Workshop
Very much inspired by Kate Moross due to the hand written type. Looking into a newspaper we had to pick a word to write over and over again. Making sure you write the word in different fonts sizes orientations etc. san serif. Linking to Moross we needed to incorporate colour making it as bright as possible. Linking to her target audience which is teenagers/young adults because it is cartoony.
Self Directed
Inspired by Glenn Ibbitson I decided to do an observational drawing his style by using watercolours and a bit of acrylic. I wanted to see how it would look like so I just concentrated on the main area of my graphic image. The eyes. Personally I don't think they would be grabbing anyone's attention because they don't stand out because the watercolour is quite sheer.
Other than that the observational painting turned out ok. Clearly shows I have explored other medias instead of photography.
Psycho Geography Work Shop
Grounding
Grounding is a layer of primer or paint onto the paper this can be any colour however white paint is the most common. Looking at an image you would usually use one of the main colours for example if the landscape is mostly sky you would choose blue. Then paint over it and add all of the detail (the fore ground).
There were a variety of different images of city landscapes. I chose this one because there are different buildings that are different shape, sizes and colours.
The background colour I used to ground was blue because the majority of the image is blue the sky, sea and some of the buildings. To add the outline of the buildings/landscape I used white paint and filled in the detail of the buildings with similar colours in the image. I chose do the whole painting in the style of the lipstick building because its made up of square windows. In the image it looks like its made of different tones of blue and I did that for the whole image in individual colours. I think it turned out ok.
Debra Hurd:
Very much inspired by Kate Moross due to the hand written type. Looking into a newspaper we had to pick a word to write over and over again. Making sure you write the word in different fonts sizes orientations etc. san serif. Linking to Moross we needed to incorporate colour making it as bright as possible. Linking to her target audience which is teenagers/young adults because it is cartoony.
Self Directed
Inspired by Glenn Ibbitson I decided to do an observational drawing his style by using watercolours and a bit of acrylic. I wanted to see how it would look like so I just concentrated on the main area of my graphic image. The eyes. Personally I don't think they would be grabbing anyone's attention because they don't stand out because the watercolour is quite sheer.
Other than that the observational painting turned out ok. Clearly shows I have explored other medias instead of photography.
Psycho Geography Work Shop
Grounding
Grounding is a layer of primer or paint onto the paper this can be any colour however white paint is the most common. Looking at an image you would usually use one of the main colours for example if the landscape is mostly sky you would choose blue. Then paint over it and add all of the detail (the fore ground).
There were a variety of different images of city landscapes. I chose this one because there are different buildings that are different shape, sizes and colours.
The background colour I used to ground was blue because the majority of the image is blue the sky, sea and some of the buildings. To add the outline of the buildings/landscape I used white paint and filled in the detail of the buildings with similar colours in the image. I chose do the whole painting in the style of the lipstick building because its made up of square windows. In the image it looks like its made of different tones of blue and I did that for the whole image in individual colours. I think it turned out ok.
Debra Hurd:
Known for her Music inspired pieces as well as city scape pictures. She's uses oil paints which is a thicker paint I. Comparison to scripts. Oil paints are thicker and has a lot more texture. Hurd mainly used palette knives to put the paint on so she can build layers.
Self Directed
Experimentation for Idea 1 was me painting over my self portraits doing a couple of animals that relate to me either looks or personality. For example I choose the chimp because I kind of look like one and also I generally like them. Whereas the Fish portrait was done because in the original picture I was pulling a fish face.
Linking to the idea I thought I could relate these portraits to family members and family pets. That's why I did a portrait of my dog on my face. I fitted the the dog image onto the right self portrait. I chose the one of my laughing because my dog had a similar look. So perhaps I can incorporate my parents and put my cats face on top of them.
Idea 2 Inspired by Michael Shapcott
Experimentation for Idea 2 was using a variety of different medias seeing which one looks best. I experimented with biro, acrilyc, indian ink and watered down acrylic. Personally I think the watered down acrylic look the best and also its the closest to Michael Shapcotts style.
Transcriptions
Here are a couple of transcriptions of Shapcott's work. This is where I explored his technique and ways of creating his amazing artwork.
Personally I think they both turned out well because they do look similar to the original. But I cant perfect the techniques of the layering of watered down acrylic. My transcriptions look flat. Perhaps I should do outlines on some areas making them stand out more.
The drawing looks quite accurate although the drawing looks messier this is due to not putting hair spray on top. However the outline and shading is pretty accurate also. But some dark areas are captured in my transcription because I didn't use a graphite stick.
Grid Method
Using an image such as this one your go over it with a few lines vertically and horizontally creating squares. Making sure each line is equal distance from the other. Then transfer another grid multiplying it by 2 onto a bigger piece if paper. You have to number each box on both grids. Then looking in every individual box drawing what is inside. leaving you with a similar drawing to the original image.
