Week 6: Still Life (Bradford Industrial Museum)

This week the emphasis was put on successfully rendering man-made forms, the trip to the Bradford Industrial Museum serving the purpose of getting us to draw various types of surfaces. Both drawings in the image were done by use of pen markers and the one in the right took 5 minutes to complete whilst the left one took one hour. Thus on the right, there are different kinds of pipes, all made of a metallic material which is barely noticeable since the drawing is more of a sketch.
The main drawing of the motorcycle had been planned, fact which can be seen from the perspective lines. As a whole the shape is close to the original motorcycle but there are several noticeable mistakes in form especially concerning the wheels which have been poorly rendered. The texture is fine in certain areas, successfully showing a metallic material, or a leathery one in case of the seat and a rubbery one in the case of the wheels. But there are areas where more finesse with the material would have made the parts of the motorcycle look more realistic. The amount of detail also helps in that respect.