This week we went to the industrial museum in Bradford to draw machinery. I chose to draw an old motorbike and car both using a different medium. I enjoyed drawing the car (on the left) because it involved the use of a graphite stick which I am now finding easier to use. I'm not happy with the symmetry of the car because it isn't even, which in drawing vehicles you must get right in order for it to look accurate. I think that the shading is good quality as it shows the texture of the car and is also used in the back of the car to show depth. Focusing on the front wheel arches, the shading with the light strips that follows the curves of the arches is successful because is shows the metallic texture with the shine but also shows the curve in the metal. I also like the way that the grille of the car turned out as it has high levels of detail and is sufficiently symmetrical. Overall I like this image which is why I uploaded it to my blog, but in reflection I could have done more to add further detail and ensure better overall detail.
I drew the bike (in the right of the image) in Pro Marker Pens and finished it with a fine liner, which happens to be my favourite medium. I like the level of detail and the use of colour in this image, although I think that in this image I became too intently focused on the detail and forgot to think about the proportion in the image. This is why the wheels have ended up as different sizes. If I had done a rough sketch first like I usually do I would have managed to get the proportions correct and made it a better picture. Altogether I am pleased with the detail in the image but should have planned the image better.
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