Exercise: Visual Distortion
Visual Distortion 23/07/2018 ' This exercise is designed to push you through a deliberate process of stylisation. Begin by drawing a cat or dog. Use reference from a source - life, photos or images from the internet. Draw the animal in a way that makes it 'real'. Do a second drawing using no more than five lines. These lines can join up with each other and overlap or can be less connected; they can be straight or fluid. Now make a collage from bits cut from a magazine and printouts. Let the texture of a tree be the fur for example. Have fun introducing surreal elements. Deliberately distort. How far can you bend reality? Produce a drawn version (not a tracing) of your collage. When drawing, edit and select from the collage being aware of the properties you want to create a strong character. Review the distorted version and decided how you can refine the image. This can now be incorporated into a bigger image. Use your imagination an...