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I plan to use my piece to either hold pencils or to use for a plant. I want to finish it by carving a simple design into it for an interesting texture. Later, I want to use paint to make the piece colorful and nice to look at.
I found trying to fit the top into the container part difficult. At first I wanted to fit it like puzzle pieces, but the pot is slanted in, which made it difficult. I eventually decided to make the cap fit inside the pot instead. So far, I have found that smoothing is easy and has not been too difficult. It is probably the most successful part of the pot. First, I planned out the pot by cutting a circle out and then cutting it so that it was the size and shape that I wanted. I used an x-acto knife to trace it out on a slab of clay. In order to connect the two ends of clay, I scratch and slipped the two edges and pushed them together to meld. I used more slip to smooth out the edge before I got another slab of clay to make the cap. After I'm done, the greenware will have to be dried for a week to ensure a successful firing. Hue Value ScaleMost Helpful Warm-UpPainting in ProcessFinished PieceThe place represented in my art is an airport, specifically RDU. This place is important to me because I travel to China usually every other year to visit family, eat food, and see sights. The airport reminds me of the fun times abroad and new experiences to be had. The airport gives me a sort of nostalgic feeling, and being there makes me think about the people passing by. I wonder if they may be going on vacation or going home, and I think about this moment being the first and last time I would ever see them (kind of strange, I know).
The most challenging part of this picture was the concrete on the bottom half of the painting. The photo I was using had yellow and black lines on the ground which was a difficult to paint. I think overall, I was a bit over-ambitious do choose this photo as a beginner. The most successful part of this piece was using a black background and painting dots to show lights in the distance. After priming the paper, the first step in my process was to draw the ground and outline the plane and the passenger boarding bridge (I learned it was not easy to paint over black, so I painted the sky later on). My painting is made up mostly of cooler colors, like teal blue and dark purple. I used pencil to guide me in painting where the light hit the concrete, and then painted the plane and bridge, After I covered the top half in black and dotted some colors in a line to show a far away city. I blended in the ground colors for a smoother look and made little touch ups. Warm Up Slideshow
Pen DrawingPencil DrawingCharcoal DrawingWarm-UpThe Most Helpful Unit The most helpful warm-up in this unit was the upside down Picasso drawing. It was difficult to copy the lines but it was good practice for identifying different line shapes. This warm-up was unique because I had to make more estimates on where to draw than if I were to be drawing a right side up picture. Composition and Value Composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art. Value is the lights and darks in artwork. Pros and Cons of Each Medium
Pens tend to be smoother, darker, and draw more cleanly. There is a wide variety of stylus, ink, and color types to choose from and it also does not smudge as much as the other two mediums. However, ink cannot be erased (unless you use erasable pens) and the ink can dry out if it has not been in use for a long time. Pens need to be refilled once they run out and also smudge if you touch it before the ink dries. Pencils are great to use as guidelines before you use an unerasable medium like pen. Wood pencils are biodegradable and can be cheaper than pens. Graphite can be erased and will not bleed through the page like a pen can. But, pencils smudge easily and need to be sharpened. Charcoal is good for its ability to be blended in if any mistakes occur. The shading is smooth and easy. and a dissatisfying drawing can be changed easily and quickly. It is a messy tool to use and can leave fingerprints on your art if you aren't careful. The powder may fall off and create a little bigger mess to clean up. Pau Buscató is a street photographer that is based in Oslo, Norway, but takes photos around the world in cities such as London, Barcelona, and New York city. The materials he needs are his camera and whatever piques his interest in his community. Pau is well known and has earned several awards along with having his art celebrated internationally through exhibitions. The photos he takes are a part of a series he calls Hopscotch, because like the game, he must be playful in order to have a creative result from his photos.
The pictures Pau takes are by chance, which I find extremely interesting because it would take patience and a good eye to spot these perfect moments. Pau notices little, seemingly undistinguishable scenes and shares them to his audience through his photography. What I find inspiring in his work is the attention to detail and his good timing, which must take a lot of creativity and practice. I strive to work as closely and persistently to my education as he does to his photography. Pau looks beyond the surface to his everyday environments and does not limit himself. Pau Buscató's website: https://www.buscato.net/ Colossal article: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/03/oslo-street-photography-by-pau-buscato/ |
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