Describe how you arranged your composition. Discuss your use of the elements and principles. Is it a successful composition?
I arranged my composition by taking my paper rectangle and trying to fill up as much of the box with objects as possible. I originally did it horizontally with the mug, but decided to switch it up since I was getting frustrated with the angle and didn't like it. The elements I used were space, I tried to take up as much space with the objects as I could. I also used a lot of value to find the different shades of my piece and the darker vs. lighter areas. I tried to use texture in order to show the different textures in the basket with all of the holes. The color I used was all gray scale. I feel like overall it had a successful composition, I just wish I had more time to work on it. Did you use a wide range of values? (A range from white to black with at least 9 values). Explain how is this evident? Yes, some of the parts in shading that I used were very light, almost white colors while others were almost completely black, such as the parts of the paint bottle. Most of my piece was more of a medium shade, including the background. Explain how your knowledge and creating practice studies with value contributed to your piece. Having taken drawing already, I found this a lot easier than peers, since we already did a still life. I was able to use what I learned from drawing class on this piece in order to have a successful piece. |
Describe how you arranged your composition. Discuss your use of the elements and principles. Is it a successful composition?
I didn't really arrange my composition, since it was from a picture that I took at the beach. Overall by the angle I took the picture, I'd say it was pretty successful. How is texture and pattern are important in your composition? Texture and pattern ate both very important to have dark and light designs to show the different shadows throughout the piece and the different layers for each texture of the roofs. Why is value so important in this project? Describe your craftsmanship (How well the project is crafted technically). |
Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).
The overall composition of my artwork created a sense of balance and unity through the different colors I used. I brought out the yellows throughout my piece like in the bun, lettuce, cheese, and fries in order to create the feeling of rhythm throughout my piece. The piece shows movement based on the way the fried are laying and the placement of the ingredients in the burger such as the way the cheese is laying. How did you use value to create dimension? Is this important? Why? I used lots of shadowing throughout my piece especially on the fries. This is very important because if we didn't use value the piece wouldn't look realistic since it would look two dimensional. Value is everything when working with all types of 2D artwork. What did you achieve by using exaggerated color? By bringing out my colors I was able to see different colors and values in my piece that I may not have seen otherwise, such as all of the different colors in my burger. The emphasis on specific colors in the piece helps to make the piece more realistic and smooth. |
Describe the craftsmanship of your prints. (How good the project is technically crafted)-registration and carving
Overall, I wish I spent more time lining my prints up better, since the small rad parts of the bridge were very hard to line up. I think the colors and shadows of the bridge and the different layers turned out well, but some of the layers ended up in the clouds. Overall, I'd say it was pretty successful. How did you use texture, color harmony and balance to define your choice of subject? I used texture by doing highlights throughout the water and the hills by doing different layers instead of making it look flat. I used color harmony by using the bright red and darker browns/greens to make the red of the bridge pop and make that my centerpiece. |
Describe the differences in constructing a sculpture and doing something 2D. With sculptures, you can't just erase part of a project when you don't like it, you have to resculpt it and use different techniques to connect and use different textures throughout the piece. Describe the craftsmanship of your sculpture. (Is it neat and well executed?) Overall, I think the paint techniques turned out okay, but I don't like the bacon as much as the eggs. I do think it looks pretty neat, but I should've painted the bottom of the bacon What was the most difficult part of this project? For me, the most difficult part was making the bacon and the different textures throughout it. I tried to do the textures and ended up smoothing it out and trying again multiple times to start over on the textures. Did your color choices work together harmoniously? Yes, I used the colors that were the normal bacon and eggs color, so it looks realistic. I like the harmony of the colors and how both the bacon and the eggs pop from one another and are very distinct and easy to see. Is your sculpture interesting from all views? Yes, I have a few pictures from multiple views and I like how it turned out from different angles, but from some angles the bacon is white on the bottom or has spots that look more rushed than others. |