Print Making Project

      The making of this print was a very long but somewhat intesting process.  First I had to make a sketch with all of the details I wanted to include into my print.  After this I then copied the sketch multiple times and shaded the parts I would cut away from the linoleum.  I then transferred the image to the linoleum, and tediously cut away the shaded parts using a gouging tool with various sized bits.  When I had finished cutting, I began with the ink application.  With a braer tool I had to evenly spread the ink onto the linoleum and carefully place it onto the paper.  This project was very tedious and repetitive but the final product turned out to be very interesting.  I had alot of success in making my sketches and cutting away the linoleum, but when it came to applying I had a lot of difficulty in making the ink even.  I also found if very difficult to create contrast within the print. I learned from this project that patience is rewarded, because when I tried to rush my prints suffered and it just looked really rough.  I really enjoyed this project and feel that it was one of my better pieces, but could still use a lot of improvement.

Frog Tongue

     
      I feel that this project was very interesting, but there were some difficult aspects.  I thought that creating the frog to blend with the tongue was fairly easy, but making it so that it looked like the tongue didn't cut of and then go into the frog was much more tedious.  I did not enjoy using the clone stamp tool which to 20 years to just fill the frog with the tongue texture.  The things i did enjoy were making the frog into a tongue and adjusting it so it looked realistic.  Again i really liked this project because it incorporated technology into the everyday art class.  This made art actually a pleasure for me.  I hope we do many more of this type of activity in the future.

Pancake Jaws

      This project was very interesting for me.  I love to use technology and this perfectly intertwined art into it.  This project was one of the more "fun" things I have done in art.  I was able to manipulate these pancakes succesfully and for once I was very happy with my final product.  The difficulty of this project was not apparent as it was very enjoyable.  The part I liked the most about this project was that errors were easily corrected.  Even if I accidentally erased something or changed something, I could easily correct it.  The hardest part about this project was trying to make the mouth blend in with the pancakes to make it look more realistic.  I hope we have many more opportunities to do projects like this on the computer.  Overall I really enjoyed this project and feel that it was definitely one of my stronger pieces.

Stencil Project

      The stencil project for me was a very fun and interesting project.  I feel that I was fully able to achieve the desired effect even though there were some minor errors.  Throughout the entireity of this project I was constantly learning something new.  I learned how to create stencils, cut stencils, and finally paint with stencils.  The process of this project was a very long and grueling one but it was very rewarding.  There were several steps in creating this piece which began with actually obtaining a photo.  I personally forgot about the need for a photo so I quickly took this one prior to class beginning.  The next step was to convert the photo into a three color stencil using Photoshop which was very easy.  We then had to blow the photo up using the projector and trace the individual colors onto poster board.  After this was the most time consuming step which is to cut out the stencils.  Lastly I lined up the stencils on the cardboard and spray painted them.  As you can see there are some gaps where the stencils did not line up correctly but I feel the overall I came out with a reasonably decent product. For me this project was very successful because I was fully able to capture the Photoshop stencil into the spray painted final product.  

    
     I feel that through this drawing I accomplished many things.  For starters although I did not master the task of making contour lines I think that through this piece of art I gained a better understanding of how to make one.  As we were doing the blind contours in class and the multiple other contour drawings I slowly was seeing some subtle improvements throughout each drawing.  Finally when I got to the shoe I was able to apply all that I learned and I feel that it turned out rather good.  The hardest part of this assignment was to make sure that I did not pick up the pen when I felt I was making a mistake.  It became very difficult to add enough detail to bring out the unique look of the shoe.  The easiest part of this project, although there weren't many, was to create the basic shape of the shoe.  This project provided a challenge that I enjoyed.  Overall I think that although this may not be my best work, it was ultimately a success.

iPad Value Study

I feel that this project was very similar to using oil pastels, yet they had some subtle differences.  This was similar to oil pastels in the fact that it was very easy to blend the colors and make it smooth.  Although, it was different because you did not have to actually judge the pressure with the iPads, ly.it just made it solid naturally.  Through this piece I accomplished many things.  I was able to successfully blend colors together to make a full set of values.  I learned that in order create real value in an image you have to blend the colors enough to bring out the lightness to darkness and to achieve the 3 Dimensional shape.  This sort of technology is important to art because it allows us to learn how to create new things in a more diverse way.  This in turn allows for a better understanding of the true concept.  In this piece of artwork I thought that the hardest part was trying to blend the colors evenly without mixing it too much.  The easiest part was definitely applying the color to the shapes.  Overall I feel that this project was very successful and I found it very interesting as well.

Cartoon Skeleton Drawing

This cartoon skeleton of a minion from the movie Despicable Me displays a full set of bones.  It starts out with a full formed skull and uses fracture lines to make it look more skeletal.  Since the minion's head is so large the remaining bones had to be squished in.  He is fit with a set of ribs along his one inch vertebrate, a two inch pelvic region right below that and has two miniature leg bones fit with all ten metatarsals.  The minion also has its shoulder blades shaded in black and its arms complete with metacarpals.  I had to be very  creative with this drawing, as i was crunched for space after it's enormous skull. You can see that every thing below the head is drastically shrunk to make it look proportional.  He only has four vertebrate total and only four ribs as well.  The hardest part of this project to me was making everything look proportional and in their right place after having such a huge head.  I feel that I fully accomplished creating a fully formed skeleton for this cartoon character and it was very enjoyable.  From this project i learned that if you take drawing one step at a time it is much easier.  I kept on getting frustrated when I tried to do too much a once and it all messed up, so when I took it one step at a time it went by much smoother.  I also learned that skeletons are very intricate and require a lot of detail. Overall I think this was a very interesting project since I was able to use my imagination to envision what I thought the skeleton would look like.