Squiggle Drawing

Tilted plain cone, 9 x 18 in.

Throughout the whole process of the squiggle drawing, I used a pencil, black sharpie, and color pencils. I started off with a random line created by my art teacher. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the squiggle before I turned it into an art piece. However, if you look at the tip of the ice cream cone, there is this almost "W" shaped line. That was the original drawing. I turned this line in all different way. But, I finally decided on an ice cream cone. I started off by using a thin black Sharpie and creating the cone. Then, I realized that the cone was slanted. So, my next thought was to create a spiral holder to present the ice cream. The holder was also done in sharpie. Next, I took my regular lead pencil and began to fill in the background. Finally, I took a variety of color pencils and colored everything.

In this specific piece, I tried to capture some of the principles of design. Of course, there are lines, shapes and colors present in this drawing. But, as well as pattern, balance, and emphasis. I tried to create pattern with the waffle cone and the color of the ice cream scoops. As for balance, in order to offset the tilted ice cream cone, I added a candy jar so the piece would feel so heavy on the left side. Lastly, using the sharpie as the spiral ice cream holder, it creates a lot of emphasis. Meaning your eyes are immediately direct to that part of the drawing.

As stated before, I moved the paper at different angles to see if i could come up with a story. Unfortunately, the story isn't easily noticable to the audience as it is to myself. But, as I was trying to figure out what I wanted to make out of the squiggle, I was eating ice cream. So, when I turned the paper one last time I sat there and thought, " Perfect! I'll draw about one of my favorite foods." Although, it's not some of my proudest work. I did pay a lot of attention to the cabinets in the background. I took a ruler and was very particular about the line. So, as some positive feedback to myself, I'm proud of how much effort I put into the squiggle drawing.