Texture Collages

1. The most interesting thing about part one of this project was rubbing different textures and seeing how different roughness or smoothness would come across in different ways when they were transferred to the paper. I also thought it was interesting to see how the textures would appear digitally, and I realized that it is actually pretty hard to convey the real feeling of a texture on a screen.

2. Of the 10 photographs that I took, the image that I think best communicates the essence of a texture is the picture that I took of a tree's bark. It's really close-up and you can see all of the details in the wood. I think that it was successful because you can see all of the things that make the texture what it is––you can see the bumps and splinters that make it rough and the shadows that show the 3-dimensionality of it.

3. Of the collages that I created, I think that the most successful one was the one with all of the rubbings on it. I think this one was successful because it shows not only different shapes and objects, but also the textures within them––one of my favorite parts is the leaves on either side of the word in the middle, because they are clearly outlined, and you can easily see where the different parts of the leaves were based on the textures inside of them.

4. My most successful collage is also my favorite one. I really like the collage that I created with rubbings, because I like the mixture of both objects/actual things and the textures that they are made up of. I also like the way that it highlights the word "electric" by centering it in the middle of everything else, but it is not so highlighted that the viewer doesn't notice anything else in the collage.

5. In a 3-d representation of my 2-d collage, I think that it will be important to use objects that have clear textures, so that the end result will be interesting to look at and see a variety of different textures. I also think it might be interesting to blend the textures more than I did in the collages, because that will create even more textures than I began with.

Color Project

In this project, I learned a lot about different color combination methods and ways to combine colors to produce different effects. I learned that rather than just use the paint color as it came in the can, it is better to mix colors and create new, original colors to use in my paintings. This way, the work ends up appearing more unique and different. I used my skills my observation to determine which colors looked the best with each other, and to decide which combinations of colors I would use. This project has taught me to observe color more closely, and to appreciate the contrasts between two colors.

Dipticks

1. Triad
2. Analogous
3. Complimentary
4. Complimentary
5. Monochromatic

Shape and Composition

       In the first collage of white paper on black paper, my goal was to focus on the directional movement of the shapes. I didn't use a wide variation of shapes, because I didn't want the shapes themselves to be the main focus of the piece. Instead, I used three shapes (a pear and two different leaves) and reduced their size so that there were multiple copies of the same shape, but in different sizes. In the second collage, I focused less on the individual shapes themselves but instead paid attention to the bigger shape that they made together. I tried to show contrast between the white and the black so that the paper looked balanced and equal.

      In this project, I was drawn to focusing on balance and directional movement in the collages/rayograms. My most compelling collage is the first one, with the leaves and the pears. I like this one because I think that I did a good job of balancing the paper, but at the same time I didn't fill up the whole paper and left room for negative space. I think that my most compelling rayogram is also the first one shown here, because I think that I did a good job of making sure that the amount of white space on each side was relatively equal, and that there was not a noticeable imbalance on one side or the other.
     To make a rayogram:
1. Find objects to make the rayogram with.
2. Decide how you want to arrange your objects.
3. Get photo paper.
4. Arrange your objects on the paper, which is positioned under the enlarger.
5. Set the timer to the amount of time you want the light to hit your paper.
6. Turn the light on, and let the light remain on until the timer turns off.
7. Once the light has turned off, take all objects off of the paper and put the paper in the various bins of liquids to develop it.

      I think that I excelled at engaging and persisting in this project. I thought it was a lot of fun to make the rayograms, so it was easy for me to remain engaged and to persist and continue my work until it was finished and I was proud of the outcome. I think that I could improve in stretching and exploring, because it was hard for me to create a rayogram without a preconceived plan, which is something that I could work on.

 

Lines

In art class, we studied contour lines, as well as their quality and value. In my line drawings, I think I did a good job of capturing the general movements and shapes, and the objects were easily recognizable to anyone. I could have added more feeling to my drawings, and made them more expressive of emotions rather than just the action being performed.

In my wire sculpture, I think that I did a good job of bending the wire to resemble a human, and I captured the main idea of the parkour pose in my image. However, I could definitely have added more detail to my sculpture and maybe made the head a little more three-dimensional, instead of having it be sort of cartoon-like and unrealistic looking.