Traditional art practice: Chernobyl (Enhancement week) (Week 6)

This week, we were tasked with creating a drawn scene inspired by the disaster that was Chernobyl.

I took this opportunity to look at the images provided. Deciding it would be a good idea to incorporate the interior scene with a seemingly exterior object.

Though the bumper car wasn't on any of the images provided, I remember back to the time I played the mission All Ghillied Up on CoD 4, where the characters are sent to Pripyat. In said mission, you visit the cars and Ferris wheel.

So I thought it would be nice to add a narrative element in by bringing this car indoors, maybe someone brought it in, maybe someone tried to live in it etc.

The light rays are very good at adding to the scene composition, it helps the viewer see what time of day it is, furthermore, the forest behind would also dictate how the light comes through the window frames.

However, if I could improve this piece further, I would definitely consider adding some debris around and on the floor to give off the vibe of the explosion that occurred.

The perspective was pointed out to be wrong, the bottom of the wall would cut underneath the other wall (at the back of the room) the vanishing points did not initially align.

I chose the colours here specifically because I wanted a 'radiated' looking environment, when you think of that term, you think of green hues, which is what I did for the walls. But I did the bumper car in its original colours.

For further aesthetic development, I would like to include more colour variation, such as browns, to signify rust. This would add to the overall atmosphere.

What did I learn from this piece?

I learned that using colour isn't a particularly strong skill I have. So I would like to keep adding to this piece and use colour to help add to the atmosphere.

With these thumbnail sketches, these helped me identify pieces I could add to the work. The second thumbnail would have a pipe in the work, which would be something to add to the piece. Furthermore, elements of the first thumbnail could be added, such as a broken table.