For this task we were asked to choose a visual subject to research and explore through line drawing. We have to work in monochrome and use a minimum of 10 different tools to product 3 drawings per tool.
The subject I chose was deep sea diving, because I find the weird looking fish you find at the bottom of the sea really visually interesting. Below are a few examples of some of my sketches, I started out by using just sharpie, but I wanted to try something more delicate to get the intricate detail of the fish. Using pencil I found that I could create a nice contrast between thick and thin lines to create depth, however the line quality did not vary and wasn't very interesting. I then tried experimenting with charcoal, but again I found that it was hard to get the high level of detail that I wanted to include in the sketches, however charcoal was good for getting a nice gradient of colour. I then started using white on top of black sharpie, which I particularly liked the effect it gave, especially when the background black is not one block colour but slightly textured.
Finally I started using ink and water, I think this worked very well when trying to suggest the shape and form of jellyfish because I think it suggests movement. Overall my favourite method of working that I experimented with was using ink a water, I think dotting the ink and letting it run to create a texture and then working over the top of that created a nice contrast between line quality.
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