Vicky Thompson
3. Form - Perspective Past and Present
Perspective, as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica is the “method of graphically depicting three-dimensional objects and spatial...
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Vicky Thompson
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Life fashion drawing - V&A Dundee
On the 18th August I was fortunate enough to attend a fashion life drawing session at the V&A in Dundee, being held in conjunction with...
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Jul 21, 20235 min read
3. Form - Arrangement of organic forms
This exercise shifts our focus to organic shapes rather than the man made shapes of exercise 1. I decided to raid my fridge to see if I...
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Jun 27, 20234 min read
3. Form - Open Cupboard
I'm back! I have really struggled to get back on top of my course. I've had a few health issues raise their head, from struggling with my...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read
2. Tone - Georges Seurat
Title: Embroidery; The Artist's Mother Artist: Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris) Date: 1882–83 Medium: Conté crayon on...
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Sep 5, 20222 min read
Secret Art Sale - Habitats and Heritage
I am SO excited to be part of this project. The idea is that artists submit A5 artworks that are sold at an affordable price for charity...
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Sep 5, 20221 min read
Sketchbook Circle 2022 - Playful Markmaking
This sketchbook theme was very interesting. Firstly, I loved the way the initial artist had made the sketchbook. It's made from two...
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Sep 5, 20222 min read
Gelli Plate Printing
I have become a bit obsessed with gelli plate printing recently. I had one in my cupboard from years ago after using one on a course,...
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Vicky Thompson
Sep 4, 20221 min read
Sketchbook Circle 2022 - Current affairs
The first sketchbook I received had the theme of current affairs. This was a really interesting challenge as I had to consider what...
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Vicky Thompson
Sep 4, 20221 min read
Sketchbook Circle 2022 - Colour and Pattern
I’m so excited to be participating in a sketchbook circle. I am part of the OCA discord group and there are a number of students who are...
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Vicky Thompson
Sep 4, 20222 min read
OCA Makers Session - Play
I was fortunate to participate in another makers day session on zoom, hosted by Diana Ali. The session focus this time is as “Play”...
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Sep 4, 20223 min read
2. Tone - Working in reverse
Using the same still life set up as the previous task, the objective this time was to use subtractive drawing techniques to pick out...
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Vicky Thompson
Sep 4, 20221 min read
OCA Makers Session - See, Look, Observe
This blog post is a bit late, as the session took place in May. Diana Ali, a tutor at the OCA as well as an artist, curator and many...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
2. Tone - Observing light and shadow
The purpose of this task is to observe how light interacts with more than one object, causing shadows to lay themselves across their...
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Aug 27, 20222 min read
2. Tone - Circle to ball, shape to form
This task focuses on turning a two dimensional circle into a three dimensional sphere by adding shade, cast by a directional light...
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May 26, 20221 min read
2. Tone - Gradations of tone within a ‘field of tone’
In this exercise, I used an A4 page of rough water colour and an 8B graphite pencil to create a gradient tone from the one material. I...
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May 26, 20222 min read
2. Tone - Gradations of tone using repeated marks
This is an exercise in generating tonal shades using the same medium and repeated mark making. I used a stick of compressed charcoal and...
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Apr 30, 20225 min read
1. Marks and lines - 6 corners
The final task in this assignment is to create a body of work utilising the skills I have learned during the previous tasks. This body of...
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Vicky Thompson
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Sketchbook - Purrple Cat Cafe
No ceilidh cat this time. Dan and I went to Glasgow at the weekend and spent an hour at the purrple cat cafe in Glasgow. I foolishly...
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Apr 28, 20221 min read
1. Marks and lines - Drawing blind
This is the second task involving the grater. Ceilidh cat ended up modelling the object for the cover photo this time. I can’t seem to...
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