Darkroom Work

I developed craft by really listening to Ms. Seal's advice and applying to my work. She advised me to put in a 4 filter, use 13 seconds and have the aperture at 11. By using that advice I was able to make a nice clear print. I used all the materials in the darkroom and made sure to use all the methods to make my print as good as possible. Some problems I came upon included my picture being blurry and out of focus but after talking to Ms. Seal I was able to fix the problem by adding 2 seconds and putting in a filter. Ms. Seal really helped get my picture to be focused not blurry.

Drawing

I developed this by first making a sculpture of random objects then we made value by putting light on it. After that I went forward and did the drawing. Clearly, I used pencils, an eraser, paper, eraser stencil and my objects. I used the idea of value, which helped show the light and shade. It was very hard for me to show contrast and value for some reason. However, after some help I finally got it down and applied it to my artwork. By biggest problem was not being able to show 3D, which is most noticeable in the golf ball. I solved that problem by looking at the rotation of the ball and not use straight lines.

3D TEXTURE

My collection of textures are somewhat varied. I have a two more smooth ones. one rough one and one that is smooth on top and rough on the side. I organized my texture in four  simple quadrants. I think with that method it would be easier to concentrate on texture.
I had to modify one of my quadrants when i painted it as the French flag. It wasn't what I had in mind but that is what it looked like. I had to change it and recode it black. I think I showed textures but in a simpler version. All textures were the same size. However, obviously there were different textures. SOme on the rougher side as some weren't.
I think I am pretty good with technology allowing me to experiment and make my final project better. In this particular project, much technology isn't needed. After doing all of these art projects, I have learned to be efficient. We are given a due date and if you haven't finished it, you will have to on your own time. At the beggining of the year, I did that quite often. However, after some experience; my techniques and habits have adjusted. I have learned to be more patient in drawing, meaning not to rush. I have leanred to take a good picture and edit it in Photoshop and I have gained creativity in the skill of sculpting. Like in this project, I went outside the crazy project idea like others and made mine simple.
I thought I was pretty involved, I gave my peers good advice and listened to what they said about my work. I has really bad at wraping my head around concepts thinking all of them were the same, but now I am better. I know that to do the project well I need to listen as the project and concept is being explained.
Overall, this was a project I enjoyed because it allowed us to be creative and different.

1. The most interesting part of this project was learning to do rubbings. The lady that came in two fridays ago that introduced rubbings to us was really cool and really inspired me to explore the world of texture. AT first my depiction of rubbing was more like rigid shapes which sometimes doesnt have any texture at all. Now, after doing rubbings, texture is objects that actually has texture, not just shapes. I better understand the concept now.
2. My best image was probably the one of the wood chips or rocks because there isnt a consistent pattern, it is completely random. Nothing is the same size or shape which makes the pictuer very intersting. They easily convey texture the best.
3. I think the most successful one was the one on the top right of this post. There are four different textures in different quaDRANTS on the paper and in the middle there are four circles. Each circle has the same texture of one of the quadrants. I think it is my best and is cool to observe.
4. My favorite collage is probably the one on the top left of this post. One, it is digital and has color which I think conveys texture easier. Two, there are many different picture which convey different textures. Lastly, in the rubbings there is only rough textures, in the digital pictures you can convey smooth textures as well.
5. I think I will definitely use plaster in my project. The technique Mr. O showed us using the rocks was very cool and I will use very similiar objects to convey a negative texture. I like the project we are about to encounter because it involves cutting wood and not very precise things.

Pop Art

While making these paintings I used the basic painting utensils; brush. palette and paint. I followed the methods of compliment. triad, monochromatic, and analogous. WHile painting each painting I kept those painting methods in mind. I developed my craft by keeping long strokes in mind. It looked a lot better to have long strokes going the same way than short, stubby strokes going different ways. These painting have really helped me understand color and the different methods. At first, I didn't know what was the difference between anything (traid and complimentary) and now after actually painting each one, i understand it a lot better. Overall, I really enjoyed this project because it helped me understand and appreciate color.

DIPTICS

Analogous

Diptics

Complimentary

Triad

Monochromatic

Contrast