This album contains drawings with transformation of nature objects (fir-cones, pomegranate) into decorative ornaments and compositions. The stylized drawings are shown together with realistic ones - to compare.
At this image: a graphic composition with stylized fir-cones. Drawing by hand (as all the drawings below): black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
A realistic drawing is the first step of making a decorative transforamtion (stylization) of the chosen motive (here: fir-cones). Black ink on paper. Size: about 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6 inches).
Here and below: a stylized fir-cone in different versions. All drawings by hand: black ink on paper.
A graphic composition with stylized fir-cones (version 2). Drawing by hand: black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
A graphic composition with stylized fir-cones (version 3). Drawing by hand: black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
A graphic composition with stylized fir-cones (version 4). Drawing by hand: black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
A decorative transformation of different parts of onion (a bud, a flower, a root-crop). Black ink on paper. Size: 55 x 75 cm (about 22 x 29,5 inches)
This drawing was published as an illustration to the book 'Stained glass in Architecture' by L. Al-Numan and A. Glazkov.
The drawing shows the 5 steps of the process of stylization (left to right): 1) a drawing from nature 2) finding an ornamental structure 3) a stylization with lines only 2) a stylization with tone only 3) a final stylization with both line and tone.
A drawing from nature. Black ink on paper.
The stylization of an onion root-crop, shown step by step (left to right): finding an ornamental structure, a stylization with lines only, a stylization with tone only, a final stylization with both line and tone.
Black ink on paper.
Black ink on paper.
The stylization of an onion root-crop. Black ink on paper.
The stylization of an onion bud. Black ink on paper.
A graphic composition, made using the stylized onion (from the drawings above). Black ink on paper. Size: 40 x 40 cm (about 16 x 16 inches).
A graphic composition with a stylized pomegranate. Black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
A realistic drawing of a pomegranate (the first step of making a stylization of the chosen object). Black ink on paper. Size: about 15 x 18 cm (6 x 7 inches).
A graphic composition with a stylized pomegranate (version 2). Black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
A graphic composition with a stylized pomegranate (version 3). A fragment. Black ink on paper. Size: 30 x 30 cm (about 12 x 12 inches).
