FINAL PROJECT
COLOR PROJECT: INSIDE/OUTSIDE
1) What was your "Inside/Outside" theme for your painting. Why did you choose it? For this project, I decided to use portraits to follow the theme of Inside/Outside. My general theme has to do with how we define being humans and our internal similarities.
2) What types of colors did you use in the creation of your work? I used skin tones and natural hair colors as well as bright, popping colors for the backgrounds. The skin tones involve gradients and shading.
3) How was the process of painting for you? Was it difficult, easy..and why? The process of painting was new to me but overall not entirely difficult. I first blending the skin tones and then added the eyes, nose, and mouth details on top. I had never tried this before, but I found this style helpful with skin shading. Hair texture was pretty meticulous on the painting with the purple background, and I wish I had more time to develop the hair of the girl with the green background.
4) How does your painting represent your theme? What specific imagery did you use to complete this? My paintings show that, although we are all different appearance-wise, we are all essentially human and therefore have more in common than not. This is depicted through the skulls showing through the skin.
5) What was the hardest part of the assignment? The hardest part was the shading around the mouth on the girl with the green background. I still am not fully satisfied and wish I could have had more time to finish it. In fact, I sometimes wish I had spent all of my time adding details and texture to the woman with the purple background instead of starting the second painting. However, having the two paintings in series further emphasizes my theme.
2) What types of colors did you use in the creation of your work? I used skin tones and natural hair colors as well as bright, popping colors for the backgrounds. The skin tones involve gradients and shading.
3) How was the process of painting for you? Was it difficult, easy..and why? The process of painting was new to me but overall not entirely difficult. I first blending the skin tones and then added the eyes, nose, and mouth details on top. I had never tried this before, but I found this style helpful with skin shading. Hair texture was pretty meticulous on the painting with the purple background, and I wish I had more time to develop the hair of the girl with the green background.
4) How does your painting represent your theme? What specific imagery did you use to complete this? My paintings show that, although we are all different appearance-wise, we are all essentially human and therefore have more in common than not. This is depicted through the skulls showing through the skin.
5) What was the hardest part of the assignment? The hardest part was the shading around the mouth on the girl with the green background. I still am not fully satisfied and wish I could have had more time to finish it. In fact, I sometimes wish I had spent all of my time adding details and texture to the woman with the purple background instead of starting the second painting. However, having the two paintings in series further emphasizes my theme.
VALUE PROJECT: PASSAGE OF TIME
1) What was your "Passage of Time" theme for your painting. Why did you choose it? My theme was showing passage of time and aging through animals. I chose it because I wanted to experiment with fur texture with charcoals while also changing it up from drawing people.
2) What types of value did you use in the creation of your work? I used multiple shades of value, but mostly a medium base with light highlights and dark shadows. I tried to use a lot of contrast on the fur and water so that they would pop.
3) How was the process of drawing for you? Was it difficult, easy..and why? The overall process was pretty difficult, but I had a lot of fun adding fur and water texture. I started with the lion and then worked on the reflection.
4) How does your drawing represent your theme? What specific imagery did you use to complete this? I used the reflection in the water to reflect the theme of time. The lion in the water is the older version of the young lion cub above the water. It shows both passage of time and aging, and that aging is a part of all nature, not just humans.
5) What was the hardest part of the assignment? The hardest part was the reflection and allowing the lion to show through the texture of the water.
2) What types of value did you use in the creation of your work? I used multiple shades of value, but mostly a medium base with light highlights and dark shadows. I tried to use a lot of contrast on the fur and water so that they would pop.
3) How was the process of drawing for you? Was it difficult, easy..and why? The overall process was pretty difficult, but I had a lot of fun adding fur and water texture. I started with the lion and then worked on the reflection.
4) How does your drawing represent your theme? What specific imagery did you use to complete this? I used the reflection in the water to reflect the theme of time. The lion in the water is the older version of the young lion cub above the water. It shows both passage of time and aging, and that aging is a part of all nature, not just humans.
5) What was the hardest part of the assignment? The hardest part was the reflection and allowing the lion to show through the texture of the water.
LINES PROJECT
1) What is the element of art? Line.
2) What different types of lines did you use in your drawings? I used dots, rectangles, and thin, curved lines. The dots make up the face, the rectangles make up the line across her mouth, and the curved lines form the hair.
3) Describe your artwork and what it looks like. Why did you choose to draw this scene/image? My artwork features a side profile woman with a series of lines across her mouth. I think there are many ways you can interpret the image. My idea was focused on activism and how women are restricted in society, but there are many more possible interpretations. I also wanted to incorporate creative aspects - rather than just drawing a face, I added the line across her face and the variation of lines used in different areas of the face.
4) How did you use your original research images as an influence in your artwork? The drawing by William Rose helped guide me through drawing the side profile. The artwork by Vince Low inspired me to think creatively and out of the box. Finally, the charcoal drawing by Liu Ling showed me how to use texture and contrast in my artwork. I also used a variation of reference images for the face and shoulders.
5) What was hardest for you? The shoulders were definitely difficult. Creating the effect of shoulder blades and a spine was a new experience for me. That along with the facial features was pretty difficult.
6) What do you want the audience to notice about your drawings? I really like how the dots on the face turned out. It took at least two hours to finish up all the dots on the face, and I'm happy with the effect it had on the drawing. It was tedious, but it was worth it.
2) What different types of lines did you use in your drawings? I used dots, rectangles, and thin, curved lines. The dots make up the face, the rectangles make up the line across her mouth, and the curved lines form the hair.
3) Describe your artwork and what it looks like. Why did you choose to draw this scene/image? My artwork features a side profile woman with a series of lines across her mouth. I think there are many ways you can interpret the image. My idea was focused on activism and how women are restricted in society, but there are many more possible interpretations. I also wanted to incorporate creative aspects - rather than just drawing a face, I added the line across her face and the variation of lines used in different areas of the face.
4) How did you use your original research images as an influence in your artwork? The drawing by William Rose helped guide me through drawing the side profile. The artwork by Vince Low inspired me to think creatively and out of the box. Finally, the charcoal drawing by Liu Ling showed me how to use texture and contrast in my artwork. I also used a variation of reference images for the face and shoulders.
5) What was hardest for you? The shoulders were definitely difficult. Creating the effect of shoulder blades and a spine was a new experience for me. That along with the facial features was pretty difficult.
6) What do you want the audience to notice about your drawings? I really like how the dots on the face turned out. It took at least two hours to finish up all the dots on the face, and I'm happy with the effect it had on the drawing. It was tedious, but it was worth it.