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FINAL: Little Red Riding Boy
image 1: Emphasis/ Focal Point
image 2: Texture
image 3: Space
image 4: Value- grayscale
image 5: Pattern
image 6: scale
image 7: Line
image 8: Balance
Before painting/ drawing I used my sketchbook to decide what lessons I was going to bring into my piece and then sketched out my drawings. I also decided which scenes were best to show in my 8 “snippets” of a spin off of little red riding hood.
Scale/Proportion Project
1. Solo Exhibition
2. Group Exhibition
In the top piece:
There are several colors coming together within this piece. There are nearly all colors of the rainbow that are spread out throughout the image. There are brightly colored sharper objects hanging from the top and s sof red objects on the right. The red shape is rounded and is by far the most noticeable part of this design. There is a black image on the right bottom hand corner of the design as well. The colors are very warm and inviting which makes sense as it is for a children’s museum.
The lines on the top of the piece hace pencils which aim down. This gives the viewer a sense of direction and ultimately makes the viewer look down towards the other elements in the design. The objects because of their colors seem light and easy on the eye. As far as balance goes, the right elements are there in this piece, however, it is a little busy.By getting rid of some of the images on the right then this piece could have been a lot more successful. Sometime’s simplicity gets the ideas across well. That being said, the stars with CMA in it work very nicely and work to grab the viewer's attention. The stars could be a different tone but it is very visually interesting to see the letter forms within the star shapes. Overall, Gabby had good ideas and concepts in this piece. If there was slightly less going on it would be very successful for the CMA.
In the bottom piece:
In this group exhibition I notice the shades of orange and yellow throughout the background. There is also pink lettering and circular shapes throughout the piece as well. There is a blue rectangular shape with pink lettering as well.
There is a sense of direction with the staggered colored working and stars. The flowers also help to aid the viewer's eye down the piece. The colors are bright and calming and remind me of springtime. Something to consider, would be to make the artists pop out and the name of the group exhibition. The names get a little lost within the imagery. The color scheme is well thought out, just simplicity and organization is needed.
The image is balanced in that there is an equal amount of flowers and stars spread throughout. It would be even more balanced if the lettering and flowers were underneath the highlighted text and more faded. This way, the more important information would not get as lost. There is also variety in the fact that the blue rectangle like figure is standing out from the warm tones. By adding a cool tone, she was able to differentiate that shape from the rest of the work: highlighting it. As far as unity goes, there are elements in which this piece is uniters, however, simplicity and a few of these elements added would have created a more successful piece. Overall, Gabby used several principals to create a successful poster for the CMA.
Scale/ Proportion Advertisement Posters:
Carly and I’s zoom:
She is going to do a interpretation of a children's book where a boy found a beached whale and put it in his bathtub.
I am planning on doing a spin off of little red riding hood. Through our conversation I realized I could easily connect the pages with a tree/ brush. I also thought about how I was going to twist the story. I plan on making it about a boy and a bear. I am going to use a glue stick to connect the pages.
Emphasis/Focal Point Project
There are black rounded and hard edged figures in this piece. There are blue circles with different blue colored values in them as well. The wall of the image is filled with grayscale and white values as well. The bottom of the image is a darker gray textured pattern. The darkest values of the image is the image to the left of this piece.
