At the conclusion of our Online 7823-08 Creative Sketchbooks Course, students who have satisfied all the syllabus requirements are awarded a certificate by the awarding body, City & Guilds of London. We would like to offer our congratulations too!
Diana Schonhut

Diana's final assessment book was inspired by Blackwell House in the Lake District area of the UK. The building is in the Arts and Crafts style and was built around 1900. The exterior architecture, and interior decorative features provided a wealth of design sources to work from.

The final assessment was a zigzag folding book.

Below: Di made a pencil sketch of the outside of the building.
Above right: Sketches in pastel and pencil on a variety of papers which have then been developed using computer software.
Below left: A photograph was the base for this page that was worked into with PVA glue and watercolour.

Above right: One of the architectural features of the house, the chimneys, is manipulated using computer software.

 

Left: A layer of acetate is placed over a page of watercolour to create the stained glass effect of this window design. The black lines of lead were drawn onto the transparent acetate sheet.

A beauty spot called King John's Castle was the starting point for Diana's first Assessment piece. The ruined stonework and surrounding landscape were the inspiration for this sketchbook. Diana was particularly interested in how the natural landscape is reclaiming the ruined castle.
Below: Collage and pastels are used to suggest texture.
Above right: Collage, cut edges and watercolour. Below: A photograph was worked into with pastels and glue.
Below left: A colour study from an inspirational source.
Below right: A painted paper worked in a limited colour palette.
Below left: This photograph of a mountain was the inspiration for the stencilled shapes, below right.
Below left: Collage using cut and torn paper shapes. Below right: Study of an object including work with computer generated images.


Left: Diana has made a simple black print and then extended the lines onto the page with drawing.

Below: Bleaching to remove colour, then working back into the sample with pastel.

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© Linda Kemshall 2004