For this project we were told to do a scratch board drawing using texture and movement. I chose to do a drawing of a young girl on a swing showing the texture on her surroundings and the movement on her hair. The meaning behind this would show how the years go by so fast, as i am now a senior and having to think of what my future and this drawing shows how this young girl is enjoying her life and enjoying being young while she has so much ahead of her.
I used texture throughout this piece in the girls surroundings. I added texture in the grass, in the trees, and in the fence. I also added texture in the fabric of the young girl's dress by adding different values. I tried to balance my artwork by not letting there be too much blank space. That is why i decided to add the trees, one being off to the distance and the other being more up close. I added the movement in this piece through the girl's hair as its blowing through the wind. I think i could have improve this if i were to have left a bit more black in the sky like i did to the left. I feel like i kind of got carried away scratching off the black and didn't think to leave a little more black to show more values on the sky. I demonstrated a wide range of values in the girl's body and in the tree. I also tried to add some values in the grass and in the sky.
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For my self portrait i decided to do a zombie look using only pencils. Throughout this project i used a lot of values. On half of my face where the skin appears to be peeled off i decided to go darker than the rest of my face but still add highlights to show where the light is hitting and to show the texture of the blood and tissue underneath. One part where i think depth was portrayed the best is in the hoodie where the cloth is being folded. I think the range in values and the shadows of the hood-laces are what really brought the depth together making it seem realistic. I chose this portrait style because i wanted to use the peeled skin on the face to show texture and pull what i have learned throughout the semester into this piece. I was able to show how i could go darker in some areas and also be able to add highlights. I think that the most important aesthetic quality of this piece is the wound on the face because it adds a darker contrast to the other half of the face and it catches your attention. I think this piece uses a good source of light in adding the different shadows. Movement was shown through the way the hair is drawn. I think this piece was a success because i incorporated different values and textures to bring the piece together and also because it looks realistic.
For my final sketch i decided on the zombie portrait. I felt that this was the better option because i can use so many values throughout this piece and i can be able get in some texture as well.
For my self portrait i had to sketchout an idea with an expressive face, a zombie face, and a mechanical face. For my final piece i had to decide between either one of the three and i ended up choosing the zombie portrait idea.
For this part of the portrait project we were given an image of a skull as well as tracing paper. Then we were assigned to draw a portrait of ourselves, using the skull as a template or guide of our face. The part i found difficult was getting the shape of my eyes to look like my own. I also found it difficult to show value on the face since i didnt want to go too dark and i didnt know where exactly i was supposed to show the darker values.
During these practice drawings we were shown how to correctly draw an eye, a nose, a mouth, and an ear by watching video tutorials. The part i found challenging was getting those mid gray values and so i had to keep going darker in some areas to show depth and contrast.
For this practice activity we had to search through magazines and cut out different facial features. Then we were told to draw those features out in our sketchbooks. I think the only challenge i found was getting the right angles in which to draw them as well as drawing the right texture of the skin.
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