In the second week into the visual exploration module, we continued our exploration of illustration through the theme and significance of mark making. Through the employment of mark making, a composition can take many different variations and enhance the line, tone and form of the subject.
Firstly we began creating a variety of different marks utilizing various mediums to broaden our understanding and experimentation of mark making. As shown below I employed different mediums on an a2 page including; charcoal, oil pastels, ink, colour pencil, acrylic paint and marker pens.
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| Exploration of mark making |
Following this experimentation warm up, I then began to test out larger compositions utilizing only one of the mark making techniques I had made. These included tests such as;
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| Blocked out marks using scrap paper and oil pastels |
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| Spirals using water, black ink and charcoal |
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| Circles using marker pen |
Once I had done a number of test experiments of mark making, I began to collate these various examples of marks to create an alphabet of marks. These 26 marks would all be dissimilar to one another and possess a unique technique and medium of mark making. I choose to collect and present these marks in a foldable zine book which could be either individually presented or spread out (as shown below) as it collated with the alphabet narrative.
In conclusion, enhancing our comprehension, willingness to explore and skills with various mediums and techniques during this mark making session notably changed my perception of the importance of line in composition.
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