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.