When planning what I would do for the composition of this project, I thought of different things I could do to represent different eras and different drinks in one simple layout, while keeping the eye interested and moving around the piece. To plan this image I practiced with thumbnail sketches, which is a rough pencil sketch that is very small, just to give the artist an idea of what to do. I also used a viewfinder to decide whether I should go portrait or landscape and measure the distance that I would be from the objects in the drawing. I made the items seem dimensional by giving them value and putting highlights on them. I also created a light source by giving the wall a different value and giving the left side of each object seem darker and creating shadows that are moving in the opposite direction of the light.
To create this project, I started with the medium, white clay. This project is roughly 10" in diameter and is close to 3.5 inches tall. The design element used was form and color by giving the plate a distinct and original shape and paint scheme. I used the hump mold technique to create the curve. To create the design for this project, I used a square piece of paper and folded it corner to corner twice. I then cut out the design that I wanted to be repeated and opened it to see the design that I wanted for the plate. From this project, I learned about the different techniques that could be used to create many different clay pieces, and the amount of time it takes to create that seems like a simple project. This project is now used as a fruit plate in my kitchen. If I could change something about this project I would try to make the plate more symmetrical than it is and try for straighter lines on the sketched in design.
This painting was probably my favorite project that we did it art class. To start this painting, I needed an idea for the composition of the project. I knew that I wanted to do a mountain scene but wasn't sure the exact composition that I wanted. I clashed many different aspects from different mountains pictures to get and idea of what I wanted. I then drew my ideas into one black and white picture to plan my composition. The main things that had to be stressed were atmospheric perspective, staying within your color scheme, and going for realism. Atmospheric perspective means to use lower intensity colors in the back while using higher intensity colors in the front. I accomplished this by mixing the background colors with white to create a lower intensity color. I also created a light source by creating shadows and value within the painting. My color scheme was analogous with blue, green, and purple. I used a number of strokes from a large brush and long strokes to sponging. I used value in my painting with use in the tree, the grass and the water. All in all, I believe that this project turned out great.
This project was from the one-point perspective unit. We had to use a vanishing point and draw with dimension while staying in the rules and look of one point perspective. This project really helped me understand how to set up something in this perspective and I trained my mind by recreating a room from memory. This project took a lot of precise drawing because one line that was not straight or one board plank that may have been off could have screwed up the look of the image. Overlooking this project again, I am able to realize that the counter island in the middle could have been drawn better to make it pop off the ground, but that is the only thing that I think I would change. All in all, it was a long project, but a fun one!
This project was from a more abstract point of view from the inspiration of M.C. Escher. The idea was to create a surreal world and send a message through the drawing. In my drawing, I created a peaceful farm road on the RIGHT side of the photograph with birds flying in the distance. The peaceful road takes a sharp turn into the city and becomes a dangerous and destructive dragon. The city is under peril and a man is jumping out of a building looking for an escape. In this project, we also had to utilize two or three point perspective, and looking for a challenge, I decided on three. Three point perspective really gave my buildings the idea of a steep drop and danger. I really wanted the message to be a message that the city is always dangerous and to seek peace, you should go to where it is safer and without so much noise and scurrying.
Staying with the perspective unit, I created, in my opinion, the most visually interesting project in the lettering project. This project was in one point perspective and also utilized the grisaille technique to get a dirty, but interesting color. I also gave the letters a shadow to create a light source and added a little of my own taste by making the shadow look like a football. This project helped build my confidence in the perspective unit and I was really happy with how it came out. It represents me with my initials and my sport along with my favorite colors. This was a really fun project will a great outcome and also taught me different techniques of coloring and shading and giving my art dimension.
