A miniature ogre or a giant banana?
Sunday 23 September 2012
Sunday 16 September 2012
# 22: Plug
I thought this would be a relatively easy thing to draw, seeing as it is a nicely symmetrical object, and initially looked rather simple. But it turned out far more difficult than I imagined. I am not well versed in perspective and didn't quite capture a likeness.
Sunday 9 September 2012
#21 Egg and liqueur glass
I enjoy drawing glass, at least when the drawings end up looking more or less glassy. But what a struggle to get the shapes of things like glasses and bottles reasonably symmetrical!
Monday 3 September 2012
More anthotypes
Some further attempts at making anthotypes, as described in a previous post.
I used turmeric for this one, with a five-day exposure:
It's very sensitive, and I think even a day or two of exposure would result in a good image.
For this one I used red wine again, with a ten-day exposure; it is rather dim and I think twenty days or even more would have been better:
I used turmeric for this one, with a five-day exposure:
It's very sensitive, and I think even a day or two of exposure would result in a good image.
For this one I used red wine again, with a ten-day exposure; it is rather dim and I think twenty days or even more would have been better:
The long exposure required may be a result of the process I used here. I printed the image from a computer, then applied cooking oil to its reverse side in order to make it transparent. Last time I tried this, the oil leaked through onto the red wine emulsion, making a big mess and virtually no image. So this time I covered the light-sensitive paper with a plastic transparency, put the oiled paper on top of that, and then put a glass plate on top of the whole setup. The glass and plastic may have cut down the amount of UV light, thus requiring a long exposure.
On the bottom right you can see a big blotch where some oil somehow leaked onto the paper despite the transparency; it quite thoroughly messes up the image.
Sunday 2 September 2012
#20: Plastic spray bottle
Couldn't quite capture the effect of light reflecting from and shining through plastic and water: all the subtle patterns and tones are fearsomely complex!
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