Thursday, June 19, 2014

Its the last day of classes, my mask is finished and i think it looks great.

Spirit Animals: Mask Lore

Janine Heuving

Long ago, before history of time was recorded there were many different tribes across the land. They all had different aspects on how life should be lived, and food between tribes were scarce, trading was starting in some clans. Although, despite their differences each tribe had one tradition that they all shared. Before every hunt the tribe would gather and celebrate, asking the spirits for a good hunt. The hunters that would be leaving for the hunt would wear the masks. The mask had several different spirit animals on it. It was shaped like a coyote, with a panda, cat, spider, tiger, deer, sheep, wolf, and a tree with vines on it. The coyote to represent, adaptability, and believed to reveal truth behind illusion and chaos (if there was a herd of animals they would be able to find a weaker one easier) the panda for peace and positivity the cat representing independence, the spider for patience creativity and dark aspects, the tiger for strength and courage, the deer for gentleness, sheep represented innocence, wolf for intelligence, and the tree with vines would be for camouflage. It was believed that the hunters who wore this mask would have all the different spirit animals watching over them and giving them the aspects they need for a successful hunt. All the masks varied slightly but all had the same spirit animals

Thursday June 12, 2014

 How artists use proportion and distortion

1. How do exaggeration and distortion affect proportion?

          Takes away the 'realistic illusion' and create more expressive qualities.

2. What distorting affects can an artist use? 

          "Artists can lengthen, enlarge, bend, wrap, twist, or deform parts of or all of the human body."

3. Why do artists use distortion? 

           "to convey their ideas and feelings."  And to "show moods and feelings that are easily understood by viewers."

4. How can artists create monumental qualities without using a larger scale?

           Artists can create monumental qualities through exaggerated proportions and spacing rather than through large scale.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

I have now started the painting process of making the mask and have painted the coyotes fur i think i might get to start painting the other animals tomorrow there's going to be: of course a coyote; a wolf; a deer; a cat; a tiger; a panda; a sheep; and a spider. They each represent a different part of me, so all together the mask will be my personality. My mask will have a tree branch that i found wrapped around the snout hiding the originally painted animals, then for even more hiding i will have pipe cleaners around the branch like a vine.

Friday, May 30, 2014

After painting the colour wheels we went on and learned new techniques for painting by work sheets before we went on to our masks. We started to continue on our masks yesterday and today. So far i have made the mold added the snout and done the lining. On Monday i will be adding the ears and putting the plaster over my attachments, then making a thin layer of clay the next day.

Thursday May 1 2014

     Colours in a Colour Wheel

     Before starting to create our masks we learned a bit more about colours, the primary (red, yellow, and blue) the secondary colours (violet, green, and orange) by making a colour wheel. We each got to create our own 'creative colour wheel' meaning a colour wheel with tints and shades that we can design how ever we want to. I made mine a spider web like wheel with the tints going inward and the shades creeping outward. I had a lot of fun painting.

Wednesday April 16, 2014

     Masks are a good way of hiding or concealing ones true identity. They are used in multiple different ways, for celebrations, mascots or to rob something so that the cameras won't pick up who it is. There are tribal masks used for celebrations or memoirs

     Our new project for masks is to create a mask that resembles you. We are each to use the seven stages of the creative process

• challenging and inspiring-getting inspiration from other pieces of work
• imaging and generating-developing on each idea to expand them and think of more 
• planning and focusing-making a plan for what you might want 
• exploring and experimenting-testing/drawing out how your plan would work
• producing, revising and refining-making your plan 
• presenting and performing-showing off your project and plan to people
• reflecting and evaluating-thinking back at what you can or want to do better next time

    So far we have looked at the the first three, we looked at different masks and their meanings, thinking about what we like and what represents us and are working toward sketching out two ideas that we feel represents ourselves.

Tuesday April 8, 2014

                                                      Positive and Negative Space

      After learning the difference between positive and negative space we tested this by picking a simple silhouette shape, ( i chose a wolf) and trying different ways of taking positive and negative space and making an abstract type of picture with different values but the same image. I found the instructions that were on the sheet we got made the assignment harder, more complicated and more confusing than it actually was, but after getting it figured out it was quite easy.

Thursday March 27, 2014

This week we started a new project, we have to write our name in cursive on a piece of paper folded in half. After that we have to try and mirror it on the other half. Once we have a mirrored image of our name in cursive, the assignment is to apply the elements of line, shape, form, texture, and value to create a design using the shapes made from our cursive letters. So far I have Written my name, mirrored it, and am starting designing it. Starting the project it was a bit challenging to figure out how to write my name so that the whole thing is along the fold. After that part was finished and you got a basic idea of where the mirrored image should go its all about looking at it and just trying to figure out what you like.

Monday March 24, 2014

Lately in art class we have been putting our texture, value line and shape together to recreate a black and white picture. I did an old man. I found that the hair was a challenge along with the nose and mouth. this was probably because there are not actually lines there they are just the difference in shading and value.

Monday March 3, 2014

Texture

     Value is a way to show implied texture it shows where there might be a smoother or bumpier surface. Texture is an element of art that is how something feels or looks like it might feel. (Real or implied texture) The element of value is important when creating the illusion of texture, implied texture. Implied texture is what something looks like it would feel like, eg. in a drawing of a tree the bark isn't going to look smooth because that is not what it is, it will look rough. On the other hand real texture is what something actually feels like if you physically touch it.

Friday February 28 2014

Art Medium

     The medium is the singular for media. Media/medium is the way of sending a message it is in between the sender and receiver. In art the media is the material we use to send our message, eg. graphite, paint, ink, etc. The medium isn't the pen and paint brush we use, those are the tools we use not how we are getting the message sent to the receiver.

Thursday February 27 2014

Value - what is it?

1. Why is value so important in ART?

     Value shows the form and texture in an object or piece of art work.

2. How does the element of value relate to the element of texture?

     The value shows the shadows of any little detail.

3. List 5 ways of rendering (ie. drawing) value. 

• cross hatching
• shading 
• stippling
• parallel lines
• scribbling

4. Describe what we mean by "building value" in drawing.

     By layering your design to make the lines closer together making it appear darker.

5. How do we best see value?

     When we squint because the lines are blurred so that we only see the shade of colour.

Wednesday February 26, 2014

Value

   
     Value means, technically, the intensity of each part of a picture less or more light, dark and shading. Value is what shows the implied lines, shape, form... value. The value isn't just the shadows it's how we see the shape. eg. when you look at a light post the value isn't just the shadow you see. The value is the glare off the metal, the slow transition around the pole as the light fades, Value is everything. 

Monday February 10, 2014

     Today in class we talked about what language, and art actually mean. Language is way more then a class you have to take, it is everything from thoughts and ideas to actions, written and spoken language. Art is a type of language where an artist or anyone can display their thoughts and ideas in a type of message.

     Language is sending a message. There are many different ways to deliver the message:

• Verbal
• Written
• Musical
• Emotion (eg. smiling=happy) 
• Physical (eg. Slamming a door=angry)
• Artistically
• Ideas

     Extending on our lesson of sending a message we did an activity where we drew lines with human traits (happy, sad, angry, etc.) Although they were all lines drawn with the same marker they all looked different and had a different message.

     A line is...a part of art and language it can send a message. Whether it's part of a drawing or just a single line could have more meaning then meets the eye.