For this project I wanted to learn how to create a masterpiece of art with only the ability to use pen on a piece of paper. I began my artistic journey by creating a small detailed sketch on a piece of paper of my classmate who was silent drawing at the time. I needed to spend some time working on my drawing technique before I put it only a sizable sheet of paper as my final. I played around with a multitude of techniques to start off and found out ones I really enjoyed and were able to successfully incorporate into my final. For the final I cut a piece of thicker paper, one that could be full of ink and withstand the weight, and sketched out the composition delicately in pencil. When I found that I had made all the proportions correctly I decided to outline the lines in pen as lightly as possible and began to shade the first layer of pen. Each layer I did was the same strength on top of the other with precise lines and placement. Eventually after added a thin layer of black every time I wanted to darken up an area I was able to get the darkest parts of my piece with deep shadows and a wide range of contrast. I'm overall extremely happy with this piece because not only was I able to improve a skill I needed time to work on, I was able to use one of my favorite mediums. I seem to like bold marks more than I admit and I'm hopeful that even though the style is not as colorful as most of my elaborate pieces I will be able to make it my own.
For this next art piece I did I decided on using a lot of color because I adore color. For me color adds a lot of meaning and sentiments to a piece of art and I really like being able to capture an atmosphere with it. I had done many art pieces with genuine facial expressions, but they didn't have as much raw emotion as I wanted to convey. I asked my classmate Rachel to rest her head down on the table so I could quickly sketch her out. I hate photographs so I drew her by observation and tried to duplicate the expression on her face and the way she rested. To finish off my mini sketch I colored it in my favorite medium, markers. I like these markers because although the colors are bold and crisp they're soft and genuine. I used a palette of red, orange, pink and yellow because those colors seem to get a wide range while maintaining their beauty. As I got closer to finishing my piece I realized I wanted the background to be a completely different mood from the foreground. I decided to come up with a slightly altered color palette, one that complimented it but made the focal piece stand out immensely. I then got another idea thinking maybe a different medium would also
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May 2015
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