Color Spinners and Grayscale

 



This was the first composition took much detailing and time. There was use of Geometric and organic shapes, rectilinear and curvilinear. Rectilinear is a shape with pointed edges while curvilinear is a shape with curved edges. I used the acrylic paint to create very opaque colors for each shape. I was very successful in mixing colors creating lighter and darker values. I would change my application method; the more I used the acrylic paint in other compositions, the more I got the hang of it and it became easier to apply the right amount and not in excess. The grayscale composition was fairly easy and taught me how to create an incremental value. This assignment relates to the grayscale "selfie" composition because both assignments required using value. 

Blindfold Drawing

I used paper "lines" to create depth by placing tracing paper between two white lines and adding blue contrasting construction paper on top of it. The placement of the lines while being blindfolded created a difficulty in creating depth because I had trouble finding a place in this composition to create depth. I would change the placement of my lines and taken more time on it. I was successful in creating layers and I found this as a way of learning to work with what you have. The color and lines unified my composition by creating a contrast and most lines were touching other lines. My composition was very neat and did not have any blemishes. This assignment can relate to the "Texture and Line" assignment because you had to create line, unity, and contrast to create a texture like pattern which relates to creating depth in this composition.

Texture and Line

This assignment was most difficult for me because it was very hard to create a very tight pattern and I was inexperienced with the dip pen. I would change my last row of patterns to create something tighter and more texturized. I successfully created movement and pattern throughout both pieces. This composition taught me how to use line, shape, and motion; as well as getting the hang of a dip pen. This assignment relates to the grayscale "selfie" assignment because of the use of line and contrast along with positive and negative space. Adding areas of negative space gave more texture and definition to my composition because it made the positive space become more defined and stand out more creating more contrast. This composition was one of the very first assignments and as I was still getting the hang of being precise and neat with my artwork, I only had little smudges and blemishes. Now, I have made progress in keeping my artwork neat and blemish free.

Figure/Ground

My composition started with a "curly" I which could represent a cursive capitalized L or just an I. In my figure/ground composition, I created unbalance by starting from the top corner creating a "falling off of a cliff" effect in the far right piece. I also created a sense of unity by connecting each corner of the pieces of the letter. The strongest element in the construction of my figure piece, was line/motion. I created a motion of something "falling off the edge." I was most successful with creating a very clean and neat abstracted image. I would want to change the placement of my figure piece to create a different "state of being." Overall, this piece was my most successful and enjoyable. This assignment relates to the "Texture and Line" assignment because our original piece ended up being abstracted in the end and we had to create contrast while using negative space.

Collages: Minimalist and Maximalist

In my collage compositions, I used scale, isolation, and placement to create emphasis. In the "maximalist" collage, I used scale by choosing bigger men sleeping and also chose smaller people as well as mountains scaled to be smaller than the "sleeping giants." Next, I used placement by placing the "giants" on top of the mountain and leaning against them sleeping. and placed the smaller people in the grass. Lastly, I used isolation by isolating the "giants" from the people.
In  the "minimalist" collage, I used placement by placing the facial features on a background of many birds. I placed the eyes, lips, and nose in accordance to a face. I chose larger scaled eyes and smaller nose, eyebrows, and lips so the eyes would be emphasized more, in which I was successful.
I would do minor changes to both compositions because the water on the bottom of the page in my "maximalist" collage competes with the "giants" for emphasis because they are the same color scheme. I would add a bit more to the face to emphasize the eyes in my "minimalist" collage. I successfully emphasized what I chose to be emphasized and had overall success in creating both compositions. Both compositions were well organized, clear, and blemish/smudge free. This assignment relates to the "figure/ground" composition because we were supposed to create contrast and emphasis on a figure in both compositions.

Grayscale Selfie Composition

I was successfully able to create incremental value with the ink. At first, it was challenging to get the value I desired; I had to go over the part I wanted to be darker several times. There is contrast and emphasis going on all over the composition where the whitest white value contrasts against the gray spots around my face along with the black background causing my face to standout and be emphasized. I was very detailed, though I could have added a little more around the grayscale values on my face. My piece was clear with no smudges besides a small blemish on the bottom right corner due to the paint sticking to the tape I used to protect the border but overall, I was successful with the quality. I could have added a couple more details so the values would contrast better against each other and unified the entire piece. I successfully created a nice grayscale value throughout this composition. This assignment relates to the grayscale assignment because we had to create a grayscale value from whitest white to blackest black and this was very similar with ink.