Computer Arts Practice Practical

1. Side view of Abertay University Library

2. Side view of Abertay University

3. Glasgow Street View (taken by me)

4. Drawing from the Photograph

First drawing of the perspective view is the side view of the library but with a very limited selection of drawing implements (unfortunately, 1 pen and pencil), it was difficult to produce more defined lines. Also, I haven't practiced drawing in quite a while and it ended as a quick sketch but realised some of the things which I have done wrong and moved on to the second drawing, which is a side view of Abertay University. Moreover, while I was drawing, I had A6 sketchbook and due to its small size, it was surprisingly difficult to draw a building with huge scale. If I had at least A4 size sketchbook, it would have been easier for me to form perspective view of the building I was drawing.

 The second drawing, using the same tools, was more successful compared to the first one. There were more interesting features such as curved angles to pop up the corner of the building and shadow to create the 3D side of the building. Despite the fact that it’s better than the first drawing, the way I drew the lines were unstable and too messy. From this drawing practice, I will pick up how to draw in a more effective and less time consuming way.

The picture was taken by me while I was living in Glasgow, learning basic form of art and while I was reseraching for my project, it was good scenery and took this photo on a 1 minute exposure rate. In the end, it turned out shockingly well.

 Last drawing was done after the practical session to improve my perspective drawing even further since I was not satisfied with my 2 previous drawings. It was drawn on A4 sketchbook and done within 4~5mins as a quick sketch but I was more confident at this drawing because I had more equipment than before, for example, variety of graphite to create tones and the photograph I can concentrate on. Even though there was not much sense of depth since it was a huge scaled environmental photograph rather than one specific building with more details. However, it was a good experience to draw an entire environment in a perspective view to know the difference between drawing one object and entire environment.