ABOUT 

My name is Hubert Bociąga, in my workshop I draw mainly with pencils with a hardness from H to 5B. In addition to regular pencils, I also use mechanical pencils with a thickness of 0.3 - 0.5 mm, which I use for more precise lines. Everyday objects that are completely unrelated to drawing often help me at work. For example, tissues, cotton buds, even touch-up sticks for painters are useful for smearing.

There were situations when my sharpener got blunt, and then my wife saved me, who sharpened the pencils with a nail file. What is the most difficult thing in the process of creating a painting? From a technical point of view, I always try to draw from top to bottom so that my hand does not blur the drawing. The seemingly easiest elements are often the most time-consuming, e.g. filling the black dial of a Rolex watch, which has a lot of inscriptions on it. While this is not a problem in the case of a large format such as B2/B1, in the A3 format the letter L or I is approximately 0.3 mm thick.

The bracelet is definitely a more enjoyable stage for me. It can be shaded quite quickly, which immediately gives a strong visual effect. The most difficult drawing I have made so far was definitely the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. It is characterized by a very demanding dial, expressive cuts and difficult inscriptions. It took me 30 hours to create a drawing in the A3 format, while in the B2/B1 format it could take up to 100 hours. Another very demanding project was the mechanism of the Vacheron Constan-tin Flying Tourbillon watch, on which I spent 50 hours. At the other extreme, there are relatively easy classic vintage watches, the so-called suit watches, which usually have a simple dial and a bezel without numbering. Difficult to recreate elements are all types of straps, from the simplest leather ones to very time-consuming braided, webbing, Nato and mesh bracelets, where there is a repeatability of a dense pattern combined with the curves on telescopes.