Strange portraits

Today we drew portraits using various materials, but instead of drawing in a style that we're comfortable with, instead we used the hand not used for writing, our mouths, never removed the tool from the paper and kept our eyes closed. I thought this allowed us to develop our style and confidence as we created work in ways we which we do not usually use. 
We then drew a different part of the body: the ear. In doing this, focus to individual features was created and overall this allowed me to see every detail and how light creates definition. The drawing allowed me to improve my skills as attention was strongly focused on. I realised that in order to draw a successful image (that people can know what the object of focus was) detail is the most important feature. 
We also created collages using pieces from magazines. In order to create successful images, I need to be more creative as I normally prefer my work to be similar to the object I'd draw or paint. By using magazines and various faces, I explored many styles and I tried to demonstrate this through my work. Today my style has been developed as I have experimented with different types of art. From collages to drawings I have done things I've never done before and now willing to try new styles in my future.

Continuous (authors own)

Not looking (authors own)

                                      Charcoal drawing of an Ear (authors own)

                            Collage using different magazines (authors own)