughout the entire semester of 2 Dimensional Studies, we have exercises to do called "Blind Contour", "Water-based Printing" & "Weaving". All of these exercises contribute to our final marks in the subject. However, that isn't the sole reason. These exercises have gradually helped me have an in-depth understanding of art and it has helped me to utilize these techniques in my assignments. You can find my exercises below

Blind Contour Drawing

The concept of blind contour drawing is really simple - as soon as you put your pen/pencil down on the paper, don't lift it up! Don't look on your paper as well. Ultimately focus your attention to the object you are referring to, and keep drawing the figure! You should only lift up your pencil and/or look on your paper only as you deem necessary (if you want to start at a new point, for example you ended your line on a person's chin and you want to start on the eye). Take as much time as you need because this can train your observational skills. Don't worry if you feel like your drawing looks terrible, because what's important is that you want to get the form/contour of the object. We also did blind contour with scissors, basically called  drawing with scissors.

Water-based Printing - Marbling Ink/Gloss Paint

Water-based printing is when you touch the surface of a paper directly onto the surface of water. Before you do this, drop some marbling ink/gloss paint onto the water and play around with the orientation. Blow, stir, or use anything to form a pattern! Make sure that your paper doesn't sink into the water. Just press the paper and touch the water lightly in a horizontal level. You shouldn't leave it in the water too long and it's easier to do this with two people. Once you've pressed, lift it up immediately and turn the paper facing upwards. Don't do it slowly or else the water will drip along with the paint. If you get any marbling ink/paint on your hands, wash them IMMEDIATELY. It'll be a real pain to remove them just by washing off with water. You will need turpentine if they can't be removed with water. It saved me the trouble by using disposable gloves but it could be a little hard to work with.

Weaving

Weaving is basically what the title suggests -

 

"is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth." - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving

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Sorry, as easy as it sounds I don't know how to explain properly. Thanks, Wikipedia. However, instead of using fabric or cloth, we use paper during this exercise. We took our marbling ink exercises and cut them to strips to weave them together. Don't limit yourself to regular, plain and simple weaving. Try our different cut-outs and you'll see the result is satisfying!

- Blind Contour -

- Water-based Printing -

- Weaving -

- Sequential Exercises -

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