Drawing/Painting Portfolio

Isabelle Peterson - Art Criticism Template

Art Criticism

For this one, we learned the four steps of art criticism: Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and Evaluate.

Hand Contour Drawing

For this one I used a tape measure, a flashlight, and a shell. I decided to be varied with the objects I brought to class. The tape measure was the largest object in the picture, the shell was the second largest, and the flashlight was the smallest. The tape measure is the lowest object in the picture, the shell is slightly higher, and the flashlight is the highest. The tape measure and the shell are both overlapping the flashlight in the background. I think the most successful part of the drawing is the flashlight, because it has the right colors, and the colored-in parts aren’t messed up. The shell could have a few more details on it, so it could look more accurate.

Casual Perspective

We were trying to show the three principles of Casual Perspective drawing, which is: Overlapping, Placement, and Size. The cup closest to the bottom is the largest, which makes it look closer, the second cup is slightly higher, making it a little farther away, and the third cup is overlapping the fourth cup, which is the smallest cup, making the fourth cup look the farthest away, while the third cup is slightly larger.

Basic Shapes

We learned how to use basic shapes as a base for our drawings. I chose a lamp for my basic shape drawing, and I tried to fill up the paper for the assignment.

Contour Drawing of Pinecone

For this one, we learned how to use the contour line style, by drawing the outside lines, weighting the image by giving it thicker and thinner lines, and no shading.

Blind Contour Drawing

We were trying to draw with the blind contour drawing technique, by looking at the three items, a guitar, a skeleton, and a staircase, without looking at the paper. The pictures came out sloppy at the end, but they were supposed to.

Tree Observation Drawing

For this drawing, we went outside so we could draw trees near the track. We drew them from observation, and we added detail and shading to the trees, and I added a lot of detail to the trees.

Sighting Drawings

For these drawings, we learned how to measure the figures/objects between other figures/objects in the compositions

Cross Contour Sketch

For this sketch, we had to use the lines on the drawing to make it look like the lines were on the object in the first place. I used a small teddy bear figurine for this sketch, and I added accurate lines for the sketch.

Negative Space Still Life Contour Drawing

For this drawing, we had to draw the outer lines of the object, and not the object itself.

9 Step Value Scale in Pencil

The value scale has different levels of value, from the lightest to the darkest.

Still Life using Value (Pastel and Charcoal)

We were trying to look at the object, and we were trying to see where the light was hitting the object, and find the value of the object.

Pen Shading Exercises

I practiced shading different values using pen and ink. The techniques I used were hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and scumble.

Trompe I'oeil

I drew and shaded objects from observation very realistically in order to fool the viewer into thinking the actual objects are sitting on the page. I used colored pencil to add different values of color to the objects.

Diorama Photo and Diorama Drawing.

The learning objectives of this project were learning how to create volume and shading in a picture. First, you had to come up with an idea for the diorama, and as you draw a picture of it, you had to identify what to shade darker colors, and what to make lighter. You needed to see which objects were closer and which ones were farther away, so you could learn how to create a volume in the diorama. I first painted the inside of the box I was using my diorama, and the paints were grey, because the scene I was painting had a lot of grey colors in the background. I then proceeded to make paper cutouts to act as the characters, and I glued them down so that they could stick, and I used colored pencils for each stand-up. The theme I used was a fight scene from a book, between a Greek monster and the heroes of the story. The name of the book is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse, and I used this book as a theme for my diorama because it is one of my favorite novels. The setting is in the National Air and Space Museum, and the characters are Percy Jackson, Zoe Nightshade, Bianca di Angelo, and Thalia Grace, and the monster they are battling is the Nemean Lion. I made the objects in the background look darker than the objects in the front, because the objects in the back are farther away from the light source. My diorama shows the light source coming from the front, because the objects in the front of the diorama are a much brighter color, which shows that the light is stronger in the front. In my drawing of my diorama, I used some darker colored for the objects in the background to add shading. I improved my ability to shade and add volume and depth while working on both my drawing and my diorama. My teacher thought that the progress I made and my improvements were very good, and that I was doing really well. My peers also thought that I was doing a good job during the process of the diorama and my drawing.

Drawing of the Classroom

We learned how to draw the classroom in one-point linear perspective. We also learned how to draw the objects in the classroom in one-point linear perspective.

Perspective Painting

The learning objectives of this project were using linear perspective, and using linear perspective in a painting. We used linear perspective in this project so that we could learn to use it in future paintings. I used one-point linear perspective for my painting, and I included different orthogonals for the painting to make it stand out. I chose to paint one of my original characters in her room, and I chose to use an assortment of different colors for the foreground and the background to make the painting stand out a bit, and have different details as well. I improved my painting skills during this project, and I learned to mesh colors together as well. I received positive feedback from my teacher and my peers, and they said that I did a good job with my drawing. The most challenging part of the project was painting tiny details, and trying not to paint a part of the drawing the wrong color. I enjoyed learning how to use acrylic paints in this project, and learning how to use linear perspective for the project.

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