I learned how to create nude tones and create new colors out of primary colors through these activities, as well as some different brush techniques. I feel like the Gradient warm up we did would be most helpful with my painting because sunsets are often gradient and the color matching correlates with that as well because it helps me match my paint to the colors of the photo I'm painting and help create the different gradient colors. I learned the most from the texture warm-up because I didn't have prior knowledge that we could paint different textures other than just a smooth texture which helped me understand how realistic paintings have been painted through using different types of textures. This was however my least successful warm up because I personally wasn't able to properly paint the different textures. How to make brown: use equal parts of red, blue, and yellow or simply red and green (blue + yellow) Tone down a color: you can tone down a color by mixing in some grey
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The most helpful warm up for me was the pen cubes because I was able to refer back to it during my pen drawing and see the different types I could use and for which areas they would each work best for.
composition is an arrangement of elements of the artwork that unites the elements into one whole. Value is defined as the relative lightness or darkness of a color which forms definition and illusion. pencil; pros- its much easier to shade with, more control over the darkness or lightness of value you're creating, erasable, easier to correct mistakes, can be used on most surfaces. Cons- can smudge easily, needs to be sharpened regularly pen; pros- more vivid drawings, sharper lines, creates bolder drawings, lasts longer, many different types of designs such as hatching, etc. Cons- smudges easily, can't be erased, hard to portray subtlety in drawings, harder to create value Charcoal; pros-easily removable, creates beautiful smokey effect, easy to create value, easy to blend. Cons- stains paper, wipes off easily, stains every surface, stains skin, charcoal material is easily breakable
In the beginning I struggled a bit with picking a singular picture to paint because painting realistic art is out of my comfort zone, I usually paint the images and memories in my head the way my mind processes it rather than the realistic perspective. My art is often more animated and trippy. I think the most successful thing about my painting is using the fan brush technique we learned in class and using that to paint my clouds that I felt turned out well.
Julien De Casabianca is a French and Corsican visual artist and filmmaker best known for his "Outings Project" which is a series of classic museum paintings brought to life in the form of street art. Before reaching success through his street art, Casabianca was an outstanding filmmaker who's work was supported by multiple remarkable figures such as literature Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian and Costa Gavras.
I was deeply moved by his Outings Project because it brings the ancient paintings out of the walls of a closed museum and into the everyday lives of people who cross paths with these pieces. I enjoy spending a majority of my free time browsing the classics sections of museums so being able to see some of my favorite pieces brought to life on the streets creates a feeling of serenity in my heart. The beyond life-size of these paintings deeply interest me because the bigger the piece gets, the harder the details get and somehow his larger murals never fail to perfectly portray the emotion of the characters in the paintings and every detail of his work is so effortlessly flawless. I have strong admiration for those who are able to visually illustrate portraits because the intuition that goes into recreating people's emotions on canvas requires a deeper level of understanding and sympathetic ability. Julien's link can be found at: www.juliendecasabianca.com |
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