Circle Project

I’m calling this project, Eye of the storm because I show multiple eyes gathering around a storm. The subject is 8 eye balls and a storm in the background. I chose to create this specific work because I like the look of eyes and I though I could create them in using a cool technique. When I was creating this I had the realistic aspect in mind.

For materials, I used colored pencil and marker pen. I used colored pencil as a material because I wanted to burnish it to give it a more realistic look. I used a variety of techniques and methods including: outlining and burnishing. While creating this work, I paid close attention to the lightness in the middle of the eyes. I wanted my artwork to look realistic and I did that by looking at my eyes. I used colored pencils and shading to show that the closer you get to the pupil, the lighter the eyes get.

I like the way the storm is more neutral colors because it makes the eyes pop. However, I struggled with the blending of the clouds in the storm. If I created another work like this I may not have used a marker pen to make the lightning bolt because I didn’t know it would splatter into the green eye. My work shows that I learned to make something out of a oven prompt.