This is a quick painting in my sketchbook when planning my project inspired from Frozen. I am making this for a family friend. This was my original idea. After I made it on a canvas, I realized it looked different than I imagined. It took me so long to get the colors right. The hardest was the blue green and yellow. |
The proportions of the castle to the mountains is off in my painting. The color scheme of the flags are off. It was difficult to remember how I made the sketch and I couldn't remake the exact color. I do not like how flat it is. In my Version 2 I will make more texture and take more time to blend the colors. This is going to be continued.
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I was so thrilled to begin my summer pieces, and then integrating my ideas in a classroom setting made it so much more fun! Over the summer I grew and taught myself- which I believe was effective. I taught myself gel pen and prisma. I experimented with the freedom and tried out cartoon lines and grunge pieces.
Getting into the class, I benefited from having friends to teach me what they have learned. I loved working together and seeing other's work which in turn helped my pieces. When working on breadth I focused on the techniques and elements, whereas I chose to focus my concentration on self reflection on the idea of home. I am so glad I chose this, because as writing an essay or keeping a journal art does the same thing. I was able to reach a conclusion. A self-evaluation. I learned about art's true purpose during my concentration. In a strange way, art allows us to express ourselves. This idea is cliche but AP Art taught me what this truly means. You learn how you make connections and communicate visual to the public. I gained so much from all my art classes, but AP Art was the perfect capstone. A year is not enough to finish a concentration, as it can continue for so long. The ideas become more and more cohesive and continue like an essay. Also, you train your eye for craftsmanship and creativity/originality. You see the mistakes, and you can spot the "good ones" haha. When you pick a subject matter that you are interested in you take off- a tip for future ap art students. I learned how to put together a gallery, and how to sell pieces, and how to piece them. Simple ideas important for students who want to continue. I sold my first piece and I will always remember that. I will continue art, and currently I am planning to major in Sustainable Architecture at Appalachian State. Art is what you make of it. It is self-expression and self-evaluation. You can make it anyway you want.
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This piece I may use in my breadth. It was originally a doodle which I thought I could turn into a self portrait idea, but then as I added more to the doodle (the left side) and added a orb (on the rough draft on the left) I realized it symbolizes mother nature.
This has a deeper meaning. This piece has natural, and supernatural aspects. On the left will be outerspace, and the flowers and deer represent Earth. The bottom three photos are versions I have created. My concentration's idea is to finding home and telling a story of the places I have lived and where I live now. I begin with pieces from Panama, where I was born and lived for 5 years. I then create a transition piece (airport) to symbolize the move from Panama to North Carolina.
I stuck to the airy feel, using circular motions of the prisma pencils. The pink rays on the runway are reflections of the sky. It is meant to be sunrise to symbolize the beginning of the story.
Trivial Fact: Scot-Irish settlers created a plaid or tartan(original name for plaid from Scottish culture) to resemble the colors of North Carolina's mountains, where they settled.The colors indicated the family or clan, so in a way this would be a family tartan.
My original plan for this piece was to create a Season's Greeting Card for a scholarship entry. Last minute I chose to enter a different piece because of the choice I ran into. I realized that I could either cut off the edge (example on the left) or add more to the composition (example on the right edited by snapchat doodling to help you envision it). What would you choose?
Continuing my concentration of home, I took a slightly different route with No. 6. I went for more of a whimsical look. I tried to imagine the perfect home, and I thought of a cottage during springtime. I then found this imagine online and wanted to experiment with the color palette using acrylic base, then oils, all painted on a real piece of wood. At AC Moore this wood piece was cheaper than the regular canvases. It also adds to the painting with the detail and theme. Real bark trim is around the edges. This is the process I went about painting on wood for the first time. It was so fun! Highly recommend!
I had fun changing up from painting on just canvas. I learned a new technique. I also refreshed what I knew about two point perspective. I highly recommend this, because it makes the piece unique. It is different than my usual pieces. It does give just enough of a challenge to where it is still fun. Here is my final piece:
My idea for this piece was to paint one of my mom's favorite plates. Having my concentration as objects which I associate with home - I wanted to have a piece representing my mom's plate collection.
The photo on the left is made by a new strategy I am using to create a mix between my reference photos and my own photos. The plate on the tablecloth is a photo I took myself. The egg is a photo I printed from offline. I cut out the egg photo and taped it on my photo. I find this to be extremely helpful. Another thing I have learned is to use my prismas to tweak any colors in the photo by directly coloring on top. This project took me two class periods to complete, because it is a 5x5 canvas. Although, looking back I wish I used a bigger canvas. I've been on the hunt for gold oil paints. I have a gold acrylic paint, but I am hesitant about putting acrylic on oil. This weekend I will be shopping for new prismas so I will also be searching for a gold oil paint. I think having an oil gold hue is beneficial because I can mix the gold with my colors to give my pieces a more overall glow. I can small amounts to help with highlights and reflections. This is an old thing I would always do in Art 1. Going back to the basics never hurts. I am excited as I do think I am gaining a better understanding of color schemes. |