{"id":114,"date":"2021-06-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beaniebopdesigns.com\/caroline517443OCA-Graphic-Fiction\/?p=114"},"modified":"2022-04-06T08:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T08:35:05","slug":"exercise-1-drawing-from-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beaniebopdesigns.com\/caroline517443OCA-Graphic-Fiction\/part-1-origins\/exercise-1-drawing-from-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise: Drawing from History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brief<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Choose one of the artist from Research Task 1 and make a drawing based on their artwork.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selection of Artist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I was unsure whether to attempt to use Charles M. Schulz or Marjane Satrapi as inspiration for this exercise. The style of these artists appealed to me the most from Research Task 1. I did also consider Herg\u00e9. In the end I decided to try and replicate the style of Charles M. Schulz. The decision was also influenced by my current access to a limited amount of art tools and equipments, which I plan to expand on as a I progress (as suggested in the Course Handbook).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research of Style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I decided to carry out some more in-depth research into the way Schulz drew the characters in the Peanuts<\/em> comic strip. I found it very impressive (and a little intimidating!) how easy and fluid he made it look in the videos below. The fact that Schulz often used ink and no pencil outlines added to my high regard for his ability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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