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Olivia Kemp: She usually works in pen. She creates large scale drawings of landscapes and memories from past travels. She also uses photography and her experience with observational studies as inspiration for some of her work.
I appreciate how much she pays attention to detail in her artwork. She inspires me to draw things or places from my memories and past experiences. I would also like to make my drawings look proportionate and ornate.
Olivia Kemp: She usually works in pen. She creates large scale drawings of landscapes and memories from past travels. She also uses photography and her experience with observational studies as inspiration for some of her work.
I appreciate how much she pays attention to detail in her artwork. She inspires me to draw things or places from my memories and past experiences. I would also like to make my drawings look proportionate and ornate.
The warm up that was most helpful for me was the pen cubes. It helped me understand how to create shades and dimension in my drawing.
Composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art as distinct from the subject of a work. Value- lightness or darkness of tones or colors. Pencil Pros- Easy to erase mistakes, create shading, Cons- more detailed, took longer to finish Pen Pros- different choices of types of shading, Cons- You cannot erase mistakes, Charcoal Pros- Easy to smudge and add value, fix mistakes Cons- messy, fingerprints were created when touching the drawing |
I learned how to create tints, shades, and tones with varying colors of paint. Also how to create textures by using different brush strokes and colors. I think the most helpful warm up was the tree painting. The picture I am basing my painting off of is of a lake with a lot of trees surrounding it. The warmup I learned the most from was the coloring matching one, it was difficult to figure out what colors to choose to mix together. You had to work out if the color had cooler or warmer tones, or was a lighter or darker shade. I wasn't successful with many of them. You can make the color brown by mixing two colors opposite of each other on the color wheel. Like Red and Green or Blue and Orange. You can tone down a color by adding gray
This photo was at my grandfather's lake house looking onto lake. He bought an old train station, moved to the lot, and built on to it so it could be used as a house. My family goes there every summer to celebrate the Fourth of July. This place is important to me because I get to spend time with my family and have a lot of fun. The most challenging part of this was creating the perspective of the pier on the lake. I think the most successful part of this piece was the texture and colors of the ground and pier and creating the shadows in the water. The process: First I made a sketch in pencil of my photo, then I started with the background. I painted one of the trees since it is behind the railroad sign. Then, I did the ground, water, and sky. After that I worked on the pier and boat houses. Lastly I finished the remaining trees and added details and shadows.
Water color warmup- The other warmups I couldn't find.
I felt that the brush control warmup was the most helpful because I could practice different strokes to prepare me to paint my final piece.
I like that you can easily fix a mistake by blurring it out with water. I also like that it's very easy to create dark and light colors just by adding some water and a little paint goes a long way. I think the hardest part about water color is keeping everything neat and having your strokes be precise.
Water color piece
I felt that the brush control warmup was the most helpful because I could practice different strokes to prepare me to paint my final piece.
I like that you can easily fix a mistake by blurring it out with water. I also like that it's very easy to create dark and light colors just by adding some water and a little paint goes a long way. I think the hardest part about water color is keeping everything neat and having your strokes be precise.
Water color piece
In progress Clay:
I made mine into a box. I rolled out slabs and cut out pieces that matched my template. Then I attached them together. After that I made my decorations for the outside of my box. The plan for my design was a pond or lake. The lid of the box would be the surface of the water so I decided to make lily pads, flowers, turtles, and frogs. The base or the bottom part of the box would be the actually in the water. I made fish some underwater plants and rocks .
Finished: I glazed my piece and then it was fired. I feel like the little decorations I put on top and the sides of the box turned out well, but the actual box part did not. The squares of clay I used to construct my box weren't exactly straight, some of the sides were curved in. My lid didn't fit on my box. When my clay piece was first fired the lid fit tightly onto the box but after I glazed it and fired it again it would not. If I were to redo this project I would make sure that all my measurements were precise so everything would come together better. I would also try to paint the glaze on more evenly, my paint job was splotchy.
I made mine into a box. I rolled out slabs and cut out pieces that matched my template. Then I attached them together. After that I made my decorations for the outside of my box. The plan for my design was a pond or lake. The lid of the box would be the surface of the water so I decided to make lily pads, flowers, turtles, and frogs. The base or the bottom part of the box would be the actually in the water. I made fish some underwater plants and rocks .
