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DRIVING EMOTION
I want to distinguish this from acting. The dominant
emotion is the mood of a scenario before you. Here’s an
example: there’s a frenzy among a group of fans because
the home team has just won a league match. People may
react differently, but the dominant emotion is one of
euphoria. If it’s a split-second emotion, you might not have
the time to draw it, so just capture the essence in your
memory and then make gestures to document it. You can
also present it as the mood that you want to document.
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TAC K LI N G YO U R VA LU E S
I had trouble doing value studies. Somehow I
couldn’t put similar values together. So I reinvented
the wheel for myself. I started with pure blacks
documenting only in black and white. A nearby
coffee shop was an excellent place for my studies
because it had strong overhead spotlights. These
created crisp shadows and were easy to document.
Slowly, I started introducing greys. I still have to think
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SPATIAL INTERACTION
Have you ever observed a
person positioning themselves in
a way that they almost fit into a
particular space? Or a person’s arm
going around the edge of the sofa
as they lean on it? While a bowlingball wouldn’t make adjustments to
fit in, we often do. It’s enlightening
to observe how we – knowingly or
unknowingly – make adjustments to
interact with our environment. You
can also observe the tension and
relaxation at such times.Workshops