playbook reflective report

composition and 3 elements painting task
honestly, i didn't find these sessions that enjoyable because 1. the handouts and  2. i found that some of the things we were discussing and leaning about are practices that come to me quite naturally and intuitively. however, i see the value they had in terms of making me think about composition and the picture area a lot more consciously which i know will only push my practice further.

i really liked the 3 element painting task! i explored the idea of the subject occupying the frame taking inspiration from this eleanor davis illustration piece. i found this valuable because it made me think about the part that composition has in telling the story you want to tell. as well as the subjects within your picture frame, where you place them and how big or small they are will say something about them and in turn tell a story. so the ability to manipulate them appropriately is really really important.
even though i knew this already, it was helpful for me to really think about it and plan it especially because i don't usually explore that part of picture making as much as i maybe should. planning is important! i should plan more!

depth and screenprint workshop

i used one of the drawings in my personal sketchbook for my screenprint positives. i focused a lot on the textures of the chinograph pencil but as i suspected they weren't opaque enough to come through. compositionally i really do like it but those lines and textures need to be a lot stronger. 

looking at other people's prints, i found that opaque bold blocks of colour produced the best prints. 

i think this is worth developing further so i might scan it in and see what i can do with it on photoshop.

thinking about pictures and their backgrounds, midgrounds and foregrounds was really useful in terms of understanding how a consideration for those things can make images a lot more interesting. i made a conscious effort to use overlapping in my screenprint and i think that worked well. it made the composition better - without the plants the print would have been a lot more flat.