Perspective Project Final

Perspective Project Final

5) Artists Collaborate.
           In this project, I worked with my entire team on the wall. But since I was the one who drew the final sketch and new what it should look like, I was given most of the control over said project. I gave directions for everyone to work on each part and made sure they were all going smoothly. Of course, I also accepted input from my teammates about some things that could be changed, such as adding more animals or making something a different color. We all worked well together and created a very smooth final product.

6) Artists Solve Problems.
           No endeavor is without it's share of problems, and our picture had several. First, we could not find the right colors for a few of the items, then we couldn't get the chalk to blend, then there was too much open space, and it didn't have nearly as many examples of perspective as it should. It took some creative thinking, but we found ways to work around it. Brushes and paper towels easily blended the chalk dust, the pastels added the right touch of color, we filled the space with characters from the book such as Aslan and the wolves, and we adjusted the angles of the coats around the outside to give it more depth.

 

Representation Project

Representation Project

For the representation project I drew three sketches for 3 different events. The first represents all the recent oil spills and pollution in the past recent years, the second is about how Americans were no longer allowed to vacation on the beaches of Cuba after communism took over. And the third is a representation of how even though we are all from parts of the world that seem so far away, the world we live on is very small, and we should treasure that.

Perspective Chalk Drawing Part One

Perspective Chalk Drawing Part One

1)  The idea for our project was to recreate the scene from the movie Narnia, where the kids look into the wardrobe and find a snowy landscape with a single lamp post in the middle, and a faun trying unsuccessfully to hid behind it. Our group thought this would be a good choice due to the perspective view that can be portrayed through the wardrobe; using vanishing points and angles to create the illusion of depth.

2) Our team consists of everyone from our table in class. This works to our advantage because everyone already knows each other, so the process of working as a group comes much easer than if we were a group of strangers. Since everyone is already comfortable with each other, we need not worry about stepping on each others toes in conversation, or offending someone when we ask them to do something. As the person who created the original sketch and idea, I stepped up to leading this group and giving instructions to recreate my vision on the final project. That is not to say I rule with an iron fist. I gave basic instructions to everyone about what colors go where and the shape they are supposed to make. After, I let everyone choose a task, and the team seamlessly fell into a work pattern.

-sorry the bottom pic is upside down... I can't fix it.

Sparkle Brush Picture

Sparkle Brush Picture

           Our newest project was to take a picture, and spice it up with some gradients and colorful brushes. I had originally started out with a picture I took of my ipod, but I saw that someone had drawn a picture to use and I wanted to do the same. Following the instructions on the tutorial and adding some of my own flare, I created a pretty good looking image.

Time Project

Time Project

1) Artists make original art.
      The paper air plane idea is one that is completely my own. I always found something intriguing and inspiring about flight, the weightless, elated feeling of soaring through the air. As I sat thinking of some kind of project that emulated the flow of time, my mind drifted to the rise and fall of a paper airplane on the wind, and the idea stuck.

2) Artists communicate through their work.
        The peace that I made is supposed to act as a source of inspiration. The calming, hypnotic motions of the air plane swirling and turning as it slowly falls to the ground helps the viewer reach a stress-free state that is good for thinking of creative ideas. Helping others reach that creative and peaceful mind set is what I wanted to convey through this work.

Paper Sculpture

Paper Sculpture

     For the project while Mr. Sands was out, I made a paper sculpture out of origami animals. At first, I was unsure what Mr. Sands wanted by "paper sculpture" since he only left origami paper with which to do so. Well, after making a few animals, I got some construction paper and made a little pond scene out of them that I think turned out very well.




Begining of Time as an Element

Beginning of the Time as an Element Project:

1) I find the idea for my art to be very original. No one else in the class had decided to use flying or airplanes for their project, and the inspiration for it did not come from another project. My decision to use paper airplanes came from the fact that I just liked to watch them fly, swoop, and fall. So I made my project the progression of an airplane's path over time.

 

2) Through painting the background for my project, I furthered my painting abilities; including understanding of how to make shadows. I knew that clouds would have shadows where they overlap each other, so I wanted to try and make some with grey paint. The method I chose to make them worked well, but I think my grey may have been too dark for shadows. Still, the effect works beyond my expectations.

3) I feel as though there is not much communication in this piece. I was not thinking about trying to illustrate a concept or idea through my painting or my airplanes. Everything about it is fairly straight forward. Though, to be honest, it may not need another motive.

 



Snap Shot Blog Post 2: Appropriation

Snap Shot Blog 2

3) Artists communicate through their work.
           When I decided to create the Bedsheep, I wanted to get across that sleepy, bed time feel when people looked at it. Which is why I covered the frame in soft fabric, fluffy cotton balls, and a moon and stars pattern most commonly found on pajamas. The work is supposed to give off a very relaxed vibe, which I find to be a very nice state of mind. When you are completely relaxed, all that stress just leaves the body and brings only happy thoughts, which is something I wanted other people to experience.

4) Artists take risks
        Trying to make a model out of wire frame was something completely foreign to me, but it was what I wanted to try, and I did not back down from a challenge. Though it's not as flawless as I wished it to be, I have come out from this project with some more knowledge of the medium tucked away into my artist tool belt.

7) Artists reflect
         After I finished painting on the moon and stars, I stopped to examine how the Bedsheep turned out. It looked a little rough, but I had worked hard with the materials I had, and I think it was the best I could do with my current skill.

Appropriation

Appropriation

1) Artists create original art.
    
      In the appropriation project I spent some time racking my brain for a good idea, trying to find words that fit together in a creative idea, even resorting to word puns. It eventually entered my mind how tired I was, and that's when I followed the idea of using something to do with a bed. Sheep are known to be figures representing napping and bedtime, so I eventually came up with The Bedsheep.

Word Art

Word Art

      Our second project was to draw a sketch of what we would do for a large-scale project if given

the resources. The theme was making words out of objects. For my sketch, I made the word "peace"

out of puzzle pieces of many different colors on a wall. To make it interesting, the word is the only

thing colored. I also added a human silhouette for scale.

Tension

Tension

     For our first project, we were told to find something that represents tension in any interpretation

we could think of. I outlined a picture of a person on a tightrope, specifically a close up of their foot,

and went over it in watercolor, which created a very nice effect. The theme of tension can be obvious

when focusing on the tension in the rope when a person steps on it, but one could also find a sort of

tension in the pressure placed on the performer not to fall.