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

Daily object sketch #29

12/4/14

Daily object sketch #28

12/2/14

Daily sketch #27

11/27/14

Daily sketch #26

11/25/14

Daily object sketch #25

11/20/14

Daily object sketch #24

11/18/14

My tessalation

Daily object sketch #23

11/13/14

Daily object sketch #22

11/11/14

Daily object sketch #21

11/6/14

Daily object sketch #20

11/4/14

ART CRITIQUE ON NIA'S WORK

The picture Nia used as her inspiration for this project is called "Christina's World" by Andrew Wyeth. When I look at her project I instantly see the blue water in the background. The water stands out the most to me because it's so blue and well blended together. The water also looks so realistic and beautiful, that's why I think it draws me in the most. I also see that the tree branches and birds lead me to the city. Another thing that is leading is the twirling color on the orange tree that led me to the ground. I also saw that the railing led me to the lady on the bench. Nia's project gives off a sence of peacefulness and wanting. In my opinion the girl on the bench seems like she could either be peaceful or longing for an easier life. If I could name her picture I would call it "The World Through Christina's Eyes."  Color was used in this project by expressing the peacefulness of the scene she recreated. When I look at the colors of the building in the city, I get a feeling of  excitement. Color is also used in an analogous color sceme on the orange tree. In addition,  blues in the water are blended together to make a really realistic looking river. In my opinion the colors on the buildings signify adventure. The colors tell me that the city is filled with adventurous places to explore and it makes me want to jump into the picture and go exploring with the girl sitting on the bench. I believe that Nia recreated this picture because she wanted to add fun and excitement to the woman's life. I think she also wanted to give the women more freedom to move about her life. I personally loved her recreation, it was beautifully done. Her colors blended well with each other and made the picture a delight it look at. I hope that I can create a project that looks as good as this one does.

Daily object sketch # 19

10/30/14

Daily object sketch # 18

10/28/14

Artist statement for our Color project

The six project sketchs 

Halfway photo

Self portrait with monkeys by Frida Kahlo 

Finished project 

The artwork I based my project off of was "Self Portait with Monkey's" by Frida Kahlo.

I chose to recreate this painting because it looked like it would be the easiest to do out of all the other options I picked. This artwork symbolizes the love for art I have in my life. I feel like the colors that I used show an emotion of calmness. When I look at the colors that I used I feel very relaxed and at peace. I decided to change the color choice because I wanted to make it completely my own interpretation of Frida Kalhos work. For majority of my painting I used a monochromatic color sceme. For a small portion of it I used an analogous color sceme and a bit of a primary color scheme on some of the plants. To make this project my own I changed the art style and the materials used to create it. The art style that I used to create this piece of art is manga art. I tried to make the people in my picture look like the people in manga. The materials I used to recreate this painting were pencil, white paint, water colors, a canvas, and an outlining pen. The steps I took to create my project were sketching, water coloring, outlining and then adding the white paint to highlight the eyes at the end. I think sketching took me the longest time because I kept erasing what I had drawn. I wanted it to look perfect so I kept erasing it until I got it right. This project took a little longer to complete. I anticipated that I would be done before the due date, but even though I didn't finish it completely on time I still worked really hard and hope that my artwork turned out ok. I think the over all picture turned out exactly as I wanted it too and I'm happy that I was able to work on this project because it helped me practice my drawing and painting skills.

Daily object sketch #17

10/23/14

Daily object sketch #16

10/21/14

Daily sketch #15

10/16/14

Daily sketch #14

10/13/14

6 project sketches on color # 2

Daily object sketch # 13

10/9/14

Daily sketch #12

10/7/14

Art journel #4

Testing out washes for artist journel

Daily sketch # 11

Daily sketch # 10

Tone, tint, shade assignment

Sorry it's kinda messy 😋😅

I hope I did it correctly

Daily object #9

9/25