Here is an image I found on Google which clearly shows the process:
Here is my response to the workshop. Personally I don't think the grid method is for me. Firstly it its quite time consuming and it takes me longer to do this method compared to free hand. The outcome itself doesn't look like Adele at all the face shape is odd as well as the eyes. The colour palette is quite accurate and that is the only thing I like about this. Practise with the grid is needed for me to get it accurate.
Fauvism Landscape
Self Directed
Experimentation for Idea 1 was me painting over my self portraits doing a couple of animals that relate to me either looks or personality. For example I choose the chimp because I kind of look like one and also I generally like them. Whereas the Fish portrait was done because in the original picture I was pulling a fish face.
Linking to the idea I thought I could relate these portraits to family members and family pets. That's why I did a portrait of my dog on my face. I fitted the the dog image onto the right self portrait. I chose the one of my laughing because my dog had a similar look. So perhaps I can incorporate my parents and put my cats face on top of them.
Idea 2 Inspired by Michael Shapcott
Experimentation for Idea 2 was using a variety of different medias seeing which one looks best. I experimented with biro, acrilyc, indian ink and watered down acrylic. Personally I think the watered down acrylic look the best and also its the closest to Michael Shapcotts style.
Transcriptions
Personally I think they both turned out well because they do look similar to the original. But I cant perfect the techniques of the layering of watered down acrylic. My transcriptions look flat. Perhaps I should do outlines on some areas making them stand out more.
The drawing looks quite accurate although the drawing looks messier this is due to not putting hair spray on top. However the outline and shading is pretty accurate also. But some dark areas are captured in my transcription because I didn't use a graphite stick.
Grid Method
Using an image such as this one your go over it with a few lines vertically and horizontally creating squares. Making sure each line is equal distance from the other. Then transfer another grid multiplying it by 2 onto a bigger piece if paper. You have to number each box on both grids. Then looking in every individual box drawing what is inside. leaving you with a similar drawing to the original image.
Here is an image I found on Google which clearly shows the process:
Here is my response to the workshop. Personally I don't think the grid method is for me. Firstly it its quite time consuming and it takes me longer to do this method compared to free hand. The outcome itself doesn't look like Adele at all the face shape is odd as well as the eyes. The colour palette is quite accurate and that is the only thing I like about this. Practise with the grid is needed for me to get it accurate.
Fauvism Landscape
For this I found an image of a landscape and then I drew a rough outline of the landscape. I used acrylic I used contrasting colours for example if the sky was blue I would paint it orange and so on.
PVA and String
PVA and String
For this I got an image of Audrey Hepburn and spread a load of PVA glue on it. I then chose a variety of different lengths and widths of string. So I can explore all of the different times of line. In some areas I used thicker string such as the hand whereas I used thin wavy string on the hair as it is very similar to hair. Also for some of the facial features I will use thin pieces of string perhaps even thread.
PVA and acrylic
Firstly, I mixed PVA and black acrylic. I then made a stencil and cut out my face in a picture and then I dribble the substance on to the page. Waited for it to try and then I decided to paint over it. I decided to create a face. Personally I think it looks a bit creepy but I think it turned out alright. To improve it I feel like I should have taken more time on the hair adding more tones into it, making it three dimensional. As it looks a bit freaky I could turn it into a Francis Bacon inspired portrait by distorting the facial features.
Francis Bacon inspired portraits
For this we were given our Student ID pictures...
Where we had to distort our faces and completely make this normal picture into something abnormal just like Bacon's work. To start with I had to decide on the colour scheme. For my portrait I chose darker colours such as blue, purple and black. For my portrait I was inspired by one of Bacons portraits which was this...
To get to grips with Bacons style I decided to do a transcription of this exact piece this is it....
I then decided to paint my portrait in very similar colours and I did some shapes the same like the nose although I should have distorted the eyes a bit more.
Health and Safety
1. When PVA glue is in eye wash it out with cold water thoroughly
2. When using a heat gun make sure you have you hand on the handle
3. Make sure belongings are under the table
PVA and acrylic
Firstly, I mixed PVA and black acrylic. I then made a stencil and cut out my face in a picture and then I dribble the substance on to the page. Waited for it to try and then I decided to paint over it. I decided to create a face. Personally I think it looks a bit creepy but I think it turned out alright. To improve it I feel like I should have taken more time on the hair adding more tones into it, making it three dimensional. As it looks a bit freaky I could turn it into a Francis Bacon inspired portrait by distorting the facial features.
Francis Bacon inspired portraits
For this we were given our Student ID pictures...
Where we had to distort our faces and completely make this normal picture into something abnormal just like Bacon's work. To start with I had to decide on the colour scheme. For my portrait I chose darker colours such as blue, purple and black. For my portrait I was inspired by one of Bacons portraits which was this...
Health and Safety
1. When PVA glue is in eye wash it out with cold water thoroughly
2. When using a heat gun make sure you have you hand on the handle
3. Make sure belongings are under the table
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