Zoomed Shoe.

Artist Statement.

The idea behind this piece of artwork was to use our pure contour shoe drawing. We did this by continuously zooming in on the drawing three times. Then we picked one to use for the final artwork. This was the main idea behind getting the lines set up and what the piece was based on. But, then I was left with two lines that I could turn into anything I wanted to. I was inspired by how the lines diagonally taper and the shape becomes smaller as it goes across the paper. I saw it as a peninsula and knew immediately that I wanted to create a beach. But the main inspiration that I was trying to portray and was most excited about was the umbrellas. I love how colorful they are and especially love the photos from the 90's; bright umbrellas and bathing suits. It all looks so happy, and I wanted to try to have this show in my drawing.

The materials I used were oil pastels, colored pencils, and white acrylic paint. 

I used oil pastel because... I used colored pencils because I had multiple small details that I knew would be hard to color with anything but a sharp pencil. I also knew I could get a vibrant color with them, which is exactly what I was looking for. But before starting, I sketched everything out in a 2H pencil because they are light and easy to erase any mistakes. I sketched the umbrellas and people, and whatever small objects included. Then I went over them with colored pencils. After finishing this, I debated what part to do next. I wanted to ask Ms. Medsker what technique she thought would fit best for the ocean and sand, but unfortunately with all of the unexpected events I was not able to do so. I started by coloring an ombre of blues and then blending it with my fingers. It was not giving the effect that I wanted. I then used a white pastel to blur them together, which started to work. But then I ran into the issue of having too much product/pastel on the paper.  I certainly learned a lot about oil pastels, but in the end, it did not work out as I intended. After that issue, I ran into another. I planned on using beige oil pastel to make the sand - but I quickly learned that I made the mistake of coloring the people and objects before coloring the sand. The oil pastel smudged the colored pencil, and It was super difficult to blend the oil pastel around the small objects/drawings. I tried my best to avoid it but it was inevitable. To attempt to fix it, I went over the people again with colored pencils to make them bolder again. The last step was to create the whitewater around the shore of the ocean. To do this I used white oil pastel and paint. I used the paint because  I knew it could create a textured and "bubbly" look.