My 30-minute gouache study using the assemblage and life model. I’m very happy with how this turned out. As we were instructed to try to capture how the projection influenced the image we could see, I decided to go with a blue/green colour scheme to reflect the main projected colours. During my painting time, there were many small flashes of red from the projection therefore this was also reflected in my painting. I decided to go with a sort of angelic/historic/regal theme for my work. This decision was informed by our life model’s choice of clothing – an all-white, draped garment that flowed softly and gathered around her neck and arms. I also made this decision as, to me, her positioning on the chair, central to the assemblage, with her head laid back, reminded me of the process of monarchs getting their portraits done. This also influenced the use of gold throughout my work. I was super happy with my outcome and concept as having never used gouache before, I was very apprehensive.My 15 Minute gouache study. Although I do like this work, I really struggled with it as I had never worked with the medium before. It was only about halfway through that I started to understand the way in which I could use it to achieve the best outcomes. If I was to do it again, I would pick a tighter colour scheme for more cohesion, and also utilise more space on the page by releasing focus on details in a short time frame.The page above contains my 3, 5-minute studies using Indian Ink. I really started to get into this medium by the end of the sessions, and i would love to experiment with it more.
