Brainstorm Ideas
Compositional sketches for 2 ideas along with referencesMy two ideas that I decided between were a fish and a beetle. The fish references were my own and they were a little to simple for this painting theme. The beetle references I found online and I did a compositional sketch of three of them as well as cropping the images.. In Progress PhotosI first sketched out my piece with pencil and when I was happy with the outline I then went in with a thin coat of paint and was carful not to touch my white spots. After I had my base on I darkened up areas that needed more color. I then went in with my green and washed it over the red part of the legs. Lastly, I added the white hair with a white pen and white watercolor. Final painting1. What watercolor/colored pencil techniques proved to be effective in your painting/drawing? How and
Why? The gradient color and the wet on dry techniques were effective in my painting. For the blending of the colors I used the gradient color technique to make that happen because it combines the colors and makes them flow into one another rather than having a line. The wet on dry technique helped me to get sharper edges such as on the leg. I used this for the shadows by putting down a light layer of black and then when it was dry putting a darker line of black were the shadow is at its darkest. 2. How important was using transparent layers (just layers for colored pencil) in your painting/drawing? Using transparent layers in my painting helped to show reflections of light on the beetle. This is important to make the piece look more realistic and give it its shape. 3. Explain how your composition was successful? Did you utilize all the elements of art and principles of design? Explain. My composition is successful because I feel that I looks almost identical to my reference and has a interesting view of the beetle which gives interest to the piece. I feel that I did use all if not some of the elements of art and principles of design. I used value to shape my piece, color to enhance my piece, the point of view of my piece draws interest, etc. 4. Was color choice an important factor in the overall success of the painting/drawing? Why? Yes, color was an important factor in the success of my painting because it is part of what makes the piece appealing to the eye and the bright colors make the piece happy and warm. I chose the beetle because of its colors because again, it drew my interest. 5. How did you use your knowledge of Georgia O’Keeffe as inspiration for this piece? I used my knowledge of Georgia O'Keeffe as inspiration in this piece because she always used natural items and zoomed into them to make them appear more interesting and detailed. This shows in my piece through the natural object I used and I also zoomed into the piece as well, to show texture and make it interesting. 6. Describe your craftsmanship. I started my piece by sketching out an outline and including outlines of shadows and highlights. I then, added a light wash of colors to my piece and used the gradient color technique to blend colors on the beetles shell and legs. I then made the colors darker and added my shadows. I continued to make the colors darker making sure to not touch my highlights. I used the wet on dry technique to enhance my shadows and add more green on the red part of the legs. I then added black to the holes in the shell and used darker versions of the colors in his shell as well. I lastly used a white pen to do the hair on his legs and made darker strands with white watercolor paint. 7. If you were an art critic how would you judge your work? I would judge my work by saying that I was spot on and the piece looks almost like the reference. However, I would also say that I needed more white hairs and more details on the legs. Overall it is a great piece but, there is still room for improvement. 8. If you were able to do something different what would it be and why? If I could do something different I would do a dog because that is what I am used to doing and I feel confident doing them. I know that I need to get out of my comfort zone but, if I could I would do a close up of a dog. I also love dogs eyes and texture of their fur and I think that It would be really fun to do a close up of a dogs face. 9. Explain to me what you have learned about watercolor/colored pencil and how it has improved or discouraged your development in art. I have learned what the different techniques are called and I have learned how to blend colored pencil. I never knew how to blend using colored pencil and I never thought I would like using them but, they are super fun and it is really easy to blend them. I love colored pencil and hope that I can use it later on. Watercolor is one of my favorite mediums and what I am most comfortable using. I learned what the different techniques in watercolor painting are called and how to achieve them properly. I feel like I have definitely improved my development in art by expanding my knowledge of watercolor and gaining interest in a new medium.
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