Finished: I glazed my piece and then it was fired. I feel like the little decorations I put on top and the sides of the box turned out well, but the actual box part did not. The squares of clay I used to construct my box weren't exactly straight, some of the sides were curved in. My lid didn't fit on my box. When my clay piece was first fired the lid fit tightly onto the box but after I glazed it and fired it again it would not. If I were to redo this project I would make sure that all my measurements were precise so everything would come together better. I would also try to paint the glaze on more evenly, my paint job was splotchy.
Linocut: I cut curved lines in different thicknesses to create the shape and detail of the flowers. I think if I were to redo this I would maybe try to make sure my lines were neater and maybe have a pattern in the background to make the design pop.
Portraits: The warm ups I found most helpful was the face proportion as well as the nose. I learned how to position eyes, nose, and the mouth so they look proportional on the face. Also i am not very good at drawing noses, so the nose warmup helped me figure where to add shading so the nose had dimension.
What I found most surprising about the face proportions that every face will not have the exact same proportions and there are many lines and circles you must draw in the process.
What I found most surprising about the face proportions that every face will not have the exact same proportions and there are many lines and circles you must draw in the process.
The person I drew was my friend Maria. The medium I used was pencil. I first sketched out the shape of the head and then made lines where the nose, eyes and mouth should be. After that I added details and shading to contour the face. I drew the ears and the the hair. I used a smudging tool to help blend everything, so it would look smoother. If I were to do this again I would try to make the eyes look more realistic by adding highlight also make the face less boxy and add more dimension.
I used tissue paper, glitter, pen, colored pencil, cardboard, paint, and chalk pastels. I glued down tissue paper onto the board. Then I drew a light bulb with pen and colored it will colored pencil. I also cut out a silhouette of someone's profile and painted it with acrylic paint. I used chalk pastels to create a rainbow which I placed on the back of the head to make it look like it was flowing out the person's brain. I cut out cardboard stars and painted them gold. I put them around randomly. I made a small flower out of the cardboard. I used string for the stem. I used some glitter and made some swirls. My word was creativity. I portrayed creativity through my piece by adding lots of colors, light bulb for ideas.
Art Show: Kehinde Wiley
Pros: I enjoyed learning about the artist who painted this piece. I think I was able to paint the flowers well and the hat.
Cons: I did not have the right colors, the blue needed to be a bit darker and brighter. I think I may have needed to add more flowers to the background you can't see much of the yellow background in the original. Also I should have made the head a little bit bigger so people would have more room to fit their own head in to take a picture. I should have made the my brush strokes smoother.
Process: First I made a sketch of the person in pencil on the canvas then I painted the yellow background. After I cut out the head and started painting the flowers. Half way doing the flowers I started to paint the hat and the body of the person. Lastly I painted the rest of the flowers.
Pros: I enjoyed learning about the artist who painted this piece. I think I was able to paint the flowers well and the hat.
Cons: I did not have the right colors, the blue needed to be a bit darker and brighter. I think I may have needed to add more flowers to the background you can't see much of the yellow background in the original. Also I should have made the head a little bit bigger so people would have more room to fit their own head in to take a picture. I should have made the my brush strokes smoother.
Process: First I made a sketch of the person in pencil on the canvas then I painted the yellow background. After I cut out the head and started painting the flowers. Half way doing the flowers I started to paint the hat and the body of the person. Lastly I painted the rest of the flowers.
Last Project:
Watercolor flowers
Pros:I think I managed to get all of the colors for the background and flowers very close to the original.
Cons: The shape of the flowers are a little wonky. I would spend more time on doing this.
Process: First I made a sketch of the flowers in pencil, then I painted the background. I used greens, blues, yellow, and purple. Next I used a mixture of red and purple to paint the flowers. After I use brown to fill in the branches. I added some darker points to the branches to create dimension and texture.
Watercolor flowers
Pros:I think I managed to get all of the colors for the background and flowers very close to the original.
Cons: The shape of the flowers are a little wonky. I would spend more time on doing this.
Process: First I made a sketch of the flowers in pencil, then I painted the background. I used greens, blues, yellow, and purple. Next I used a mixture of red and purple to paint the flowers. After I use brown to fill in the branches. I added some darker points to the branches to create dimension and texture.