AP-2D

2022 - 2023

AP-2D is a course for me to expand and explore who I am as an artist through various media. It's a course where I can experiment and freely create in ways that'll allow me to look deeper into myself, and in turn, look deeper into the world.

INQUIRY QUESTION: How would the world accomodate people with animal traits?

Written Evidence:

Sustained Investigation 10

9' x 9'
Embroidery Thread, Thread, on Fabric
People with jellyfish hands would need gloves to keep others safe from their stingers
Layer mesh on top of fabric to give the appearance that it is covering the stingers

Looking at my hand for reference,

Making my outline.

Threading the outline.

Cutting mesh to layer.

Before adding the tweak

After adding the tweak.

Timelapses of tweaks: Procreate Video, Artist at Work Video

Sustained Investigation 9

9' x 9'
Fabric, Black Mesh, Embroidery Thread, Sewing Thread
Eight eyes require eight lenses, but four pairs would be a pain.
Using threads and string to convey the spider motif.

Starting embroidery

Following my outline.

More threading.

Starting the spiders web.

Sustained Investigation 8

12' x 18'
Digital
Headphone wires would have to be longer for people who had higher ears.
Usings texture brushes to add complexity to my composition.

Tracing my reference

referencing cat ear shapes

Coloring in the ear's base layers

Adding fur to the ears

Many many layers

My reference

Sustained Investigation 7

12' x 18'
Acrylic Paint, Rapidograph, Sharpie, Metal Pin
Holes in beanies for antenna.
Using bubble wrap for texture and hexagons to contrast their round shape.

Using bubblewrap.

Sketching my bee boy.

Working on lining.

Thickening some lines.

Filling in my hexagons.

My reference.

Sustained Investigation 6

12' x 18'
Digital
Open back clothing the allow wing mobility.
Using various brushes to vary textures for detailing.

Importing references.

Tracing the person reference.

Warping a reference for the wings perspective.

Experimenting with details.

Starting color layers.

Adding texture to the background to make the composition interesting

Person and clothing reference.

Taken by: me

Reference for the wing shape.

From: https://seabrookeleckie.com/tag/isabella-moth/

Wing's color reference.

From: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/2485

Taken by: Emilio Comcari

Sustained Investigation 5

16' x 16'
Digital
Unconventional beds for certain types of hybrids.
Concentrating details in certain areas to draw attention.

Importing image and tracing

Using a perspective guide

Adding extra elements

Figuring out colors and layering textures

Made an edit to Sustained 5, ^^ before the edits.

After the edits, added extra texture to the ceiling to look like leaves.

Adjusting the positioning of my image.

desk reference image: https://www.autonomous.ai/ourblog/fit-a-desk-in-a-small-bedroom (shutterstock??)

The original image

Sustained Investigation 4

12' x 18'
Monodrawing, Colored Pencils, White Gel Pen
Clothing companies would have to learn how to accommodate those with more than 4 limbs.
Using white on black and colorful embellishments to create contrast and highlight key elements.

Monodrawing tracing

Selecting color pencils.

Coloring things in.

Referencing the beetle.

Reference Image

Beetle reference, photo cred: http://www.rosspiper.net/2011/08/09/lift-off/

Sustained Investigation 3

-12' x 18'

-Digital

-If cat hybrids existed we'd have playgrounds with cat trees integrated into each other.

-Utilizing various brush types to add texture and abnormality to the composition.

The ideating process from the outside.

Sketching

Line art.

Coloring and more line art

Sustained Investigation 2

-12' x 18'

-Digital, Collage

-Wing preening shops specifically for avians.

-Combining elements to create a simplistic but synthesized style.

Importing my main reference and doing my outline.

looking at love bird wings references.

color matching the wings from an image

making a collage for the background

photo cred: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/df/c2/3b/dfc23bdf0546c911840fcfaa7b4dd5f4.jpg

photo cred: https://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/digital/collection/slaterwing/id/13134

photo cred: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/58/c1/7458c19d937d87e7a933b6596b9b2fcc.jpg

Sustained Investigation 1

-12' x 18'

-Soft Pastel on Matteboard, Digital Embellishments

-Public hydration stations keep aquatic hybrids from drying out.

-Using the natural texture of soft pastel to show distance and levels.

Sketching my contour line.

Layering soft pastel.

Filling in the background.

Importing into digital.

Bootcamp:

Monodrawing

8' x 14'
Printing ink, Colored pencil
How something bold can still sneak up behind you if you aren't paying attention.
Filling in the titan to boldly contrast the measly human figures.

Reference Photo! Taken by:

Ripley Craig

Laying down printing ink.

Experimenting with embellishments.

Tracing the titan.

Color pencil embellishment!

Self Portrait Collage

18' x 24'
Construction Paper, Tissue Paper, Wax Paper, Metallic Ink, Glue
How much space can you leave in between shapes for the brain to fill in on it's own?
Varied shapes with muted, bold, colors as well as created surfaces makes contrast in a dark setting.

Cutting shapes out after sketching.

Adding usage of a variety of paper.

Making created surfaces to achieve the colors I needed, and to add texture.

My chaotic workspace.

Painstakingly cutting out my glasses.

Looking at the work from a distance.

Adding extra shapes for shadow.

Reference Photo, taken by me

Tempera Resist

12' x 18'
Tempera Paint, Black Ink Mixture
Venice Italy's canals are timey and moldy, just like the ink.
Leaving random ink blobs make the entire scene look moldy in a charming way.

Sketching out my scene.

My messy set up with my paint almost done!

Covering it with ink (very scary).

Rinsing the ink off my paper.

You can really see how nervous I was.

Touching up the ink.

Created Surface Composition

Composition 1

9' x 23'
Alcohol Ink, White Gel Pen, Matteboard
I thought about branches, and how butterflies land on branches and go through their life cycles on branches.
I put ink in a corner and tilted the surface, creating random paths, then added elements in gel pen.