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Figure in Environment Drawing
Figure in Environment Drawing
Beginning Sketch of Me
Beginning Sketch of Me
Beginning Sketch of Environment
Beginning Sketch of Environment
Beginning Sketches of Tea Cup and Potion
Beginning Sketches of Tea Cup and Potion
For all of these sketches, I set up and drew it all. For the tea cup I actually spilled one and drew it. For the potion I used a fancy creamer bottle from the 1970s. The environment sketch was already set up and the sketch of me was from a picture I took specifically for this.
The Finished Project
The Finished Project
The requirements of this art project was to draw an environment and figure (human) from observation. We were allowed to take photos of our figure and environment to take to class and draw. I drew a setting in my yard along with a picture of myself. I went with an “Alice in Wonderland” theme. To produce this theme I made myself smaller than the other figures, added a cake that says eat me, and a potion that says drink me.
I used just a regular pencil for drawing it, and then a blending stick (along with a regular cotton swab) for blending. I tried my best to make shading and proportions as real as possible. I think my best use of shading would be in the angel that is holding the big bowl. The least successful part of my artwork is definitely the background. I was mainly focusing on the characters which didn’t have the same detail as the background. Next time I would work longer and focus on every part of the drawing instead.
Shading Grid Project
Shading Grid Project
This project was a requirement of 9 drawings of an object (or multiple that relate to one another). We were directed to use different techniques to shade each drawing so we could demonstrate our skills. I chose my sapphire ring and necklace that my boyfriend gifted me. They hold great meaning to me and I plan on keeping them forever. I did three drawings with each technique. One drawing included just a ring, just a necklace, and one with both a ring and a necklace. The mediums I used to create three of each scene were Winsor watercolor paints, regular graphite, and ink with a fountain pen or brush. When I set up the composition that I would draw, I used a light to extend the depth of the shadows.
When I shaded with the watercolor paint, it was probably the most enjoyable of them all just because of the brighter, fun colors. I first sketched out the object and where the lights and shadows were. I then went over the sketch with the watercolor paint, then proceeded to outline the drawings with an ink pen to add more dimension. I sometimes wish I wouldn't have used black ink and would have just left them without because the turnout of it looked sloppier than I predicted. I like the watercolor ring the most. It feels like it is popping off the page to me. It is definitely the most successful of the watercolor drawings. I tried to emphasize the emotion that I hold to the objects with the colors I used.
The graphite drawings turned out better than I first intended. The one that includes the ring and necklet was the first drawing out of the 9 I did. It is definitely the most successful of them all. It was hard to try to get the other drawings to be as successful since I kept comparing them to how good I think the ring and necklace one turned out. I carefully planned out the proportions and shading before going in with detail. The graphite necklace in its box was the least successful of the graphite drawings. I think this is because the necklace itself was hard to draw since it has so many details. The proportions of the box turned out weird, plus the shading was quite difficult. The ring and box drawing turned out good as well. I like the shading and how it makes it look realistic. I could add more detail to the ring but I was focused more on trying to get the whole project completed.
The ink drawings were probably the hardest because there is just one shade. I used cross-hatching to do most of them. The ring drawing came out the most successful with the ink. I really like the detail I added. It was definitely better than the other two. If I could take time to redo the drawing, I would definitely have fixed the proportions a little more. The ring and necklace drawing came out the least successful with the ink drawings because of the proportions and the timeframe. I felt rushed and extremely exhausted when I worked with it. The shading was done pretty quickly. I believe it would be pleasant to recreate it eventually and spend more time to make it more successful. The necklace came out better than I expected because working with ink is fairly new to me and the details in that necklace are insane.
I really enjoyed this project because I like trying new things and some of the shading techniques were definitely new to me. I would enjoy enduring more of these types of drawings to improve my skill and capability.
Linear Perspective Drawing
Linear Perspective Drawing
I chose to do a one-point linear perspective drawing because it is my favorite and the view of my bedroom from my desk seat is one-point perspective. After sketching out my room, I added vibrant colors using zebra liner markers and watercolor markers. After doing that, I outlined everything. I did a majority of the coloring outside of class because I had spare time. The best part of the drawing is definitely my posters. I recreated some that I have sold in the past. I also added two cute aliens and made outside of my window a planet with rings around it because I wanted to make the drawing a little more creative. I didn’t have any hard times while drawing this because I have a bit of experience with perspective and the rules of it. The least successful part is probably the TV stand or couch just because I wish I would have chosen a different color.
Inventive Self-Portrait Project
Inventive Self-Portrait Project
Final Piece
Reference Photograph
The process: I started with a single sketch and transferred it to my final paper two different times, which led me to mirror it the second time. Then, I went in with oil pastels and started with the eyes to try and make them precise. Afterwards, I just trusted the process and did whatever I felt like instead of worrying about whether or not it looked good.
The objectives were to “Create original, unique self-portrait composition”, “Utilize a knowledge of human figure and facial proportions”, “Utilize observational skills to create a visual likeness of the artist”, and “Include realistic shading from observation and reference photos”. I feel as if I successfully tackled these objectives in my work.
This work is a self portrait that I used a reference photograph for. I originally liked the idea of the mirrored image so for my “thumbnail sketches” I used an editing app to create an image somewhat similar to how I liked the end result.
