Describe how you created an interesting point of view? Was it successful? Why or why not?
I created an interesting point of view through the photo I took, I took the photo at a downward slant and I really like the way it turned out. I think it was successful because it gave the French fries a different look and I also used waffle fries instead of straight fries, which I think also gives it an interesting point of view. Drawing waffle fries definitely made it harder but I love the way these turned out and I think using waffle fries made it unique because theres lots of foreshortening with normal French fries.
Why is it important to understand perspective and how to draw it?
It's important to understand perspective so that your drawing looks realistic, when you have a point of view you want everything to line up the way it would realistically. For instance if I were to draw a path of bricks I would want a view point and then draw the bricks from there, not just boxes of because then it looks cartoonish. Overall it's important to know how to draw it so it looks realistic and adds dimension to the piece. It helps add dimension because it shows how the picture was taken and whats coming forward in the picture and in the drawing.
How were the colored pencil exercises important in the success of your piece?
My colored pencil exercises were important because it taught me how to shade, layer, blend, and highlight each piece. For me in this project the most important thing was layering and without the pumpkin practice I don't think I would have layered these French fries correctly. I also needed to add darker yellows/browns in some places and the pumpkin practice also helped with that, so that I knew how to blend the lights into the darks. Overall without the pumpkin practice drawing I don't think my French fries would have turned out the way they did.
Describe the craftsmanship of your colored pencil. What techniques were used? (How well the project is technically crafted).
Some techniques I used were doing very light layers and blending. The technique I used most was really light layers, it took me over a week to finish this piece but without doing lots of layers I wouldn't have gotten the colors I did. With layering I was able to get gold tones, brown tones, and white yellows for the highlights. I also used a blending technique by layering light tones then middle tones then dark tones then taking a light tone again to blend it all out, that helped me get highlights in areas that needed highlights. I think my project is well crafted because of the colors and dimension I got in each fry, this is also my personal favorite prisma color piece I've ever done because of the colors I got in the piece.
Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.
I think I was able to achieve depth by showing a foreground because the French fries take up almost all of the paper and they have a lot of depth in each one, the bag the French fries come in also have a lot of depth due to the shadow and the highlight. In the background I just did a basic background of colors that would help make the piece pop, it doesn't have as much depth but overall I think it has a fair amount to not overwhelm the piece.
Explain your experience with colored pencil and the project in general. What were the obstacles and advantages?
Overall I really enjoyed using color pencil for this project, I love how much dimension I got in each fry and I love the coloring I got in each fry. I also only used about four colors for each fry which I think is pretty cool and it looks like theres more than for. I also really liked the project because it was a bit more challenging then most since I just learned perspective for the first time. I didn't really face any obstacles besides making the French fries larger from the original picture. Some advantages I had was spending time on the practices to really figure out how to use prismas.
Looking back on the progression of this project what skills, techniques or other information would you like to have been taught? Do you feel you were prepared for this project?
I don't think I would have needed anything else to make this project better, I think everything I needed to know for this project was taught to me. I feel like I was prepared for this project and the practices we did overall really helped me to make this piece so good. Without the practices I don't think my piece would have turned out like this, so I don't think I needed to be taught anything else and I think I was prepared for this project thanks to my great teacher!
I created an interesting point of view through the photo I took, I took the photo at a downward slant and I really like the way it turned out. I think it was successful because it gave the French fries a different look and I also used waffle fries instead of straight fries, which I think also gives it an interesting point of view. Drawing waffle fries definitely made it harder but I love the way these turned out and I think using waffle fries made it unique because theres lots of foreshortening with normal French fries.
Why is it important to understand perspective and how to draw it?
It's important to understand perspective so that your drawing looks realistic, when you have a point of view you want everything to line up the way it would realistically. For instance if I were to draw a path of bricks I would want a view point and then draw the bricks from there, not just boxes of because then it looks cartoonish. Overall it's important to know how to draw it so it looks realistic and adds dimension to the piece. It helps add dimension because it shows how the picture was taken and whats coming forward in the picture and in the drawing.
How were the colored pencil exercises important in the success of your piece?
My colored pencil exercises were important because it taught me how to shade, layer, blend, and highlight each piece. For me in this project the most important thing was layering and without the pumpkin practice I don't think I would have layered these French fries correctly. I also needed to add darker yellows/browns in some places and the pumpkin practice also helped with that, so that I knew how to blend the lights into the darks. Overall without the pumpkin practice drawing I don't think my French fries would have turned out the way they did.
Describe the craftsmanship of your colored pencil. What techniques were used? (How well the project is technically crafted).
Some techniques I used were doing very light layers and blending. The technique I used most was really light layers, it took me over a week to finish this piece but without doing lots of layers I wouldn't have gotten the colors I did. With layering I was able to get gold tones, brown tones, and white yellows for the highlights. I also used a blending technique by layering light tones then middle tones then dark tones then taking a light tone again to blend it all out, that helped me get highlights in areas that needed highlights. I think my project is well crafted because of the colors and dimension I got in each fry, this is also my personal favorite prisma color piece I've ever done because of the colors I got in the piece.
Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.
I think I was able to achieve depth by showing a foreground because the French fries take up almost all of the paper and they have a lot of depth in each one, the bag the French fries come in also have a lot of depth due to the shadow and the highlight. In the background I just did a basic background of colors that would help make the piece pop, it doesn't have as much depth but overall I think it has a fair amount to not overwhelm the piece.
Explain your experience with colored pencil and the project in general. What were the obstacles and advantages?
Overall I really enjoyed using color pencil for this project, I love how much dimension I got in each fry and I love the coloring I got in each fry. I also only used about four colors for each fry which I think is pretty cool and it looks like theres more than for. I also really liked the project because it was a bit more challenging then most since I just learned perspective for the first time. I didn't really face any obstacles besides making the French fries larger from the original picture. Some advantages I had was spending time on the practices to really figure out how to use prismas.
Looking back on the progression of this project what skills, techniques or other information would you like to have been taught? Do you feel you were prepared for this project?
I don't think I would have needed anything else to make this project better, I think everything I needed to know for this project was taught to me. I feel like I was prepared for this project and the practices we did overall really helped me to make this piece so good. Without the practices I don't think my piece would have turned out like this, so I don't think I needed to be taught anything else and I think I was prepared for this project thanks to my great teacher!