in progressfinalreflection1. How did you brainstorm your idea?
I did not brainstorm like I normally do for most projects, since I had already did an animal portrait in Art 4 I could not do Shelby again, so when decided which animal to do I choose for each of the projects. I knew I took pictures of swans on my trip to Geneva. I picked my favorite swan picture and then took more pictures of Shelby. 2. Why did you choose this idea? I chose this idea as I said in the previous answer. I have done this for a few projects now, like with the landscape, this helps me plan out all of my projects. I love the water in the background because of the color and the movement in the water. The swan also has value with the grays and yellows on it's feathers. 3. What challenges did you encounter? Of course I couldn't sketch out the swan in the right perspective so I had to redo that a couple of times. Most of the challenges I endured were in painting the swan and not the background. I had a hard time figuring out how to start to paint the swan, so I decided to block the colors. Then I had a hard time painting the overall texture of Mr. Swan with his feathers. 4. Reflect on your growth and how to apply what was learned to further projects. I believe I have become a better artist in painting different types of animals. This is my first animal that has feathers. I also feel as if I am becoming a more well rounded artist due to the different subjects I have painted. I also worked on bettering my painting skills with water. I had to create movement while blending it with the other values in the water. 5. Describe your artistic process when creating the piece. After the sketch looked correct I decided to paint the background first. I mostly used white, tortoise, and black. I put most of the blue down and added the shadows and highlights after. I did block out where the white would go. I used the edges of my brushes to create the rings in the water and the ripples as well. The body of the swan was the next to be painted, where I focused on creating the right values. The face, the legs, and the feet were the last things I painted. 6. What is your favorite part of your piece? My favorite part of this piece is the background. I am very proud of it and I love the colors that I used. 7. If you could change one thing what would you change? If I could change anything I would change some of the techniques I used to paint the swan. I would like to make it look more realistic. With all of my pieces I want each part to look as realistic as possible so if that could be obtained I would.
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the applesMy class had to practice oil paint and still life before moving on to the next still life oil painting. In class we had to use two techniques: brush and pallet knife. At first I was horrible at still life and especially painting green apples, and have sworn off ever painting them again. I was not taught how to paint oil still life's so I had an extremely difficult time trying to figure it out. I started at least six apples and only finished four, and only three to Mrs. Rossi's liking. I hate this green apple. The pallet knife one was fun to paint and I really enjoyed the colors I put in the background/foreground. The pallet knife apple was tricky at first, but turned out great in the end. By painting this many apples in one week I do not think I will paint another apple for years. still lifeAfter practicing painting apples my class had to paint a still life. I took my own picture of the scene and used it as my reference photo. I had a hard time getting the fruit to look the way I wanted it to. The hardest part of the painting was the fabric; I had no idea how to make it look realistic - I hope I did. I really enjoy the end result of the painting. I feel that I showed the true values of the fruit and objects by creating the correct highlights and shadows. My favorite part of the painting is the pepper. It took me days to complete each of the fruit, I was just never happy with how they looked.
In progressFinalReflection1. How did you brainstorm your idea?
I brainstormed by thinking of all of the landscape pictures I have in my camera roll. That was a short thought, I could not remember any of them. I then look through my camera roll and printed out all of the ones I had. 2. Why did you choose this idea? I chose this idea by picking two of the pictures and sketching them. It was hard to decide due to the simplicity in the nature landscape and the busyness of the beach landscape. The decision was made due to my stress level of Art 4, I wanted to paint something pretty and not too difficult - to be honest. I made the right choice. 3. What challenges did you encounter? I did not endure many challenges, but the ones I did were based on colors and blending the water. There are not too many pretty greens to mix or many in the picture, so I had to get creative. I went loosely off of the photo reference and used few greens. But the hardest part of this piece was the water. The water is very reflective and has teals and greens in it. The trees' reflections were interesting to work with due to the shapes. Overall it did not take me too long but was a pain. 4. Reflect on your growth and how to apply what was learned to further projects. I have grown to appreciate landscape paintings, they take patience and precision. I have developed a better skill for nature, it is still not the best, but I have expanded as an artist because of it. I will use the techniques for the trees in this painting in my Art 4. 5. Describe your artistic process when creating the piece. After doing the under-painting I had to sketch it out on the canvas, I could not get the exact composition, so that is when I had to guesstimate. The tree line and the way they reflected on the water was mostly interpreted. I also that the freedom to paint the trees I wanted to. I kept mostly the same shape for the horizons and the water. 6. What is your favorite part of your piece? My favorite part of the piece is the water. It was the hardest part about it but I am very proud of it. The way the trees reflect in the water and all of the colors in the water. I just enjoy looking at it. The water also looks the most like the original picture. 7. If you could change one thing what would you change? If I could change one thing I would change the grass. It is not my favorite part. I would have spent more time on it, but I accept how it looks. It is no where near horrible but it is not perfection.
in progressfinalreflection1. How did you brainstorm your idea?