I have never worked with oil pastels so that was quite a challenge and I probably burnt off my fingerprints trying to blend them. I think with it being my first time, it turned out good! My favorite part is the contrast between the colors in my face and in the background. My sister suggested using red because it is a complementary color to green, which is found in my neck.
Commentary Project
Commentary Project
This artwork is supposed to comment on healthcare costs. In the beginning, I researched the prices of healthcare. The average person spends around 11 thousand each year on healthcare. Insurance costs are high as well. From what it seems, the US is more invested in making profit off of the sickness of others than actually being able to help its citizens.
I started by printing 100 dollar bills for the background. I wanted that to represent the millions of dollars the entirety of our population spends on their health. It gives a visual representation of what a single person spends each year. Creating the background, I used a gloss acrylic medium to attach the bills to the canvas. That took a majority of my time. After finishing the background, I projected a model of a human skeleton onto the whiteboard in class and created a silhouette on the canvas. This represents the human body and how our lives are controlled by money.
I chose to use a projection because it was something new to me. I usually freehand everything I paint and I wanted to switch it up. Plus, the amount of time I spent on it in and out of class just for the background took away time to freehand a skeleton. I also wanted the silhouette to be sort of harsh on the page with some areas having thick layers of paint whilst others barely having any.
I am really happy with the turnout of this art piece. I was unsure in the beginning about what subject I would choose. I think the skeleton was the best choice. It is sort of minimalistic which is also pretty new to me. I enjoyed the process and I think I met the criteria I set better than I thought I would. The most successful part to me is the whole aesthetic of it. I really like the contrast between the black acrylic paint and the background.
If I were to work on this again, I would probably use a different medium to attach the bills because the acrylic medium left little bits of paper and crinkly areas but it does add a nice texture to it. There isn’t much more I would change about it rather than that.
Color Study of a Landscape
Color Study of a Landscape
These are my two color studies of a landscape. For this assignment, we worked from photographs that we went out and took ourselves. I chose to do a waterfall scenery for my project because it was a challenging and fun. My medium is watercolor. I hardly ever use watercolors and I am not an expert so it definitely was harder for me.
The first image on the left is the natural color study, where I used colors based on what was shown in the photograph I took. The water was very reflective of the green hues because of the surrounding trees. The second painting shown on the right is an arbitrary color study I did. I chose pink to replace the greens and purple to replace the browns.
I personally think they both turned out better than expected considering my lack of experience with watercolor landscapes. I prefer the natural colored one over the arbitrary because it has better details. The hardest part was getting the actual waterfall part painted. I tried to use small lines to create the rushing feel to it. Overall, I appreciate my work and dedication to this assignment.
Collaborative Art Puzzle
Collaborative Art Puzzle
This piece was made by my Studio Art class. We made a super large piece to fill the hall at our school. The medium we used was chalk pastel, which was super tricky and messy to work with. The project looked amazing when hung up together. My two pieces of the puzzle is the green spiral and the red, wavy checkers. I got inspiration from picnic blankets waving in the wind for the first one, and then spiraling down a never ending hole for the second piece. It wasn't much fun for me to do, and this was definitely my most hated piece this year because working with the chalk pastels was new to me, and I didn't have any motivation to create something that applies much effort. I love the way it looks all pieced together though!
Class Exercises
Class Exercises
Philosophies and Elements of Art Grid
Philosophies and Elements of Art Grid
This was something we worked on earlier in the year. It was probably my favorite class study. I liked the variety within the drawings. I got to experiment a lot with new ideas and inspirations. I used permanent markers and zebra line markers, which are alcohol-based. Each drawing is corresponding with one philosophy and one element of art, similar to a multiplication table.
Negative Hand Practice Drawing
Negative Hand Practice Drawing
This piece was a negative drawing, so I started by shading the paper with a dark graphite and erased the parts I wanted to become the lighter areas. We used a plaster hand holding a ball as a model. I like how this particular hand shading exercise came out because it shows accurate lights and dark areas. I also think I added good detail to the piece.
Abstraction Practice of an Eye
Abstraction Practice of an Eye
At the start of this exercise, we took a DSLR camera and photographed things in our surroundings. I wanted to create an abstracted eye, so I used my boyfriend as the model. The medium is markers on paper. I used alcohol to fade the colored ink out and give it a blended look. It bubbles out and blends with surrounding colors.
Form Study
Form Study
I loved working on figure studies and proportions. I used ink and water to create lighter grey shades instead of harsh, black ink. I used photographs from the internet as a reference, many were gymnasts and ballerinas. I tried using the ink to create light and dark areas to create the form of the figure. I think this is a pretty good representation of the figures I chose and the studies for proportion came out very successful.
Form Study
Form Study
This is another ink figure study. In this one, I chose three figures and started with the lightest values, similar to watercolor. Then, I added darker values and carefully studied the shadows. I think this also came out as a nice representation of the figures. The shadows in this study are darker because I became more confident in myself and my work as we moved through these figure studies, so I felt comfortable marking the darkest values in the figures.
Proportion Study
Proportion Study
This was the proportion study of the human figure. I believe we used the Loomis method for this study. We started by folding the paper into four equal sections. Then we drew the head and based the rest of the proportions on the head. This study was one of my favorites because it developed my skills in human anatomy and accurate proportions. This was only one of many studies of the human body.
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