Week 2 – Hokusai
We were given the task to draw in the style of a specific artist this week. I was given the Japanese artist Hokusai, and having not worked much in inks, I enjoyed the creative challenge of trying to imitate Hokusai's style. I particularly enjoy how he creates depth and detail through the use of colour but also how expressive his ink outline drawing is, giving life and movement to his work.
I copied some interesting photos I thought might work in his style, I was mainly intrigued with ice caves and formations as I thought his wave painting could translate to these interesting shapes found in ice nicely, and overall I would say that I am happiest with how ice ones came out over the others. Below is the historical background paragraph I wrote on Hokusai:
"Katsushika Hokusai was one of the most famous and influential artists of the Japanese Edo period, although he did not achieve widespread fame until later life. Producing artwork from early adulthood, he is best well known for his “36 Views from Mt Fuji” print series, the first of which (“The Great Wave off Kanagawa”) remains an internationally known image to this day. Along with many similar Japanese landscapes and seascapes, he also produced Manga (which literally translates as ‘random drawings’) which have been described as heavily inspiring the modern practice of manga (and later, anime) as a storytelling medium."
I copied some interesting photos I thought might work in his style, I was mainly intrigued with ice caves and formations as I thought his wave painting could translate to these interesting shapes found in ice nicely, and overall I would say that I am happiest with how ice ones came out over the others. Below is the historical background paragraph I wrote on Hokusai:
"Katsushika Hokusai was one of the most famous and influential artists of the Japanese Edo period, although he did not achieve widespread fame until later life. Producing artwork from early adulthood, he is best well known for his “36 Views from Mt Fuji” print series, the first of which (“The Great Wave off Kanagawa”) remains an internationally known image to this day. Along with many similar Japanese landscapes and seascapes, he also produced Manga (which literally translates as ‘random drawings’) which have been described as heavily inspiring the modern practice of manga (and later, anime) as a storytelling medium."
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