Art 2 Work

Sketch Book Cover

First, I cut out photographs from a National Geographic magazine. I focused on photos from nature. I then used a glue stick to glue them all down, overlapping on the cover. Finally, I added small doodles over the collage using a sharpie.

Reflection - I enjoyed this assignment because it made my sketch book unique and stand out. It allowed me to reflect my personality into my artwork.

Water Color Techniques

-gradient

-saran wrap

-salt

-color mixing

-straw

-sponge

I enjoyed testing out different types of techniques because it sparked my interest in watercolors and the various ways in which you can utilize them.

Three Types of Color Scales

-complimentary

-analogous

-monochromatic

Process

The image to the left is my watercolor base layer of my artwork. I started with watercolors then added pen. After that, I added more watercolor where I felt it was missing. The process of this art piece was interesting because you could keep adding layers of mixed media.

This was my art piece after adding multiple layers of watercolors and pen.

This image shows the materials used in my art piece.

Process

This image shows my artwork after only one layer of watercolor and one layer of pen. More of both medias were added to make the piece better.

REFLECTION

This art piece required the use of my imagination. It was interesting to see how multiple layers and depths could enhance a 2D piece of paper. When painting the first layer, I had no idea what my piece would end up looking like. Each layer added a new concept and made the art more interesting. I like how this piece turned out because there is so much to look at and it mixed different medias and styles.

Process

This image shows the first layer of my lobster drawing. The paper used is called Yuplo paper and it almost feels water resistant. I began by making the shapes of my lobster with water. Then I used ink to add to the water which spread and filled in each shape.

REFLECTION

This is my final lobster piece. I added black splatters of ink as the spots on my model lobster. I used a toy lobster as inspiration, so it was easier to paint than to come up with each shape on my own. I did not want to add to much to this piece because I like the simplicity and I like the negative space.

To prepare for the square watercolor piece, I drew a draft of it in my sketchbook.

Then we drew it again as a copy on bigger paper, but still in a square. I begun adding the watercolors in bright colors with highlights in white and different tones.

The colors in this piece really stand out and contrast with the simple background. The dynamic and configuration of the objects creates interesting negative space. The watercolors were a great tool for this project and seeing the visual objects as I drew was helpful.

This drawing was very interesting to me because it included science and art. I used charcoal, pencils, and a kneaded eraser. I used white and black and used the pink paper as a mid tone. I also added pink color pastel to add middle tones. I used a model of a skull to get the sizing and shapes right. In the end, I wrote some latin terms on the skull kind of like a scientific diagram.

Above: This piece took many classes to achieve. It consists of many layers of oil pastels that blend together and contrast. The white was created using primary colors, which at first seems strange but it works. I used contrasting colors for highlights and shadow shapes. In the end, the negative space was interesting because I created the basket pattern throughout the background which weaved in and out. The overlap of objects made the dimension interesting to look at and the depth was noticeable. This project was done on big, black paper so the colors stood out. I took a photo of these objects arranged in a specific way and based my work on the photo. Obviously, I changed some aspects and made the colors brighter.

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