I had the idea to do a beach landscape because this picture means something to me and I thought it could be really interesting since I've never done a beach front scene. I didn't sketch this out because of the time we had to do the piece, however on the actual canvas I cut the canvas into eights so that I could map out where everything was. This piece was really fun to paint with all the leafs and I decided to use acrylic instead of oil so that I could paint the beach front background and then go in with greens, browns, yellows, and reds to the leafs so it looks like thats in front. I didn't really face any obstacles the umbrellas were a little hard to draw at first and get the shape but I ended up liking the way they look, the leafs add a lot of detail to the piece and I love the colors I got. Some successes I had were the border and the leads, I was able to get lots of colors in the leafs which I like and some are more detailed then others, I was a little pressed on time so the one I did first is my favorite because I spent more time on it, however, I still like all of them. I decided to do a checker border because I thought it added to the beach theme and I think it also looks interesting with the beach front. Something I could improve on would be more highlights and shadows in the ocean, but again this was the first time I've painted a beach front. I gained knowledge in colors with this project, I wouldn't have normally added blue or red into the leafs but overall it really adds to the look and makes it look more dimensional. It's inspired me to learn more about colors and adding colors I wouldn't normally use into a piece. If I were to do this again I would spend more time on the leafs at the bottom to make them match my favorite branch.
I came up with this picture when Ms. Rossi said we had to have dramatic lighting and shadows, when she said that my first reaction was to go into my parents closet in the afternoon because I Know the sun shines a lot through there. I was playing around with the lighting and shadow of the window and this is what I ended up getting. The picture was originally in color and I ended up switching it to monochromatic cause I liked the way it looked. For this piece I didn't do any sketching, I didn't do any sketching because of the amount of time we had and because I decided to grid this piece since I've never done a self portrait. Some obstacles I faced, well there was a lot, I've never really done a portrait the correct way, in art 2 I did a portrait but I didn't know how to draw a portrait so it was more of a practice than anything. I'd say the thing I struggled with most was the face. I don't know how to draw a face so I was suppose to grid it but it still wasn't correct, thats why in the pictures I have and I and then I had to redo it cause it wasn't proportional. At first I didn't know where to start with the hair and then I color blocked it and it ended up looking how I want it and I liked the purple highlights I think it makes the piece stand out and gives a different vibe rather than just normal black and white. Some success I had, I didn't have any at first, but now I like the piece, I'd say the hair, skin, and necklace was successful. I've grown a lot since my first portrait you can look back at art 2 and its pretty horrific, the proportions aren't correct and I didn't know how to draw anything, so I'd say I've improved a lot. How I could improve more is practice drawing faces so that I know how to when doing portraiture. This has inspired me to learn more about portraits. Im also in drawing class right now and were about to start portraits, so I'm looking forward to that and then I'll know how to draw everything correctly. If I were to do anything different it would be drawing a better outline of the face before I start actually painting.
I have two pets, a cat and a dog, I decided to draw my cat cause I've never drawn fur and I felt like for a first time a cat would be easier than a dog. For sketches I didn't do much because we were short on time, for the sketches I played around with colors and how to get the shape of the fur, which took me a couple tries. Some obstacles I faced were the paws, I've never drawn paws and to be honest I don't really love the way they look in this piece but for a first time I'll take it. Another obstacle was the face, at first it was just white and then I had to go back and add more dimension to make it look more realistic, also the background was hard because I wanted to do normal colors for the background and it was hard to get a background around the cat. I think some of the success I had would be the fur, I really like the way the fur turned out with the colors and I tried to add more than just white to the fur but it doesn't show through that much because of the blending. Another success I think I had was getting the dark brown/black in the tail and some spots, I tried to not use black as much as possible and used browns, purples, and blues, and I really like the way it turned out. I think next time I could improve on the background and paws, the background was kind of spur of the moment and its a little textured and I don't know how I feel about all of it being textured. Also with the paws they just don't look realistic and I wish they did but it was a first time and there's always room to grow. I gained learning experience with prismas in this, I've never drawn fur so I had to draw that for the first time and it was interesting on how you do it with prismas cause you have to do each section separately. This has inspired me to do more with prismas, when I first started in art 4 with prismas I hated them and I think since I've figured out how to use them the right way, I'll do more pieces with prismas. If I were to do this piece again I would work a little slower and take more time on the background I would also practice the paws and eyes more before putting them on the final. Overall I like the way this piece turned out besides the background.
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