Exercise (1) Compositional Sketches of Man-Made Objects.

    1

    Here I have three objects, four sketches, in red chalk and conté sticks.
    I love using red chalks and quite like conté.
    I tried different set ups, with a strong light source.
    I concentrated on the shapes that the objects made, both on their own and as a collective.
   
    2

    These are some very quick drawings done in graphite stick.
    Looking at how the objects fit into, in front and behind one another.
 
    3

    Here I use my newly appointed material (or materials...if you are counting) of choice, ink and wash.
    I recently purchased some "Aquash Water Brush Pens" and in company with a fountain pen (which I had in my possession already,) and a small watercolour set, it, I think, helps create a pleasing drawing and makes for fun and fast drawing tools to use, (I use it a lot at life drawing sessions.)
 
    4

    Fineliner and two tones of watercolour
 
    5

    Again fineliner and two tones of watercolour.
    I don't really like number 4 and 5 as compositions, I think they are both pretty poor examples.

   I must correct my instinct to stick the thing I am drawing bang-in-the-middle of the page, I just wasn't thinking enough I suppose.  

    6

    Pen and wash again. With hindsight I think it would have helped to have a dark shadow up behind the handle of the the chisel going up to the right....it looks a bit like it is floating.

    7

    I quite like these but the chisels aren't very straight.

    8

 
    I was researching composition, and found a video in which an interesting point was made, which I was thinking about when setting up the objects,
That a good way of getting a pleasing composition was to have three different types of groupings.
1. To have some of your objects touching.
2. Have objects in front of and behind one another.
and 3. Objects that are separate and standing alone from others.

Also I read  that Plato when asked what makes a good and pleasing composition in art, said "Find and represent the variety within the unity" interesting and I am not quite sure that I  understand it...but interesting never the less.
I think it means you want to be able to understand and distinguish the objects from one another but not have them stick out like a sore thumb, and make a pleasing shape all together....I shall think about it.