I don't really like the way this came out, but the process was fun. To make this, you start out with a design on paper and then you can trace it with pencil onto the linen. After that, you go over the pencil with hot wax, which is more difficult than it sounds. After the design is traced over with wax, you can add different colored dyes. After you add the dye, you just iron the wax off. I wish I had done something more abstract, it would have been easier to use the wax if I wasn't so worried about making the design resemble this dog.
I like the way this picture came out, even though I opted not to draw the drapes in the backround. I like using charcoal, and I hadn't really used white charcoal before so that was fun. I'm also pleasantly surprised at myself with how quickly I finished with this drawing; it only took a class and a half. I probably could have added more to the backround drapes and the table, but I think it turned out ok.
I liked this project a lot; but I don't know if I like how it came out. I liked painting the pairs, but I wish that I had done the backround differently. The goal of the project was to have 3 different pears with 3 different frames, but mine just kind of looks like 3 awkward pears balancing next to each other on a table. The backround color is patchy and I wanted it to be more solid. It was a nice change to work with acrylic paints, however, because I am so used to oil paints.
For this study, we focused on facial proportions. We first used a piece of paper with a guide on it for the placement of the hairline, eyes, nose, etc. Even though I've already drawn a lot of portraits and already knew about the placement of facial features, it was helpful to review and not to mention fun to just be able to draw whatever kind of face you wanted to. I like the way I painted the skin in this picture.
I've never done a value study using marshmallows before, so I think it was a good change. Marshmallows are very simple shapes with no design or anything, so I mainly had to focus on getting the shadows and highlights correct to make the picture interesting. I like the way it came out, it's a simple study of value that I also had fun doing because I ate the marshmallows afterwards.
To make the block, I used carving tools to scoop out the linoleum. To make the block into a print; you use a brayer to spread ink on the print. Then you put paper over it and go over the paper with an un-inked brayer. My favorite part about this project is that now I am able to create several artworks using this. I made a t-shirt with this linoleum block; which is a goblin. I don't really know where I got the idea to draw goblins. I like the way I carved the forehead and and neck folds , but I think i should have made the eyelids deeper; ink got stuck on them and then printed.
This self-portrait was drawn using 1 inch grid lines and an HB and 4B pencil. I purposely made myself look sad and old; I enjoy drawing people who look contemplative and troubled. If I had more time I would make the hair look less wiry and maybe put more detail into my hawaiian shirt. I think the way the nose came out looks good and similar to my nose. The thing I like about this drawing is how I think it actually kind of looks like me.
This term helped me grow as an artist because we worked on several different projects that were designed to help us learn about things like contours, value, positive and negative space, and artistic behaviors. If nothing else, it gave me lots of practice drawing hands. I found that I really enjoyed focusing on value, so in the future that is something that I would like to work on.
This paper-mache, day of the dead mask was created with paper towels, paste, and acrylic paint. I took a risk by using extra paper towels to create a pointier chin, and I also made the eye sockets a lot larger and more dramatic.
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