Unit 1

do not remember what this was

using letter to mask

intersting face

grouping straigt vs curve

LIne Exercise

Were there any emotions derived from activities that were difficult to convey using only lines? Why do you think that is? --i was planning to draw sad but nothing i could think of to convey it other than teardrop shapes and that seemed to literial to be very interesting.

Which was the easiest to execute? Why? anger because jagged lines seem to express it quickly and easily interpreted as that by most people i feel.

Are there any new types of line(s) or materials you used to execute the line(s) that you haven't explored before? Explain. used the better paper from sketch book and it seemed easier to use with the micro pens, more control maybe, nothing in the lines particularly unique compared to the class exercise.

just a additional thought. im not sure if it was following the directions. However some of the drawings i started with a distict feeling in mind and tried to show it with drawing and refinement, others i just started to draw first and when it struck me as a certain emotion i tried to refine it more towards that emotion.

spring board homework

interesting project, felt zen sometimes and tendious sometimes, i think depending on how much i liked the pattern i think. use of pen rather than pencil etc. made me committed to patterns i didn't always favor, even when i tried them out first on scrap paper.

Project 1 Pen Line Drawing

The project was done on Bristol with micron black ink pens .08 to .005
pens clogged at times making it necessary to redo some lines and possibly overwrite them.

The source of inspiration was one of the brainstormed pictures modified based on suggestions from Professor Sarah. Trying to get a shadow and 3D effect on ripples was researched, using examples from Google images and numerous rocks tossed into my pond and observed.

Especially problematic was interactions of multiple ripples maybe overreach and should have stuck to one. I also found the pens unforgiving relative to pencils. I had to modify some as I went along to compensate, especially making sure foreground items were not crossed over by background lines. I found the shading harder with pen vs pencil or charcoal but doable, helped by different-sized pens.

Tried to keep symmetry both vertically and horizontally and give an emphasis point by providing larger scale drops in the middle of the drawing as well as a sense of depth. Was also trying to balance calm liquid but also a sense of tension with falling drops

Unit 2

Gestalt circles with duck and caterpillar

Gestalt scribble with person/angel and car

ink blot monster

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After some staring it looked like the upper part of a head so I added jaws, teeth and eyes. I chose a snake body because head twist and angle position would be awkward for other type of legged bodies, plus a snake was in my skill set. Story wise it has a aquatic sea creature like head I feel so it would be based on that.

beetle juice idea

hot peppers idea

robot building robot selected idea

refinement to make into silhouette

in the process of pencil to ink

final ink prior to clean up and pencil erasing

Project 2: Narrative Silhouette

The project was done on Bristol drawn first in pencil for layout, then outlined in ink pen using circle templates and multiple rulers to keep crisp lines. The dark areas were then filled in by increasing the line width carefully with a pen and finally infilling with a marker. Shifting paper continuously helped draw lines.

The source of inspiration was M. C. Escher's paradox of hand drawing hand. My interpretation showed a dystopian future of robots building robots, hence taking over.

Maintaining negative/white space for proper silhouette spacing with the pens not being erasable was challenging.

Kept strong symmetry both vertically and horizontally. Gestalt additions to make the drawing more interesting and enforce the dystopian future included the closed end of the box wrench being the ouroboros, an ancient symbol that represents the cycle of life, death, and rebirth, and the wrench brand name of We Won and size of 42. Very strict symmetry was followed on arms so they matched, and continuity and closure were also strongly demonstrated.

silent critique of project 2

Unit 3

value scales

blue value scales

color wheel

matching color appearance with different background color

vibrating bad match example

example of color perceived different because of surrounding color

color matching attempts by classmates exercise

original photo used for project,

photoshop adjusted picture for contrast and trace made from it

color pencils colors, tints, tones and shades tried out before using in the final project

Project 3 Tonal Value Composition

Inspiration for my piece was a picture I had taken years ago of a pretty flower that had bloomed on my kitchen window sill.

I used a triad of complementary colors in various tints, shades, and tones, to complete the piece. It was not true to the original but was a harmonious and limited color palette. The photo was cropped to provide an effective and well-balanced composition.

The photo was modified to greyscale so value scale changes were more apparent. Then, it was traced and carbon copied onto Bristol. Colored pencils were used to complete it. Blending with pencils was challenging, requiring many layers to be effective. I found out that carbon paper was easy to use but doesn't erase like a rubbed pencil on the back of tracing paper.

Unit 4

Abstract mini paintings demonstrating color effects on emotion.

Trying out different options for square and circle changes to original to give art deco feel.

Trying out different colors and layers for art deco colors and skin tone.

Leonardo da Vinci"s Vitruvian Man the inspiration for my piece

Vitruvian Man, reimagined in Art Deco style and colors

Project 4 Expressive Color

Inspiration for my piece was Leonardo da Vinci"s Vitruvian Man it is High Renaissance style, a mix of science and art done with an ink pen on paper. The mood is serious, scientific and precise

I re-imagined the piece in Art Deco style. The mood was changed by the style and palette to be fun and frivolus with precison for geometric aspects but just for artistic purposes not technical or scientific.

I used a complementary color palette of red, green, blue, and purple to give Art Deco colors. I added repeating lines and patterns that were highly symmetrical and geometric to also emphasize the Art Deco style. I also made the bodies a little less anatomically precise more style less scientific precision. I think I could have gone further with this and made them even "flatter"

It was produced on Bristol with watercolor pencils, and ink pen for precise geometric lines and patterns.

Capstone

quick coloring sketch for piece 2 to try concept

laying out piece 3 figure to get proportions right

some quick sketches to see if it worked at the size I was going to draw and which silhouette negative or positive worked best

Piece 1 Art Deco style

Piece 2 Graphic Comic Art style

Piece 3 Minimalist style

I would curate them in this manner, progressively more removed from inspirational original

Capstone Project

Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man is the common theme among my pieces. Its blending of art and science, is very relatable to me, portraying the ideal man of its day.

Piece one is re-imagined in Art Deco style. I used a complementary color palette of red, green, blue, and purple to give Art Deco colors. I added repeating lines and patterns that were highly symmetrical and geometric to also emphasize the Art Deco style. Done with watercolor pencils, and ink pen.

Piece two is the ideal man portrayed as Superman and Batman. Done in graphic style, comic book cover design. Done with markers and pens in bright colors with patterns and graphics for a comic feel.

Piece three uses the gestalt principle of familiarity to make the symbol initially just seen as a normal bathroom before the irony of making the "ideal man" into the very generic average m

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