I went to the Abbey Road Pumping Station Museum to study complex machinery and other objects. I did four initial sketches to prepare for a final piece. At first I focused on bigger objects, such as pipes and gears used for steam machinery. However, I decided to explore smaller and more intricate objects, such as parts of a knitting machine that I saw and a clothing mangle handle and wheel. I worked on elements of depth when drawing objects behind each other, and used the putty rubber to disturb lines that were too harsh to bring objects further into the background.
I decided to draw the first piece of machinery that I studied for my final piece as I liked the different textures such as the rust, the shiny reflective paint and the streaks of oil that layered up on the surface. I also favoured this perspective as it was challenging to draw and would make for a good final composition.
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