Beginning stages of face (colored pencils)
Finished artwork (colored pencils)
First finished Mushroom (oil pastel)
Beginning stages of face (colored pencils) Finished artwork (colored pencils) First finished Mushroom (oil pastel)
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Artists Develop Art Making SkillsDid you learn new techniques or processes as part of the work for this project? This week I learned how to use colored pencils for artwork and not for scribbling on maps like previously. I decided against using the pencils to replicate the black and white photos offered to us. Instead I drew a face, a female with rainbow skin and hair, except for one section of her hair, which is black. While first testing out the pencils, I colored warm analogous colors close together to form the outline and basic shading of the nose. I then added a much colder dark blue to make certain facial features stand out. This was continued until the face and neck was completed. My next step was to color the hair, I blended the pencils in rainbow order down one half of her hair and made the other black/grey. This week I also used oil pastels, something i've only done on one other occasion, but I did learn a new technique. My pal, Henry, told me that using Q-Tips to blend the colors together worked well. I had the same results and was pleased with this new tool. Artists Communicate Through Their WorkWhat is this artwork intended to say? How is this artwork about who you are or what you like? In my colored pencil artwork, the girl is from a world where everyone has rainbow skin and hair. Except only one section is black, this expresses her individuality. This is an opposite reality because people tend dye their hair wild colors to be unique and their skin isn't usually more than one color nor outrageous. This artwork expresses my fascination with alternate realities and parallel universes.
Artists Take Risks Did you try something that you weren't sure about as part of this project? Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar? It took a few tries, but I finally found out how to finish my first artwork, as referenced in the first "ARTISTIC BEHAVIORS." After I finished the charcoal portion of my artwork, my first idea was to draw some shady warehouse. I decided against this because I thought I could come up with something better and buildings aren't my strong suit. I searched Pinterest for inspiration without success. My next idea was to use newspaper, to put the 'man' in "Man and Machine." In my first attempt, I used black paint without being diluted and it turned out very dark. Later I decided to use this as a background for different newspapers. My second attempt was at home, I hung up a piece of newspaper and sprayed it with soap water. I dried this slightly with a hairdryer, then used silver spray paint on the majority of it, excluding edges. I dried this also with a hairdryer. My next step was to burn the sides of the paper. This entire process was a shot in the dark considering I thought it probably might just possibly, hopefully would turn out how I wanted it. I used tape to adhere the newspaper to my charcoaled paper because I wanted it to stay rough and glue would require smoothing of the paper. Artists Communicate Through Their Work What is this artwork intended to say? After looking at my finished artwork I wrote a story for it. My half-robot-half-man has destroyed a city and is now in the middle of a biopsy where he has awoken once again. The newspapers are burnt to represent that he shot lasers out of his eyes and destroyed a remarkable part of civilization, the ability to share danger and news with surrounding areas.
Did you gain skill with familiar materials? Did you learn any new techniques or processes as part of the work for this project?
This week I began my first art project. I decided to use charcoal, a favorite of mine, for the majority, if not the entirety, of my work. Though I am only in the beginning stages of this piece, I have still improved my charcoal abilities by practicing and trying new shading techniques. My teacher brought me a box filled with charcoal and charcoal accessories, most of which I had never used. One of the items was a tool used for blending and it was the shape of a pencil, making it easy to grasp and manipulate. Did someone help you understand important information or inspire you? Did you ask another student for feedback during your work process? This week Megan and I collaborated to help each other on our artwork. Megan reassured me of my insecurity on my piece of work and helped me think of new ideas. She told me her opinion about the body parts inside of my person and how to improve them, like to fill in the empty space behind the organs with metal. I returned the favor by telling Megan of my ideas for her work. I told her that it would be nice to wrap the hair around the gears as an idea. She obviously liked this idea by do so to her artwork. |