Our goal in this workshop, very simple - Give your carrots personality -
We started by looking at several carrots and then sketching in multiple ways with a variety of mediums in order to get a better sense and understanding of the forms. These are all meant to be doodles and simple sketches. We are looking for line quality and also using color in the same sketch format.
In the next exercise we explore composition using one carrot and then two. We apply our preferred techniques and color selections. In the first I used only watercolor, in the second - I used pencil and watercolor. Preserving small areas of white, we used wet on wet to create layers and textures.
In our final exercise we worked to create a pattern using a combination of things. Line quality, color, technique, size, direction, negative space and rhythm. I used ink drawings and then watercolor washes as well as watercolor washes to then draw with ink. The pattern I chose included pairs of carrots instead of single carrots. How we choose to develop the pattern should be very intuitive - but you can sketch out several plans and then proceed from there. My carrots became couples that are very much in love with each other. Can you see their personalities? - I think I can, and that makes me happy.
