Fangning He

Task2 was a very rewarding assignment for me, I went to some art galleries and got inspired by them. In the process, I would observe the details of the artworks, from a distance and from close up, which gave me a different feeling, such as the brush strokes or the delicate details of the artist’s carvings, which made me feel inspired in a different way. When I don’t know how to develop a design further, I try to change my perspective, for example by extracting the colours of the artwork, painting a sheet of paper and then tearing it out to make some collage, when I paint with watercolour I deliberately make the paint wet, when the colours are not dry, the random interplay of the overlapping colours and the previous colours is very interesting. These uncertainties make my work more unique and interesting. Using Photoshop to change colours is also a useful way to give my designs a different visual feel. In the future, I will be more conscious of the way I look at things and the angles I use, as different angles and approaches can give me more inspiration.

I think the first task about colour is a process of me to enter the state of learning and develop colours and inspiration . I started by observing things around me . Like lace curtains and orchids in the sun , oranges and kumquats stacked together on supermarket shelves , plum wine with ice in glasses and entrees , raw pork under red lights in markets , pickles and fish sprinkled with chillies , sunsets seen through rainy windows , walls full of skateboards , colourful balls of yarn hanging on the walls . These were things that I can capture and observe in everyday life , and it’s these everyday things that inspire me . In this process , I would pay more and more attention to some colours in life , which also lays a foundation for my future study . In this process , I adopted different ways of painting . Some of them were drawn on the iPad . Electronic drawing is a very fast and convenient way for me to draw my inspiration and ideas at any time . I also used traditional methods such as watercolour , gouache paint , marker and oil paint stick . These practical painting methods are more practical , and I need to adjust the colour and control the strength and direction of the pen . It makes me more colour sensitive .