Watchamadrawit

Smart Fish

9x12 inches

I’m calling this project, “smart fish” because I drew a fish wearing glasses. The subject is a cartoon fish swimming in the ocean. I chose to create this specific work because my whatchamadrawit prompt was to make a fish wearing glasses and a mustache. When I was creating this I had a cartoon look and vibrant colors in mind.

For materials, I used only colored pencils. I used colored pencils as a material because I wanted to be able to shade with colors to create depth (which is hard to do with markers). I used a variety of techniques and methods including: cross hatching and burnishing. While creating this work, I paid close attention to keeping the whole page active and colorful by adding plants and rocks around the page. I wanted my artwork to look vibrant and I did that by burnishing my colored pencil. To add interest to my composition, I added little drawings around the page.

I like the style of my drawing. However, I struggled with making my backdrop interesting. If I created another work like this I may make the backdrop better.