The work starts with a silhouette on the left. The blue “bubbles”(which are the only colored image in this work) are scattered throughout the image and bring the eye to the various other elements in the picture. The silhouette itself is of an individual in the bath. The feet look like they are in a very feminine position so one can make an educated guess that it is a woman. Femininity could also be translated in the soft shape of the bubbles. The bubbles yake many different sizes throughout the image. It leaves the viewer questioning why some are larger than others? As well as how these sizes add to the meaning of the piece? The background/ wall in this image is very light in comparison to the black silhouettes. This contrast between black and white works very well in the image as it guides to create a distinction between the two and the darker images are highlighted more. The window is also very dark and there are light and dark gray pieces into it as well. The light in the window somehow makes the bubbles less of that light/ highlighted value in the image. If the window was completely a dark night sky it would have aided to the emphasis on the bubbles more. That being said, if there was maybe not bubbles but a bright moon it would leave the viewer focusing on one thing rather than say 10. The floor is also a great tone as it is a combination of the black and wihte: a midtone gray. Going back to the window, the black of the window itself aids in contrast to the black and white but also helps make the bubbles stand out. If the tree and lighter tones were not in it, it would have helped to aid in making the bubbles be the stand out. My eye tends to focus on the window when the aim is the bubbles. The contrasting texture of the floor and wall also are interesting and work in a nice way since the nalc of the tub and the window are solid and tectureless: because they're silhouettes. The bubbles also seem to add a sense of rhythm as they are repeating and are in different shapes.The white lines in the tub that give it definition match perfectly to the white brick background as well. Most of the images in this piece are very flat so it was a good use of the bubbles which have a sine in them. The shine contrasts the flatness of the image ad makes the bubbles seem very 3 dimensional.
Emphasis Project:
In this photo, it is clear that the man is gazing upon something. He is clearly in the focal point box. The right of the image is mostly background. He is centered on the left side of the image, In the golden spiral itself is the man's gaze. The photo’s purpose of this photo is alluding to the fact that something has grasped this man’s attention and is causing him to look that way. His body language inside the box in which he is stationed is also facing the direction of his gaze. Although it is his eyes and that are supposed to be highlighted the most. This also gives the viewer a sense of direction and mystery within the image. There is no evidence of what the man is looking at, so it is left to interpretation. That being said, there is a sense of urgency to this image as well. The direction notion and stare of the man t the right is creating this snapshot in time in which the viewer understands there is something near/ coming, yet is forced to leave it a mystery. However, this sense of something is near creates urgency. The background of a;so very plain and they purposely focused the camera on the man. The background, which looks to be a park, is very unfocused. Thus, leading to the man being emphasized at the focal point of this image even more. It is clear that the person who took this photograph intended the focus to be on the man and where he was looking and not the background at all.
Scale/proportion is used to attract our eye because usually large objects are what is concentrated on. Objects that are smaller usually hold less weight and therefore, don't get as much attention from a viewer. However, smaller pieces are necessary in order to make up a project. Scale does create urgency in a way. By focusing on an object it makes the object appear close to you. In this case this man in the commercial is very very close to the screen and is giving a serious look. Therefore, the viewer feels like this man is close to them- exhibiting a sense of urgency/closeness in nature. In this case, the man is placed towards the right two columns and there is some room on the left of him. His eyes are evenly divided in the middle two spaces to the right, indicating his gaze is being concentrated on and is relevant to the point of this shot. By putting tuhs man to the right, it also adds a sense of direction. If he was perfectly centered it would not give the illusion of motion. However, by putting him slightly to the right you see/ feel the empty space behind him and now feel as if he is moving to the right. His gaze and facial expressions are perfectly centered to the right as well so it gives the viewer the impression that they're almost making eye contact/ in person with this individual. Overall, the placement in this image solidifies the notion that the viewers must pay attention to this man.
Texture Project
In this piece I see several lines make up a wavy object. I also see darker lines/ stacked lines used to create darker value. I see circular objects with circular marks inside of them. Within the circles are lighter and darker values created with circular motions/ specks. I see a triangular/ circular part of this piece where there is a crust like texture going across it. It almost looks like the side of a building that is beginning to crumble. There is also a small section that looks to have a zebra like stripes pattern to it. As the crumble pattern gets closer to the lined pattern it begins to get smaller and more populated making the value appear darker overall.
The work is constructed in a way where it is clear that the lighter and large pieces have the striped pattern to them. More lines were added where it was necessary to show darker value. Since the darker values are more prevalent on the bottom of the piece, one can infer that the light source in this image was coming from the top. The lines act as almost a guide and give the shape its value. The patterns begin to change as value changes as well. The tentacles of the octopus on the top are lighter and as the viewer begins to see the bottom parts of the creature the barker values begin. The actual top of the octopus has a different crust pattern. This change in pattern ultimately reflects the fact that there is a change in not only value, but shape. The outside of the suction cups are the darker of value in the whole piece. As one looks closer to the center they get lighter which is both representational of the light source and actual shading of the animal.
