Leonardo Da Vinci Studies

*Pencil studies are quite difficult to see as they were light sketches

Leonardo Da Vinci studies text:

-I am very inspired by the accuracy and detail within Da Vinci's works and I feel that I would like to incorporate this within the illustration piece.

-Here I have focused on studying the forms of the spine and rib cage inspired by the works of Leonardo Da Vinci in preparation for the creation of my sculptural piece. I have used marks similar to Da Vinci to create a sense of dimension and texture which I feel that I would like to incorporate within my final major. I feel that these experiments were quite successful in terms of exploring the forms of bones and the sense of texture created through marks.

-I have decided on the composition of these pages inspired by the way in which Da Vinci composes his sketchbook pages as I quite like the thoughtful choices made in the layout.

-If I was to explore Da Vinci's work again, I feel that I would like to use a similar material such as ink and fine liner to create a greater sense of contrast and dimension alongside texture created through marks such as cross-hatching.




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