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This semester in paint I've learned a lot from each project. 1. In the water color painting I learned the values or layering and the point of less being more. for my piece I made a recreation of a vacation photo of my aunt facing the water at the beach. With water color the more water you add the lighter the color and the less is darker. I struggled to find a balance between light and dark to create my waves. Though I am satisfied with the outcome. 2. The Hundertwasser painting was most likely my favorite. In this piece I used acrylic paint to turn an existing photo into something else. For this piece I chose a clearance that consisted of trees and a lake as my starting. With this project I felt my biggest difficulty was using my creativity to find a way to transform the photo while still making it recognizable. 3. The landscape project taught me the point of a pallet knife and how important texture was. For this piece I used a photo of a highway In New York during the fall. I changed up some of the original colors to make the textures stand out. Though I felt that because I used the pallet knife with the oil paint I was able to create the texture without color change. By this I mean that the pallet knife alone was able to create enough texture without me having to manipulate the color. It wasn't my favorite piece but I did learn much from it. 4. Lastly was the pet portrait where I used oil paint, layering, and color gradient to help create my piece. For this project I made a recreation of my dog that I call puppy. I started with the darker colors and worked my way up with the lighter ones on top. It was difficult because oil paint takes a while to dry and I'd often need the bottom layer of paint to be dry before I could add another layer. This is so they wouldn't mix. Though overall I felt that this was my favorite and more fun project to make. All and all I've learned the importance of gradient, color, texture, layering, strokes, tools other than a paintbrush and most importantly the difference between paints.
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1. The craftsman ship of this piece can be described as rushed. I used both acrylic for the background and oil for the fairy. I had a great time making this but it was also a great challenge trying to complete this in a week and a half. I wish I had taken more time into making my lines in the water more straight though at the same time I like the slightly messy look of it. 2. In this painting I wanted to incorporate the technique from every project I had so far into this piece. I had the water idea incorporated from my Hundertwasser piece, the hair texture using the pallet knife like in my landscape. I used the layering of colors for the skin of my fairy like my pet portrait and the color contrast of the lily pads like my water color painting. 3. One this that I loved about this would be the outcome of my skin . It was a first for me and I feel like for my first time I did fairly well. Next time I will attempt at adding more darker spots to add more texture and depth to her skin and give her a more realistic look. 4. Over all I am happy with this piece and if given more time It would've been even better. 1. I will just go out and say that this piece wasn't one of my best. The craftsman ship looks rushed and in my opinion nothing like the original. I feel it turned out this way because In the beginning I was dedicated and slowly I lost interest and it showed as my work progressed. The biggest flaw was the coloring and how off the final and original was.
2. There were various forms in contrasts as far as sizing goes but because I made the pieces so close together to fit the canvas it was hard to show this. 3. The style within this painting was supposed to be reflective with a realistic feel to it though I feel that I made it too cartoon like. It was hard to find colors that made it eye catching yet kept a reflective look to it. 4. The only textures in this piece were smooth surfaces so there were no jagged edges or soft surfaces to convey. Though there were dips in some of the glass pieces and it was very vital to make the glass look reflective. 5. Looking back I notice specifically in the yellow bowl I forgot to make the other half of the pink colored vase. Along with that If I could change anything It would go beyond the painting and be the time. I feel as if, with more time This painting could have came out much better. |
AuthorMy name is Phylicia and I go by the same thing. I'm pretty much an open book and my art work hopefully shows that as well. Archives
January 2020
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