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Exercise 1: Groups of objects

For this exercise I was asked to choose at least 6 objects of different sizes and shapes some of them being 3D shapes like rectangles and cylinders and some of them being less regular in their form. The six objects I chose were, a tube of paint, a jar of linseed oil, my sons money box, a limo cutting tool, my sons miniature vanish bottle and a bottle on sunscreen. I selected the objects due to their shape and form. 

I began by photographing my objects from different positions experimenting with layout to get the best composition. Below are my different layouts.

For my drawing I worked on a2 sized paper. Before starting my drawing I wanted to make my page more interesting so I collaged over it using brown paper and greaseproof paper. On reflection a simpler background may have been more effective?

I used just  a pencil, a graphite stick and a biro for my drawing and I tried to loosely describe my objects. I tried to work big and fill the space. I was asked to imagine I could see through my objects. I believe this was so I could focus purely on shape and form and not get too carried away with fine detail? 
Below are the different stages of my drawing.

I struggled to fill the a2 paper, I am not confident about working on such a large scale and I feel this is evident in my drawing. I found working on such a large scale difficult but I can see the benefits as it really loosened up my wrist and I really felt like I was expressing myself. 
I ended up cutting my paper down so my drawings fitted the page better and this did work, however in the future I must really focus on this. 

I am relatively pleased with my drawing however aside from not working large enough I can see that I do need to work on my accuracy of form.