This is the product of an online challenge that comes out with a certain photograph that you must somehow replicate. I decided to use prisma color pencils and incorporate a wide array of colors. I chose warm and cool colors throughout the whole piece. I used the cool colors for the shading and blended them into the oranges and yellows. Even though I did not win the challenge, this is the best prisma color piece I have done.
I chose to paint my dog who passed away a year ago. Acrylic paint was the medium I used which was a huge mistake because it is incredibly hard to blend and get the browns I needed. Another challenge was getting the texture for the fur, I chose a skinny long brush to use for the fur but it still ended up not looking realistic. If I was able to do this over I would choose a different dog with less complicated fur, use a different point of view, and a different background. However, animals are not the easiest thing for me and I do not plan on painting one again.
This project was a collaboration between my Mentee and I. We were instructed to create a mixed media piece using whatever materials that came to mind. Our main colors were blue, purple, and gold. We layered different shades of purple and blue tissue paper to cover the matte board completely and set a base for our later additions. Sparkles were added to the piece for a popping aspect. However, there are not a ton of layers on this piece but I'm okay with that because I didn't want the piece being too busy. This was an interesting activity to do because throughout all my art classes I've never done an actual collaboration. Working with someone is nice but you do have to compromise on what you want done with the piece. We later then cut the mixed media into sections and I choose this corner piece because I like the contrast of the purple with the sparkles and gold. I would like to do another mixed media piece but have more time and more control over it.
My Mentee is Danielle. We talked about several things such as her favorite medium so far, her previous art pieces, and what she is currently doing in Art 1 and her plans for that project. Her blog link is http://danielle-apex-2016.weebly.com/. What I find most interesting is she is free thinking about the art that she does and her use of shapes in her pieces.
To get the picture of me underwater I submerged my head half way under water and took a picture. I chose to do this because it would look more interesting than a normal self portrait. The front of my face was drawn with graphite pencil and the surrounding area is done in acrylic paint. This piece wasn't too challenging but the getting the proportions right was the only problem. I love this piece because it's very simple but is different because of the various mediums I used. For the background I used a deep blue for my hair and kept going over with a smaller brush so you could see the texture. After that I watered down blue acrylic and went over where the water was supposed to be. This created depth but also shows the top of the water. Overall, I am proud of this piece because it does look like me, the colors are different but similar, and it's unique.
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May 2016
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