This is an A3 charcoal sketch of a totem pole. I found it a little difficult to create the faces as I found the woodwork itself very stylised but I think I executed it well. Overall I could have made the image darker and shaded the shadows in darker. I used a rubber to create markings throughout the drawing to suggest the presence of glass in front of the pole.A3 sketch of a set of cups and glassware. The perspective on this drawing isn’t done to the best of my ability and the line work could have been neater but it was a quick sketch in which I used the side of my charcoal to create most of the line work.This is an A3 sketch of a selection of animal skulls. I used lighting as a base in this sketch and tried to create the images around where the shadows and highlights fell. Again, the image could have been darker.This is an A2 charcoal study of a Victorian camera. I got this perspective through my viewfinder. It is interesting the way the camera is reflected in the mirror with a different perspective. Again i used a rubber to create markings to suggest glass barricading the camera.This is an A2 drawing of some teapots. I laid the sketch of the plinths and teapots and gently shaded them in with my finger creating the smoothness and gentle edges of the stands. I created shadows with a compressed charcoal to make it darker in comparison. I went in with a putty rubber creating highlights of the lighter portions, particularly on the teapots where he light caught them. I the used a rubber to create the reflections in the glass.Above eye-line in the museum a great dinosaur Skelton hangs, surrounded by metal support beams. I again found this perspective using my view finder. The geometric shape and linear lines of the beans contrast greatly to the curve of the dinosaur bones. The white bones contrast to the black support beams. I made use of the negative space in this study.
