In this assignment, I used formal elements such as scumbling and hatching. I also was able to incorporate "unseen" colors to the individual examples to make each one more interesting. In addition, I grouped the hair on the head and face, into sections, therefore making it easier to focus on certain shapes, colors, shade, tint, and textures.
I overcame by hatred for drawing hair during this lesson! I still hate it, but I decided to challenge myself and practice the necessary techniques of learning how to draw hair with prismacolor. They are not my best drawings, but they are an improvement from before. |
In this final assignment, I used mostly blending techniques to achieve the texture in my piece. I used a blending stump to mix the colors together in a unique way for each blueberry, which made this piece very nice and the blueberries look smooth. In the texture of the hands, I used shadows and tints on the folds of the skin and fingers to show the 3 dimensional aspect.
I challenged myself greatly in this project. I've never done hands using prisma, and I also disliked drawing spheres with colored pencil, but I quickly was able to adapt and improve my skills in many ways. I really liked using the blending stump, and I learned how helpful it can be when trying to create a successful blend. I really like the waxy texture I was able to create on the paper, because it makes this piece almost look painted. |
During this unit, I learned how to paint with oils. I quickly found out about how well it blends together, so in turn, I had to do a lot of paint mixing. I also practiced layering the dried oil paint to create texture and depth. In addition, I applied many of the formal art aspects such as the color theory, lines, movement, texture, value, and more.
I used a photo reference that I took when traveling in New York, to create the composition of this piece. I changed up the colors a lot, to create a whimsical look, and a much brighter and more interesting subject, rather than just grey, black, green, and other muted tones. The color scheme is my favorite aspect of my piece, because it makes it very unique. |
"Tropical Plants" is a linoleum print I created over the course of about a week. I chose to use multiple colors to make it a bit more interesting and stand out with contrast. I chose to do this piece because I love the subject of nature, but I wanted to challenge myself by using a medium that I am not very comfortable with, and am not a big fan of. I am overall happy with the way it turned out, and I like the little imperfections that the print making process brings.
***not pictured, "mushrooms" drawn with oil pastels- stolen before I could take a photo:-(***
I'm sad this piece went missing the next day after it was finished!! However, I did learn a lot about using oil pastels. For one, I still hate them. Secondly, I love the way it looks when done successfully. Overall, I think this project went okay. I should have used a thinner tooth piece of paper, but the texture of the paper kind of added a bit of texture to the entire drawing itself. I liked how I did the background, blue with a contrast to the orange caps on the mushrooms. I may try oil pastels again, but I really dislike how messy they are along with the lack of control and how hard it is to get detail in.
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"Art is Not Just Black and White" was made using random material and magazine cut outs found over the course of a few days. I chose to use a piece of wood as my base, to have a strong structure, and not warp with the use of gel medium. I like the green background color, because of the contrast with the use of pink and red in this multimedia. I enjoyed this project, because I was able to express myself by just finding cut outs that were interesting, or that I was drawn to. I didn't necessarily go into this project knowing what my subject would be, but I came up with it along the way. The most inspirational thing I got from this project, was reflecting on the philosophy that art is all around us, in every aspect of life and can be applied everywhere by anyone.
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What I liked about Art 3
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Making Art 3 better
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