In this project we started by finding a perspective for a game board. Then we drew it and painted it with watercolor giving it a washed look. To make the board look more bold we used colored pencils over the water color. Mr. Sands told us we had to make sure we had highlights and shadows present in our painting. We had to learn a lot about blending and graduation in this project with the water color and pencils.

 

1. Explain how you changed your photo in the lab to create a stencil.

In the photoshop lab we used threshold to make it black and white and then we contrasted it until it made the best black and white picture possible.

2. When creating the collage background explain your choices of colors, materials (magazine paper, books pages, etc), and placement. How does it relate to your topic? If no relation discuss general idea.

For my collage my vision was something very simple because I wanted to make sure that the stencil was most focused on when you looked at my picture. So to do that I chose to do a simple white background with fading colors for the actual stencil. And then for the composition layout of my picture I placed my stencil in the middle of the cardboard.

3. Discuss the way positive and negative space was used to create your stencil.

Well the stuff we cut out created the negative space because that was what wasnt there anymore and the positive space is what was left after everything was cut out.

4. When using the xacto knife, explain the safety procedures, how to use the knife and any challenges you had to overcome while cutting.

When using the xacto knife you have to cut away from you because the xacto knife is super sharp and can cut skin really easily. During the cutting process I did actually cut myself and it bled a lot so I had to put a band-aid on it and keep working.

5. How was your experience with the spray paint? Discuss how color choice is important, placement of stencil, and any other concepts you noticed while creating this. I really enjoyed the spray painting part of this project because it was the easiest and most simple part. I chose to do fading colors because I wanted to do something cool on my white background.

This is my final draft of my peacock print picture. I thought this project was really hard because it took a really long time to cut out all the lines in the rubber. Doing every detail was difficult because the tools were really small but it was really hard to cut really small pieces off at one time. I worked hard on trying to portray each feather correctly and making them all the same. 

This is my print texture rough draft of a peacock before I put it onto my lino cut and use the tool to cut out all the shapes. Texture is super important in the project because if theres no texture then it will end up coming out as a black blob on your final project. Its important to have several references so you can make sure you get all the texture into your picture. I chose the peacock because when I looked at it I saw that it had the most textures because of the feathers and that it would be the best choice.

This picture is from the interactive chalk project. At the beginning of this project we had to sit down as a group and figure out what we were going to draw on the wall that people could interact with. This was difficult because either someone had lots of ideas or someone would have no ideas at all. Once we decided on the "Roasting Marshmallow" idea we had to figure out exactly how we were going to draw it. As a team we kind of split up the different parts of the pictures so we could get things done faster but everyone had something to do. Like for me, my job was to draw the trees with the chalk and the pastels. I think this project was successful because it showed the ups and downs of working in a team but it was also really fun. I like creating artwork that others can interact with because its more than just something people can look at and its like the artwork comes to life.

This is me drawing my value portrait. This picture is cool cause it actually shows me executing the drawing and looking at the actual picture and trying to copy it on my own. I loved this project cause it was really challenging but it was cool because I got to see my work grow through the process. When I first started I thought it was going to turn out really bad but as it grew, I got excited because it actually looked like it was supposed too.

This is my value portrait of Daniel Kalish. This project was really hard because not only is it difficult to draw someones face, but its also difficult to get the shading perfect to match the picture. I worked really hard trying to portray all the lines and shapes in his face to match the picture I was given. I enjoyed this project a lot because i thought it was challenging and helped experience the value chart better than just drawing it. Also, it showed my improvement in the class already, even though i've only been in Mr. Sands class for a few weeks. I hope you enjoy my art!