Artist Statement:
My final portfolio piece is a colored pencil drawing of a sloth. I chose to do a sloth because I wanted to create my project around the topic of endangered animals. I selected this theme for my portfolio because I love the environment and animals. I would like for people to take notice of all the animals that are slowly fading away as they are hunted or have their homes taken away from them. I hope that I can raise awareness. My sloth drawing fits into my theme because sloths are on the list as an endangered species. I chose to use colored pencil as my medium because I wanted it to look realistic in order for people to easily recognize it. As I worked I found it difficult to draw all the overlapping colors and thin, individual hairs. I resolved this problem by taking my time and working very carefully to create at detailed product. In the end, I am very proud of my final piece of artwork. I believe this project shows my growth as an artist because I think it is one of my best pieces I have ever drawn. I am glad that my sloth came out well and I hope it inspires people to help save the endangered species in the world.
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For my artwork re-do project, I decided to re-do the horse scratchboard I did in elementary school. I prepared for this project by researching scratchboard techniques used for animals, practicing on a small scratchboard, and I drew two sketches of ideas for the final piece. I believe I learned a lot about how to create lighter and darker value on a scratchboard and I think that this was a great improvement from my earlier version.
For my elements of art project I chose to do a project that is inspired by value. I used value in my work by creating the image from different shades in between white and black. In preparation for this project I sketched out my plan in the photo on the left, and then my final project is in the photo to the right.
Graphite drawing Reflection: When I draw with graphite pencil, I have learned that it is very useful to draw exactly what I see, and add in the smallest of details to make it more realistic. I have also learned that if I want to have a very light or faded color, I should blend the pencil with my finger or with a blending stick. Acrylic Paint Reflection: I used acrylic paint for the sunset painting shown in the slideshow above. I learned that using a background or base color can be very helpful as well as overlapping colors when they are wet, to blend, or when they are dry to put light colors on top of dark ones. Clay Sculpture: In the slideshow above I have a picture of a clay tile that I made, I learned that when making these, it is useful when you have some flat parts and then add 3 Dimensional qualities. I also learned how we should always be sure to create a wet rough surface on the clay if you want to attach a new piece. I used this technique in my clay tile because every time is put of a new finger, I had to do this to make sure it stayed on properly. When learning about perspective and space drawings, I learned that when you use focus points in one point or two point drawing it makes the lines more accurate and the picture to look more realistic. When we draw using perspective we make things look more realistic by making things smaller when they are farther away and then bigger when they are up close. And in perspective photos we can make different illusions by putting people and things up close and far away to add a new effect to the picture. During my pointillism/stippling project, I learned that when using a pen, I must put the dots very close together in order to create the darker shades and then farther apart for a lighter color. Also in this project, I realized that it made things easier when I sketched out a drawing of the girl on grid paper and then transferred it onto a new paper as dots. From the unit "Artists Solve Problems" we used different kinds of limitations in our artwork. I tried drawing with my non-dominant hand, I tried painting with new art utensils, and I tried mono-printing with new items such as a beaded necklace. For my final project I tried creating an image using different kinds of tape, layering it to create the darker shades.
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Paige DunnI love working on art especially painting and drawing, I enjoy the peace of silently working on my art. Archives
January 2017
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