My main aim for this task was to challenge myself, therefore having columns and desks within close proximity with other details at greater distances gave such a challenge.
This drawing was completed well within the specified time of 90 minutes, although I have realised that I did not spend enough time planning out the drawing. Essentially drawing from eye rather than measuring and laying out a rough grid to frame out key components has led to several mistakes.
The overall scale of glass to desk height seems way off as is the width, this affects every other part of the drawing and comes down to lack of planning out.
Areas marked in red highlight problems within the drawing, the angles on the underside of box sections drop to much. It is clearly visible on the photo that they are more level and the same can be said of the desktops. I sometimes have a habit of drawing things like I am floating in a higher position than I am actually sitting or standing in. The proportions of each desk in comparison to each other also seem to be off, again down to initial layout. The ventilation which hangs from the ceiling also seems at the wrong angle which does not create the actual depth that is in the scene.
Creating a sense of depth was done by trying to highlight or thicken lines which were closest to where I was sitting, with faint lines used to give an impression of distance. This has worked fairly well using pen as all lines have the same darkness unlike using a variety of pencils. The lines shown could all be much neater by using a ruler instead of lines done purely by hand. Although this drawing is not precisely correct it would work as a sketch to demonstrate initial ideas or concepts as there is enough detail to allow others to imagine the space or layout.
Lack of good disciplines has been the major cause of any issues with this drawing, rather than diving straight into sketching out I should plan out what are the key components of a drawing. How they sit in comparison to each other, measuring as I would do in life drawing would have made a vast improvement to the image.
Using pen on A4 lined paper has limited me to some sense, this drawing could be done again using pencil in a much larger sketchbook and then compared to this initial drawing. Using a larger scale would feel less restrictive and allow for more alterations to layout, this would also be the case if I had used pencils which give more flexibility when mark making. Using pencils may also allow me to create a sense of depth easier as I could use different types of pencils from heavy to light emphasising which lines are closer to the viewer. I found that one of my main strengths was having the confidence to sketch very quickly and lay down marks, this is good in some sense but perhaps in future I should consider spending more time planning out first which would then give me more accurate drawings.
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