Within the tentacles on the top are lines going vertically. These vertical lines contract the horizontal lines that flow throughout the shape. However, the vertical lines almost give the shape of the tentacle more definition and help the viewer understand the shape better as well. The octopus itself appears rough as the patterns you chose make it appear almost like that of a wood piece.The straight lines are almost jagged and do not give a soft feel. Which, in turn, helps communicate this almost menacing idea of this octopus in this piece.
This image for the most part is balanced. THere could be a little more of a darker value, however, it is very accurate to the shading of the actual image of the octopus. Like stated earlier, the underside of the tentacles of the octopus are darker because they appear under the light source. Anything above the bottom side of the tentacles is a lighter value in general. Obviously for this project micro pens were used so there were only black and white and grey looking values. The values were delivered very well and the texture was an interesting take on the original image- it translates very well.
Texture Project:
pattern sketches for texture/pattern project
Proportion in Daily Life:
Scale in Daily Life:
Do-Ho Suh utilizes proportion in all his pieces. Here we see a house that is see through and purple, yet is not quite the size of a regular house. He utilizes scale as well because the house is centered and all its elements are even.
Color Heritage Project
In this piece I see green, white, and red scattered out throughout the whole image. The image itself is a selfie where there is light on her face. Instead of light from the sun, it appears as a reflection of the green, white and red colors. Outside the window there appears to be european like buildings that are very colorful in nature as well as water. Through the back seat mirrors there appears to be a house and bright yellow flowers/plants. The composition is set up as a selfie in a foreign location. The selfie is central in the image as well as the flag shadow which is acting as sunlight on the eyes. Almost like a mask. Her eyes are even red as if they are morphong to a color of the culture. There is bread on the backseat(another italian staple) and european buildings on both sides of her. She has created this scene from a selfie and it is very interesting. The curved lines on the flag cross her face imply that there is movement, almost like wind. There is also the same pattern streaming across the car. Visually, this guides the viewer throughout the image and by looking out the windows to the different scenes.The car is darker than the outside so one can imply that there is a top window that is open due to the light being shown on her face. Almost in a reflective manner are her eyes then red from the colors represented in the flag like pattern. The bread in the backseat is also highlighted implying that the windows from outside are making its way into the back seat as well. The whole piece is very smooth and as you go outside there is a transition to little texture to texture of the outside world. The ripples in the water create this movement and also gold color mimicked in the surrounding buildings, These colors, again, reflet the colors of the heritage and the flag; especially the red. There are highlights throughout this whole image, it is very consistent. The colors are very bright and the erd, orange, and greens pop out the most as they are found throughout the image. In terms of balance, there is more focus centrally than in the back. However, This almost balances it out because there are more colors in the buildings than on her face. The red in her eyes carries the viewer's eye to the red in the building to the right. There is intended emphasis on her face as she included details that bring out various other points in her piece. The highlight on her eyes is even more of a focal point as they are the loudest part about the image. The red in all parts of the image as well as the green in the plants and the flag also acts to make this image unified. Overall, the work is successful in conveying italian heritage as it focuses on architectural elements of italy, traditional foods, and colors within the culture.
Color Heritage project: Germany
I chose my colors of black, red, and gold as they are the colors of the German flag. My family is very german so I decided that Germany would be the best fit for this project. When deciding what I was going to create, I originally was going to do something along the lines of just using the capitalBerlin and the flag in some way. I thought about making an abstract flag or even an abstract building. However, I have always loved drawing animals and knew that the national german bird was a golden eagle. This to me was something I really wanted to incorporate into the factors I had already listed. Using my wacom tablet I was able to create dark gray/black tones for the beak and light golden and dark golden tones to create the texture of the bird. I thought the cross between images and digital art would be an interesting mix. This is my first time merging the two and I really appreciate both forms of digital art (photography and hands on). I wanted the eagle to be the biggest image on the screen so that it grabs the viewer's attention. The state's capital, Berlin, and the flag are behind the national bird.
Ellen Gallagher:
Te yellow and black create a contrast and leads to the two individual silhouettes to be emphasized.
