visual research

Drawings from my visits

Observational drawings of the fish mongers. Like the simplicity of the first one, with the contrast in line thickness which makes some bits heavier - like the figures.







Really enjoyed exploring the fish scales, it enabled me to experiment with a lot of different materials









Think the contrast of the black background and the bright blue works really well, trying to capture the electric look of the scales. I tried using netting to communicate the scale pattern but I don't think it works very well, and distracts from the nice watercolour work underneath.





Tried creating a scale pattern from splattering ink in layers but it didn't come out too well. But I do like the texture above it, where I painted white acrylic over netting and let it dry and then painted watercolour over, it created quite a scaly texture, and the colours work well with it too.