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Creative Lines
Creative Lines
This was my second project of the year, and our assignment was to create something great out of 9 random lines. I decided to collaborate with 2 of my friends in order to make the ocean get gradually deeper by each drawing a different level of the ocean. I handled the middle part, so it was my job to blend the two levels. That was difficult for me because the colors of the top and bottom levels were insanely different.
As far as turning random lines into art, some lines were very easy to turn into something whereas others were more challenging. The flag, shark, rhino fish, middle fish, and eel were all clear to me. The whale shape was hard because it took me a while to get a perspective to see something. The top three lines are my personal favorites because they tell a story and connect the two drawings. The fishhook continues down from the top drawing where it baits the red fish. Seeing this, Patrick is throwing a seahorse at the hook to stop it. The bouy's rope frayed and broke so a diver from the top drawing is reaching to fix it.
This project turned out very well in my opinion, and I enjoyed the concept.
Hand Holding a Tool
This was the third project of the year, and it was by far the hardest so far. The assignment was to take a picture of your hand holding a tool, then draw that picture twice as big using four different pencils and a blender.
This was very difficult for me and it took a long time too, as I am a perfectionist. It struggled with the lines the most and got the hang of the shading by the ring finger. I do want to thank whoever invented the blender stump. Absolute lifesaver.
Landscape
Painting
We had around 2 weeks to complete this project. We applied a new layer of paint every day to give it more depth. I split my layers into the sky, the clouds, the mountains, the background trees, the water, the rocks, and then the leaves.
The hardest part of this for me was the leaves on the left-hand side. I had trouble getting the colors and texture right. The easy part is the leaves and the water. My favorite parts of this painting are the clouds and the outline of the rocks.
This painting is something I'll look back at this with pride.
Clay Jar
This project was a clay jar, made by shaping the clay with my hands, firing it, applying a layer of glaze and paint, then firing it again to make the finished product.
The infinite possibilities of the clay make it very hard to decide what to make. At first, I made an aircraft carrier, but it couldn't be made into a jar. Then I tried a nothing jar, but I didn't like it. Finally, I settled on a tree stump. But something was missing. So in a creative twist, I added on the Lorax. While making the Lorax, I couldn't;t get his proportions right. He was too bulky. So I decided to run with that idea.
The hardest part of this project was getting the two pieces of the jar to fit together. They would get wrapped and I would have to redo a lot of the jar.
Clay Bowl
This project was to make a bowl out a clay coils, then glaze it.
This project was a real challenge for me. I missed a good chunk of the demos so I didn't know what I was doing sometimes. Everything took longer than I thought it would, from the design to the blending to the glazing. And to make matters worse, my original bowl broke.
This bowl is a hastily thrown-together replacement, so I'm not really happy with how it turned out.
Clay Whistle
This one was my favorite out of all my clay projects. The assignment was to make a whistle out of clay, and then make it "awesome".
I made my whistle look like a mobster. I was inspired by the way the mouthpiece jutted out from the main body. It looked like a person with large shoulders and bad posture.
The hardest part of this was definitely making the whistle actually whistle.
Oil Pastel Insect
The goal of this project was to draw a picture of an insect from a reference photo using oil pastels.
The making of the butterfly itself was hard to start, but once I got the first quarter of the wing done, things started to come together smoothly. I then did the background, which was the easiest part by far. The flowers were a challenge because there would be these "bald spots" that wouldn't go away, and it took around seven passes with different oil pastels to cover up.
Overall, I'm content with the way it turned out and have enjoyed working with oil pastels.
Printmaking
Bird Book
The goal of this project was to crave a bird in a rubber pad, then put ink on the pad, and then put it on paper to make a stamp.
This project was my favorite of the year, as it was easy and fun. The hardest part was getting the ink to stick on the rubber and then on the paper, but other than the project went smoothly. If I had the chance, I would do this again but with the 50 states instead of birds.
Copper Custom Box
For this project, we made a box with a metal plate. I made my box as a gift for my mom on Mother's Day. I used a paper that reminded me of a cabin and aluminum for the name plate. The hardest part was getting the metal plate to show the name well.
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