Clay Tile

Landscape Painting

          While doing the drawing of the monopoly game board I had to think about many things such as perspective, the vanishing points, value and the horizon line. My completed drawing was successful because I included shadows with my color pencils. I also had to blend in the color pencils because it made it look more realistic. But before I even started using color pencil, I had to do washes of watercolor over my drawing. After I did this, I overlapped the watercolor with color pencil. The only thing that didn't work with this project was the orange in the background. I should've gradually make the orange light. If I could do my project over again, this is what I would change. I learned that you need to plan very well before you even start watercolors or color pencils.  The most difficult part of the project was adding in the highlights on the game board.

 

1. Explain how you changed your photo in the lab to create a stencil. While we were in the lab, we had to pick out our picture for our stencil and use photoshop to make the picture black and white. When we were making it black and white, we had to make sure that it was the perfect contrast with positive and negative space. Also we had to have the perfect threshold. The threshold is when there is the perfect amount of black and white in the picture. 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. When we had our picture picked out, we went back to the room and we had to make a collage of different pictures. The pictures in background of my collage kind of went with my picture. But the general idea was to make the overall composition have a lot of color. 3. Discuss the way positive and negative space was used to create your stencil. When I was creating my stencil, I had to make sure that there was enough positive and negative space. This means that in the end I needed to have the same amount of things cut out as the things that weren't. 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, we had to cut away from our hands and we had to make sure that our hands were out of the way so that we wouldn't cut yourself. When cutting, we had to push down kind of hard so that it cut all the way through the poster board. Some of the challenges I had to overcome were when I had to cut the boarder. This is because you had to cut straight because it was the border. 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. When I was using spray paint is was really fun . Choosing the colors that you would use was kind of hard because you wanted it to look good and once you spray it on there, there is no going back. The placement of the stencil was very important because you had to keep it still while you were spraying so that it wouldn't smear.

 

                               

1. Describe the process you went through to change your object into the correct perspective to create the drawing. This is when you were in the lab. While we were in the lab, we had to choose our picture for our colored pencil anamorphosis drawing and insert it into photoshop. When were in photo shop, we had to transform the picture so that it was in the right perspective. After we had our picture picked out, we had to draw a grid on both the picture and in our sketch book. I had to draw the cup to scale and I had to give it value when I was coloring it. The last thing we did was give it a shadow so that it looked like it was standing up.

2. How did distorting and stretching the object allow for you to create a drawing that would look different to the viewer? While distorting and stretching out the picture, it help it look like it wasn't just sitting on the paper. It helped the viewer see that it was actually standing up. But you did have to look at it at a certain angle so that it looked right. Otherwise it would just look extremely stretched out.

3. What were the most important concepts in the project to make it successful? The most important concepts of the project to make it successful were to make sure that the picture was stretched out enough so that it looked right. Also I think that the shadow made a big difference because it gave the impression that it was a 3D object and not 2D.

SELF EVALUATION

 

1.     Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).

      I think my balance was good because the picture turned out ok. The rhythm and unity was good too. But I do think that my lines could have been a little straighter. Also My print didn't have much detail in the background, so I could of added a little more then what I have.

2.     How did you add texture and contrast to your print? Is this important? Why?

      I added texture and contrast to my picture by putting spots on the cheetah and making the trees to make them look like they had leaves. This is important because it helps the print look more realistic.   

3.     Explain how you used positive and negative space to show your image.

       I used positive and negative space in my image. I showed it by having and equal amount of cut out area and non - cut out area. This helped make the spots on the cheetah stand out more.

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your print. (How good the project is technically crafted)

       I think the craftsmanship of the print was good. I think this because the lines were cleanly cut. Also because the actual printing was neat. The final products were done very well because there were no smudges on the paper after the paint.

5.     Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.

      Yes, because I made the grass bigger at the bottom and smaller at the top. This made the grass seem bigger closer up. It also made the smaller grass seem farther away. I also made the tree in the background smaller because I wanted it to look like it was closer to the cheetah then the other grass.

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?

      My overall experience with print making was ok. This is because it was kind of hard to figure out what to cut. Some advantages would be that we didn't have make five different stamps.

Print Sketch Critique

1. Why is texture so important to have in your sketches?

   The texture is very important in the sketch. This is because when you do your stamp you need to have a lot of texture to make it look good. You need to because there is only a limited amount of space for you to draw your animal. If you have a lot of texture then you can have positive and negative space in your stamp.

2. Why is it neccessary for you to have several references of each animal and each background? Explain.

  It is necessary to have several references for both the background and the animal. It is very important because you want to have many view points that you can look at. Also if there is something is one picture that you like and something in another that you also like, you might want to combine them. An example would be saying that you like one tree in one picture and the grass in another. This is why it is very important that you have many references.

3. When you look at your sketches are you able to see which sketch is the strongest and will make the best print? How do you know this? 

  I am able to look at each of my sketches and see which one would be best for the print. I know this because I have to chose the one with the best texture on it. I also had to pick the with a good background in it as well. I also know that this one was the best one because my other sketches didn't have has much detail as this one.