For my final project, I attempted to paint a picture of some flowers. I spent most of my time the background, which I feel left less time for the actual flowers and made me feel rushed. In my rushed state I haphazardly painted the petals on and felt even worse that they didn't come out how I wanted. If I were to do this again I would spent a lot less time on the background or chosen a simpler picture. The good thing, however, is the detailed background. I am most proud of that and I think it's because of the time I spent on it. This project was a learning experience and now I know my limits and what I can work on.
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Art criticism process: Describe- List what you see. How would you describe it over the phone? Analyze- List art elements and design principles. Interpret- What is the story? The mood? The feeling? Judge- What do you think? Why or why not is it successful? Support with evidence. Critique: There is a lake and on the other side of it is a forest. A section of trees to the right are reflected on the water and there are a few clouds behind the trees and in the sky. The lake is a gradient of light blue to dark blue and there strokes of blue throughout it. The sky is a gradient of dark blue to light blue. The horizon line, where the water and the trees separate, is straight. The trees become larger the closer they get. The lake has a light and peaceful mood. The vibrant colors make the painting have an open and airy feel. I feel like my painting was very successful. There is a lot of detail in the trees and in the reflection of the trees in the water. The clouds look realistic and the painting looks good over all. The clouds and the water were real challenges, but with some patience, faith, and a little advice, I managed to successfully paint them. I learned a lot of new things in painting this piece. I now know how to make realistic looking trees and clouds, how to properly mix paints to get the colors I want, and I learned how to create reflections on water. What was the warm up or sketchbook assignment that you learned the most from? The most helpful warm up for me was the sketches of facial features and the facial proportions. I personally like to draw people more than painting or drawing scenery and those warm ups greatly improved the quality of my art. Do over: If given the opportunity, which project would you do over? Describe why and how you would redo this project. If I could redo a project, I would do my water color painting. I would redo this project because I wasn't completely satisfied with the way it came out. I wish I had discovered the brown paint earlier so that Rascals fur would have been easier to paint and I would have spent less time mixing the brown. It's not in this picture, but I also wouldn't have traced it over with pen, or at least used less pen. I may have made the painting a little lighter, too. Medium: which medium did you most enjoy working with and why? Which medium did you not use but wish you had explored?
I enjoyed working with clay a lot. It was fun to mess with and create something out of it. I wish we could have used photography. I love taking pictures of things, mostly nature. I have a few pictures that I wish I could have turned into paintings or drawing because they're so pretty, but I can't translate it onto paper. This print represents the theme of line because the girls hair is made up of many lines and her silhouette is outlined.
My piece came out exactly as I wanted it to. The only thing I would fix would be putting more ink on the block so the print would look better. I might have carved the lines on the sketch instead of the blank spaces, too. I used 2 point perspective in my piece. The picture is taken at the corner of the bench, so there are two points where everything meets.
My dog Rascal loves to sun bathe, and lay in places he isn't allowed to, so one day in summer I found him on the bench and I thought he looked so cute. I had to take a few pictures and save them in his special folder on my phone. I didn't expect the picture to be so pretty. One thing that was difficult about this project was the texture of Rascal's fur. It took me a little bit of experimenting to find the right technique. The watercolor warm up helped my with the brush control and I knew what to expect and sort of where to start on my project. The perspective warm up helped with recognizing the difference in size for things further back in a photo. Print- A process in which an artist reprleatedly transfers an original image from one surface to another.
Inking- When thevartist applies ink to the printing plate. Transfer- The paper or other material is pressed agaist the inked plate. Edition- A series of identical prints from the same plate. Relief Printing- Cutting away the sections of a surface not meant to hold ink. Woodblock- A block of wood, especially one from which woodcut prints are made. Artist M. C. Escher uses two forms, the bird and the walls, in his piece Other World. He distorts reality in this wood engraving by showing three different perspectives of the bird in the same painting. Steps: 1) Brainstorm- Think of ideas for your piece and do some rough sketches. 2) Trace- Trace the shape of your piece of linoleum onto a page in your sketchbook. 3) Trace (again)- Trace finished design onto the tracung paper. 4) Color- Use a dark marker to color the parts that will not be carved away. 5) Carve- Use a bench hook to hold your linoleum safely in place. Use narrow V-gouge to outline the shapes. To avoid injury during cutting, always mive tye curting tool away from your body. Then use wider U-gouges to cut away negative areas. The pattern of your cuts will show in the final print. I found that the most helpful activity was the watercolor techniques paper. Learning the different techniques was fun and interesting to see. Now I can use them when I do my piece and at home.
I love the look of watercolor. I got into it a couple of years ago and I've a quite few paintings with it since. My least favorite part about watercolor is waiting for it to dry and when the colors blead into each other. Wash/Flat Wash- A wash is a term for a technique for a semi-transparent layer of color.
Drybrush- Drybrush is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry but still holds paint, is used. Glazing- Using washing techniques, but for multiple layers. Gradated Wash- A gradual change in the value or intensity of the color as the wash progresses. Hue- A color or a shade. Intensity- The brightness or dullness of a color. Lifting Paint- Removing paint from a surface with a brush, paper towel or tissue in order to correct mistakes, develop textures, create highlights or change values. Masking Fluid- A liquid used to block out areas of a watercolor while you paint, thereby retaining the white of the paper or the previous color that was painted. Palette- A range of colors. It is also the board that artists use to hold and mix paint. Scrubbing- Implies the use of a brush. Color Temperature- The level of warmth contained within any certain color. Tint- Produced either by mixing a color with grey. Shade- To darken a paint color by adding black paint. Transparent- Allowing light to pass through so that objects can be clearly seen on the other side. Value- Lightness or darkness of tones or colors. Wet-on-dry- Wet paint applied onto dry paint. Wet-on-Wet- Wet paint applied onto wet paint. Wax Resist- Drawing onto the paper with a wax crayon to prevent the watercolor from crossing it. Salt Technique- A little table salt sprinkled on damp watercolor paint creates a delicate flower-like spot. Watercolor Paint- A painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. Blotting- To dry the paint using an absorbent material. Watercolor paper- A special drawing paper with a surface texture suitable to accept watercolors. For my piece, I'm planning on adding a water lily to the lid of my pottery piece. After it's fired I'm going to glaze it and leave room to paint a fish. I'm planning on painting Koi fish and make it purple to match my room. My first attempt at making my pottery ended with it crumbling. It had dried our over one of the days I was sick and I attempted to wet it. However, I tried to mold it before the water soaked all the way through and it caused it to break.
I find my lid the most successful part my piece so far. The veins in the lily pad look really good to me. First I got some clay, then I rolled a piece of it into a coil and wrapped it into a circular slab. I did the same thing for the lid and later smoothed them down. After that I used the coil method to build the outside. I would make a coil, score it and the previous one, then add slip before fixing it together. After that, I smoothed out the coils. For the lid, I carved the in veins of the lily bad and marked out where it splits. |
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