- it definitely took more than five thumbnails to get a hang of the composition. I worked loose and rough, the quicker I worked the more I could process the image in my head.
- the first attempt at this composition was clumsy and not good at all. I started by blocking in shapes with colour, which looked ok. Some details got lost so I tried to add them back in with black pencil but it looked clunky. I tried to add the graffiti on the train but it's hard to draw a drawing- to not make it look flat and instead part of a surface.
- I had another go at the composition. I began with fineliner as it's not something I've used much but immediately regretted it, it looked flat, but not intentionally so. The texture I added with charcoal pencil livened it up.
- The objective for the task was a three piece composition. My 'item' was meant to be the pole but as it's associated with trains anyway it blends in to the background. I like the positioning of the old woman, I think it's maybe a little unusual. It emphasises the emptiness of the other carriage.
- I'm trying to get my head around perspectives and I think I almost got it with this one. The viewpoint is slightly different to my usual face-on compositions- it's raised. I wanted it to be a viewpoint that you could actually experience on a train. Maybe the viewer feels like they are there too.
The black and white felt quite stark but also boring, in a way. I experimented with some colourways digitally, and settled on the pink and blue as it offered enough contrast between detail and background but also I think the dusky pink sets an atmosphere. Like a twilight.
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