Final group project artists statement

Checkers is the game we used as an inspiration

Final picture

Halfway photo 

Instructions 

My groups consisted  of Nia, Emily, Brianna, and myself. We decided to do checkers, because it was a really easy game to play. I created the blue game pieces and I also helped the group glue the black and yellow piece down. Harmony was used through repetition between the black and yellow squares. The black tiles contrast with the yellow tiles, making the colors bounce out at you. I found variety in the game when we put the game pieces on the board. The blue and green pieces added different colors to the black and yellow tiles. Our game had symmetrical balance because it has an even pattern on each side. I believe that we used a normal ratio and scale because our board and pieces look about the same size as a regular board. I believe that the checker board pieces themselves are more prominent than the game pieces , because there are more board pieces than game pieces. In addition, the game pieces are separated by  a few board pieces, which make the game pieces look like there's less than there really are. When I looked at the game my eyes moved around the board in a pattern. We made our game simple because we didn't have a lot of time to finish it .

My favorite daily object sketches

I like the daily object sketches because I always had them done weeks ahead of time. I also really liked them, because the forced me to become creative with the object I was recreating. In addition, I also liked them because they were fun to do when I was bored.

I liked this one because it was the first object sketch I completed.

I like this one because it resembles  a cellphone. 

I like this one because to me it's very creative and it reminds me of a game series called Professor Layton

I like this daily object sketch because it reminds me of a stuffed animal.

I really like this daily object sketch because it makes me think about the ocean and about how I want to be a marine biologist when I grow up.

Who Am I? Final Project Artist Statement

Final project

Halfway photo

The picture I used for inspiration-it's an illustration

Six project sketches

My artist statement 

I am mixed with a lot of things. My mother is African American and my father is Guyanases Indian. On my moms side of the family, we also have Cherokee Indian heritage. On my dads side of the family, we do a lot of cultural things like Indian weddings and parties. One reason I made this project is because I wanted to celebrate my heritage. I also wanted to draw something having to do with the fashion from my heritage. Finally I wanted to share my love for who I am and how I am proud to be a part of the family that I am in.The process I used to create this piece of art ,was first sketching and then painting and pastels. One element of art that I used was texture. For texture I used a found object such as a bindi.  A bindi is a piece of jewelry that Indian women wear on their foreheads. The second element of art that I used was value. Value is show between the red and the black colors on the dress.  I used a shade of red and some black to express value and to contrast their darkness. The third elements that I used was shape. I used organic and natural shapes in the jewelry and in the face. I also used geometric shapes in the sketches that I drew. The fourth element that I used is line. Line is shown in the dress and it leads the viewier around the dress and up to the woman's face. The fifth element I used was color. The colors that I used for this project were mainly red, yellow, black, green and a very light shade of blue. I used color to bring out the Sari and to make the background have a nice calm feeling. The sixth element of art that I used was space. The negative space in my artwork was the blue background around the Indian woman. The positive space in my art is the space being used by the woman in the picture. The final element of art that I used was form.  I feel as if I used form in a way that made the picture have a lot of movement. When you're looking at the picture, your eyes are always moving from one thing to the next because there are so many colors and details to see. The blue background adds a little bit of depth, that makes the woman look as if she fairly close to the viewier.  In addition the woman's proportions are fairly large, giving you the impression that she is in the foreground of the picture. In addition to theses elements, I used a two dimensional style of drawing to create my artwork. The color pallet that I used was mainly primary colors. The rest of the colors that are used were either secondary, monochromatic, or black. I chose to use these colors because I wanted to convey the colors of the Guyanese flag on the sari that the woman is wearing. I think the the overall out come of the picture turned out ok. I'm happy that I was able to convey my heritage in a way that makes me happy to share it with the people around me. I hope that other people will love and embrace their cultures and heritages as much as I do.

My Favorite Art Journals

I think that the art journals were really cool. I liked doing the art journals because they helped me to stay on track with my weekly drawing routine.

I also liked them because they were fun and they helped me to become more creative.

I really liked this art journel because it's about one of my favorite video game characters.

 I really liked this art journel because I enjoy drawing the Big Dango Family from Clannad.

Daily object sketch #31

12/11/14

Daily object sketch #30

12/9/14

Final project six sketches