The self portrait I made was created using tempura water colors and based on the below picture. Using the reference photo, the idea was to use the paint and get the shapes I wanted in place first and worry about other details later in the process. The value of the paint shows where there are meant to be shadows and highlights on the face, hands, neck, etc.. and appear to have a soft flow to them. The skin is soft so the paint must be too. While I could not get all the details into the painting with the amount of time I had to work, I am overall satisfied with the quality and outcome.
This painting was inspired by the style of Eyvind Earle and based on the below picture. The idea was to use shapes and colors to portray objects instead of specific details. The flow of the lines shows the direction of the trunk and helps to form the basic cylindrical shape of it. The branches of the tree are overlapped with dotted leaves and some open areas to see bits of the branches. All of the space on the paper is taken up by color though same places have deeper color than other.
The painting I made using tempura water colors is labeled Spooky Trees. A variety of different contrasting colors that are not found in nature but still give the impression of colors that are. The trees are blue, getting lighter the farther back they go, and darker the closer they are until finally the closest tree is completely black. The colorful dots along the tree show the form of the trunk and branches as well as direct the flow of light along the shapes. By looking as the orange and pinks of the sky in the background, one can assume the sun is low and able to cast much light across the lower part of the tree.
For my portrait of ink and dip pen, I chose to do a flower. I used thicker lines for the shape of the petals and crosshatching for the shadows beneath and around each one. Since the ink is dark, the only way to show the lighter parts of the image was to leave them blank. The shadows and blank space to show the darks and lights of the image. For the open place that isn't flower, I colored with sharpie so it wasn't just empty space.
The project was to take a picture of ourselves and draw a self portrait based on it, focusing on shapes main ideas to get the idea details across to the viewer. Pencil is a good medium to create very simple lines and shapes but difficult to use to focus on details, shadow, and forms. Making certain pieces darker prints those things forward and makes it clearly shown the the viewer while light parts are glanced over in order to blend with the rest of the drawing.
My leaf water color painting is a piece which conveys perspective through shadow and color. Each leaf shown has very distinct differences with color and style. The shadows come off the original leaf to show the table underneath and give the idea that they do not lay flat but are sort of bent and point upwards.
This drawing is set in one point perspective and depicts an imaginary room. The “viewer” is facing one wall and all objects seem to lead to one point on said wall. Pencil was used to add contrasting line colors (lighter being farther and darker being closer). Objects like the bed and shelf use line and shape to give the impression that these are 3-D objects.
Perspective is important when it comes to any drawing. The focus points of a all the shapes is one single point. Some even have holes to show dimension. The dimension, value, and overall shapes portrays the mood that these are solid 3-dimensional objects in space.
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