These drawings were created for the purpose of being in my portfolio as I don't draw enough. I had to break down the light and dark tones and look at it as shapes rather than a complex composition. I blocked out the colour and began to build on the layers to then shade in areas that were dark and work in chalk where it was light. I think this way of drawing helps me and is more appropriate for my style. At the moment I have been trying to complete deadlines for my portfolio so I haven't been blogging as much, but I thought I would share with you what I have being doing! 
As I have now completed 2 sets of A2 illustration boards I am now on the final two boards and I have decided to go with the close up angles as they allow me to be more creative with my work. I used similar techniques of ink, fine liner and collage as these techniques have inspired me the most from my illustrator's research. I still need to add to it so I will upload the finished product so you can see if it makes a difference. I like how I have bought through the charcoal to combine the last two sets together with this set. Hopefully the other board will be successful!
Yesterday we were joined by fashion royalty that is William Tempest to talk to us about the realism of fashion. I had the great honour of having a 1:1 talk to him about my work and how he thought I got strengthen my portfolio for university and as a designer. He bought in a few examples from his collections which was an eye opener to see the crisp lines and finishes of the garments and it was nice to see how passionate he was for fashion. He gave me some phrase but also improvements that I need to consider for interviews at university so overall I found the day productive and got a lot from it.
