I share an interesting love/hate relationship with this unit. I love it because it's purely learning how to draw and aiming to master the skill using common Industrial Design Drawing techniques.
The Class it taught by Pete Elliot who used to work for Ford. His mastery of the skill is brilliant, and I'm honoured to be his student. But at the same time, the amount of homework that he gives us per week make me absolutely dread this class. Not only is it held in the first 4 hours of monday morning, but with a requirement of 10 A3 pages of drawings a week is an absolute hell-bender! Also not to mention the price in which the drawing materials! Markers! Bleedproof Pads!
But all in all, the time and money spent on this unit, to me is most rewarding. It's perhaps the most rewarding unit under the Design Faculty that I've undertaken.
We were told to use drawing in pen and pen alone. The aim was to make us comfortable with our skills and to be conscious of every mark that we make. Learning to control the rip apart the 3D image we have in our heads, and to display it upon paper. We were also told to render with professional markers which come at a hefty price of approximately >$7 each. Worth the price I think, for it allows me to bring form and depth to a line drawing extremely quickly
A few days ago was the First submission of all the work that we had done for this unit. >70 pages were required. I had 75. But in the last week, I drew about 30 pages. It was absolutely hectic, though enjoyable.
Elliot reviewed everyone's work and critiqued them in private. His comments about my work?
"Your colour schemes are odd, perhaps have someone to pick out a combination of colours that work out for you and for others.
We were told to use drawing in pen and pen alone. The aim was to make us comfortable with our skills and to be conscious of every mark that we make. Learning to control the rip apart the 3D image we have in our heads, and to display it upon paper. We were also told to render with professional markers which come at a hefty price of approximately >$7 each. Worth the price I think, for it allows me to bring form and depth to a line drawing extremely quickly
A few days ago was the First submission of all the work that we had done for this unit. >70 pages were required. I had 75. But in the last week, I drew about 30 pages. It was absolutely hectic, though enjoyable.
Elliot reviewed everyone's work and critiqued them in private. His comments about my work?
"Your colour schemes are odd, perhaps have someone to pick out a combination of colours that work out for you and for others.
Your style is very graphic, almost comic book like. Try not to make your line work as dark, let your markers bring our the form of your objects. I can see that you're most comfortable in doing character and fantasy designs, but do try and draw something more akin the Product Design as it is essentially the aim of this unit.
Oh, and I have to say that I was surprised at the level of your work, I think I gave you one of the highest grades"
