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.