First, we had some advice from the lecturer in charge of this project: don't focus on just one subject. In the context of what we were doing, this meant drawing not just the exhibits and the works of art, but also try and draw the people looking at them. This helps to create a narrative, a story to each drawing, in hand making it more engaging.
The Castle had three main areas we went through; Natural History, Art Gallery and Castle Museum.
The Natural History area was where I got most of my drawing done; I drew some taxidermy animals, making sure to get some of the other visitors in my drawings, as per the advice given. I took a few creative liberties with my drawings, giving them a few minute details to make them fit into my personal sketchbook better.
The Art Gallery didn't speak very much to me; I didn't find much inspiration in the paintings, and neither did anyone I was exploring around with. In a weird sense, it felt weird redrawing something that someone had already painted in a much better way.
The Castle Museum gave me some points of inspiration; there were some little details in the castle keep that I found amusing, and decided to sketch down. I also found a miniature model of the castle, with tiny model people inside; I drew a couple of them that seemed funny.
And that was about it for the visit! No real set task, just "go and draw". I found it alright, but not overly exciting? Observational drawing isn't what I particularly enjoy. I'm happy enough drawing just about anything in a cartoon format, and I'm becoming more fond of drawing just people thanks to life drawing... but observational drawings of regular things aren't my favourite thing.
SKETCHES FROM CASTLE
I also drew some comics relating to the castle; however, I'm going to keep them in their own comics master-post.
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