So this is my finished charcoal piece! As you can hopefully tell I tried to do part of the pelvic region of the skeleton and i think it was pretty successful although I don't think all parts are proportional to each other. First, we covered pieces of paper with charcoal and taped them onto a board. Afterwards, we put them up on an easel and began to draw with an eraser from observation. Value has always been difficult for me, so this is piece was a good way to practice! At first I didn't even know where to start since I've never made art by the use of erasing. But I love learning new things and seeing how I can make art with methods and tools that I would have never even thought of using.
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Just looking at my concentrations next to each other shows such a difference a little time can make. My concentration focus has gone from growth and now to portraits that involve hand gestures and how people use their hands to express emotion and make interactions. In the beginning, I held off on my concentrations because I had so much trouble properly depicting my ideas. However, going into my 3rd concentration, I went to Mrs. Amme and we decided it was a good idea to change my direction to hands. So I went home and I took a picture of one of my close friends. I had so much fun doing this piece and I got it done in surprisingly quick! I came back to class on Tuesday and I realized that changing my concentration topic was a good call. I loved the results of this concentration. I can't wait to do more pieces with chalk pastel and see them all next to each other in the end! :)
Here are some progress shots of my box self-portrait and then a picture of it finished! I've never worked with chalk pastel, but doing this project has made me realize how much I love it. I love being able to manipulate it with my hands and I realized this is a much more efficient and quicker method for me. One thing I disliked is how messy it is, but I LOVEEEE the results.
My creative space is....my bed! Not the best place to do chalk pastel, but I have a little stool next to my bed, don't worry. I always work on my bed, or on the floor. I don't mind working at a table or desk, but I prefer being comfortable and being able to move around a lot while I'm doing a piece. Late at night is when I usually come up with ideas for pieces and think. I just lay in bed and think about everything and it's a place where I feel I can relax and have a moment to form my own thoughts.
Update: This is my chalk pastel self-portrait so far! Actually right now I only have I think 8 boxes left! I'll be sure to post a picture when it's done. Art is not something you force yourself to do, you have to love it in order to do it well, at least in my opinion. My interest in art has never faded because it gives me the ability to create something of my own mind and not always have to follow a certain format or equation. Art can be messy and still be beautiful. What really inspires me to continue art is how it makes me feel, it gives me so much freedom to express myself and is something that I can be confident in. What inspires my art is the people around me and the relationships I share with my family and friends. They play a major role in my feeling and compose most of what my mind thinks about. They help me think of ideas when I'm stuck and are always on mind, which I really want to show in my art.
My apples are done!!!!!!!! I'm pretty satisfied with how they came out! And I'm also proud that I did the basket!!! :') I really enjoyed this project and the whole process. I've learned so much about how colors work together and how to use colored pencil. This piece came out better than I expected. I've come to love layering colored pencil and feel that with more practice I'll really be comfortable with using colored pencil and not so scared. After doing this, I've also acquired an appreciation for tuskan red and indigo. It took a lot of time but I've realized that putting more time in makes for better end results. The only downside to making this project is that it really made me want to go apple picking :/
I was really nervous about this project at first, but when I decided to just go for it, it wasn't so scary anymore. Colored pencil was always so daunting to me. I'm a person who wants to see color burst onto the paper the moment the colored pencil touches the paper and tended to burnish and use the colorless blender often. But this project has really made me appreciate graininess and layering. I've learned so much about how to work colored pencil through this project already and I'm excited to see how it turns out even though just the thought of having to color in the basket makes me want to pee my pants. #appreciatethegrain #lovethegrain #embracethegrain
My whole concept is things that grow. Through this piece I wanted to express the way connections and relationships grow and I wanted to show it through color. I wanted to show how a person's world could be colorless, but once they find someone they connect with, it's like a burst of life and excitement. This is my second time using colored pencil so it was a bit scary, but it was fun and good practice! I enjoy doing pieces that have a deeper meaning to them, and pieces that I know I can feel and relate to personally as well as others. While doing the colored pencil, the colored part was the most difficult, I want to explore using color way more because I feel like it's a nice whimsical touch. I was not happy with the background when I did it in colored pencil because it took focus away from the hands. I covered it with acrylic paint and it could still be much better, but I'm content with this as my starting point!
I really enjoyed doing this and learning new techniques such as a new method of transferring! The fact that my shoes were white made the value component of this piece a bit challenging, but I like a a good challenge haha. I also like how this project included the background story of the shoes, it made this way more personal/meaningful and I had a good time reminiscing as I wrote about the good times I had in my old, beloved, beat up keds.
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