When brainstorming I thought of buildings and structures I had taken pictures of in the past. Due to Hundertwasser's buildings in all of his paintings, I wanted to go that route. I then looked through my camera roll back to the summer and my travels and found three photos to choose from. I let my imagination run wild when I started designing all of my sketches, so that is how everything turned out the way they did. 2. Why did you choose this idea? I chose this idea because I liked it the best, and my teacher enjoyed it too. I wanted to incorporate the union dome tops and the lollipop tree--they were my favorite part of his artwork. I also wanted a variety of scenery in my piece, and this one had it. 3. What challenges did you encounter? I dislike acrylic so this was a very interesting experience. I also dislike unrealistic looking pieces, so this was a change in my style. I loathed starting my project, but I knew I had to. I could not decide on what colors to put where, and I changed the colors around six times. Due to this, it has extended my project for days longer than it should have taken. I also ran into challenges with mixing the correct color, which is a re occurring theme in my acrylic pieces. 4. Reflect on your growth and how to apply what was learned to further projects. I have officially decided that I will not paint in this style unless someone will pay me to do so. This has taught me how to execute in other styles, which has bettered me as an artist - I appreciate that. This will help me tackle other styles in my future projects, and maybe even let me make up my mind on my color theory. 5. Describe your artistic process when creating the piece. When drawing my sketch onto my canvas I followed my final sketch, after that I had no idea how I was going to do anything. I had already convinced myself not to do my color theory and ask my peers...not the best idea because I know what I like. Then it was a lot of precise strokes to get the everything perfect. 6. What is your favorite part of your piece? My favorite part of my piece are the lollipop trees! They are so cute and a great asset to my painting. I was originally going to only have them be one color, but I decided against it and I am very happy about it. 7. If you could change one thing what would you change? If I could change anything I would change how long it took me to do it. I need to be more speedy and more concise with what I am doing. I take too long and need to get out of my bad habit.
In progress photosThese photos are taken throughout the time of me creating the watercolor piece, which took about two week. finalWatercolor critique1. What watercolor techniques proved most effective in your painting? How and why?
The most effective techniques for me were dry brush, wash, and salt. I used dry brush for the the darkest parts of the painting; I did this on the leaves to get the shape and have the right perspective. I used wash for the sky and the waterfall. I did this because in the picture the sky was a very light blue and the water is white. I also used salt in the waterfall to create the effect of specs of water flying up into the air. 2. How important was using transparent layers? It was very important to create objects close and far away. This also lets you build to create highlights and shadows while keeping a seamless blend. This also lets you not get too dark too quickly. 3. Explain how your composition was successful? Did you utilize all the elements of art and principles of design? Explain. My composition was successful because It had a background, middleground ,and foreground. The painting has a light source that creates shadows and highlights on the water and trees. I did utilize all elements of design in my painting; I used texture with the leaves; I used shapes with the trees; I used color throughout; I used space in the sky; and I used value throughout. 4. Why was color choice an important factor in the overall success of the painting? Why? Color choice is a very important factor in the success of every painting. Certain colors can make the the painting look fake, while others can make it look off. Depending on the style of the painting will create more or less leeway with color choice, but realism will not. I was going for some type of realism, but I am not the best at watercolor YET so it will take me some time to achieve that. 5. Describe your craftsmanship. My craftsmanship is a little better than average. I could not achieve the look I wanted to in the end. The more I work on watercolor the better I will get at it. I am proud of what I did, but there is always room for improvement. 6. If you were able to do something different what would it be and why? I would redo the trees and make it look better. I would not change the composition or any of the colors. I believe it is a good piece of art. 7. Explain to me what you have learned about watercolor and how it has improved or discouraged your development in art. I have learned how to use it to my advantage and different techniques. I am not discouraged by it, but it is not a medium I would run back to. It is good to be a versatile artist and this medium will help me get there. ArtassessmentPrisma practiceWater color practiceIn class we started by creating all of the watercolor techniques in the chart shown above. After we finished that we moved on to creating value charts for three different colors. In watercolor we had to use the techniques we learned from the prisma for our water color objects. I came into the class with extensive knowledge and use of prisma colors, so it was a weird change for me. I am not the best watercolor so this was a challenge for me. Water color semi finalI picked a pepper to use as my vegetable for my subject. In this final we had to use different watercolor techniques for each individual watercolor. I picked to use monochromatic, warm tone, cool tone, and resist. Some of them are better than the others, but through this I developed better watercolor techniques. |
AboutWhile I was signing up for classes last year, my junior year, I was looking for electives that would make senior year better. Then I remembered this class my art teacher made, so that's the story behind me picking this class. The best part is that makes half of my classes art. Over my high school career I have completed art classes more frequently than most of the other art students, so I essentially was running out of art classes. Archives
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