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Wednesday 29 October 2014

drawing the fizzog

Yr Zero will be drawing each others mugs for a morning. Here’s some pointers for ‘em,
Don’t aim for this
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realistic-portrait-drawingNO
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and NO 




(there’s nothing wrong with these drawings, they’re just not what we’re looking for from you)
Have fun with drawing, explore mark making and materials. Don’t confuse ‘photo realism’ with good drawing. A drawing doesn’t have to look like it’s subject. A drawing can ‘feel’ like it’s subject. It might just be a really juicy drawing. Is it possible that if an artist has fun working on something then a sense of fun can be passed on to the viewer?
This is more like it…
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Franklin McMahon
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Ben Shahn
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Sara Ogilvie

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Lucy MacLeod

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Mats Gustafson
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If it helps to get you in the mood, think this…
Keith-Flintnot this
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