Since I was not feeling particularly satisfied with the work I had produced so far, I decided to take some time looking back into a more familiar, illustrative style while experienting with slightly new materials. In this case, I decided to look into producing ink drawings, as inspired by multiple examples presented in these two books I found regarding Japanese artwork.
Taking a simplistic approach to production, I used various photos I had on numerous types of animals (some taken by me, others found on various sites via Google). From these photos, I created chimerical figures by takin the printed photos apart and sticking them together, re-arranging them as desired. From the multiple results made, I select a few (or rather just one) and set out to plan and eventually produce a complete ink drawing using quink ink and a brush.
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| Circled image was chosen subject for 'Japanese Chimera' |
Once a 'chimera' was chosen, I sketched out the body's form and details to key parts of the body and test how the drawings would turn out using the brush and ink.
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| Sketches and draft images for 'Japanese Chimera'. |
The two books referenced earlier helped me to decide on how to stylise the segments as each were based on animals, many of which would have been depicted in the traditional Japanese drawings I looked into. However, in some cases, namely the wings, I had to improvise by looking at depictions of various (often mythical) creatures and through them imagine how the part may have been imagined. From the photo pieces, the wings were meant to be from bats, which I have yet to see referenced from the ink drawings. So instead I looked at a number of drawings featuring demon-like entities and took after their form as a reference.
'Japanese Chimera' (2010)
This piece is also featured on my DeviantArt account: HypoThermus
This was certainly the most enjoyable of the pieces I produced during the Fauna project and it might even be worth exploring this again. I haven't really produced any more drawings similar to this, not until my final project brief from college. Also, as shown from the photo of my sketchbook, I still have other possibilities to explore.
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