Chance Portraits

This session consisted of rolling a die and depending on what number it landed on, we would draw with the technique that was assigned to the number. These techniques included drawing in scribbles, in dots, with a ruler, in cross-hatch, using both hands and using your less dominant hand.

I thought that this was a valuable task as it took me straight out of my comfort zone and into something that I have never done before. I prefer to work in a rough way and so I did definitely enjoy this task. If you first look at the outcomes of this task you might describe them as childlike, I would disagree. I would describe them as spontaneous, free and expressive. I think that although it wasn't the most exciting, it was exciting to see what number would come up next, and what it would mean. I did however find some parts boring. For example when I used styles that I didn't like, such as drawing in dots or using both hands, so I ended up rushing it so I could move on.

I think if I rolled the die more often the task would have gone better and been more interesting. If I did roll the die more often, even when I did roll the number that meant for me to draw in dots or with both hands, I wouldn't have to rush them because I would soon move on anyway.