These were the last two pieces I made for my AP Studio Art portfolio. With these two, I specifically picked vibrantly-colored paper, just to experiment with the effect that it has. I really like how they came out. In my opinion, the color of the paper becomes a strong element, since it's so bright and bold. If anything, it definitely gives these two scenes a totally different feel than the other two scenes of my field hockey and softball equipment. Hope you enjoy!
Comments are always welcome, but I'd be especially interested to see what you think of these pieces!
These are more pieces from my AP Studio Art portfolio, which has actually been submitted already. There are still two more pieces left, so you'll see those next week. The first piece is another attempt at morphing the tinker toys I used to play with into the thing that I imagined it to be. The second piece consists of my softball glove and bat, both of which have served me very well for many years :)
So these are two more pieces from my AP Studio Art concentration. The top one is my field hockey stick with a ball resting on it. The bottom image is a morph of the tinker toys I used to play with when I was a kid into the real thing. In this case, I used to build a tinker toy lawnmower, and run around the house with it, so I tried to show the progression of it transforming into the real lawnmower I imagined it to be. It was a new idea that I had, so I decided to try it out. I thought it would be another idea that fit with the "childhood memories" sort of theme that I am going for.
These are two more pieces for my AP Studio Art concentration in school. The first image goes together with the other video game image from my first concentration post. It is actually the same pose from the opposite angle. I was going for the same dramatic perspective as in the other piece, and I think I captured it fairly well. I was also exploring the effects of yet another paper color.
The second image was inspired by memories of a tire swing that I made with my sister and our two best friends when I was a lot younger. I was trying to make the image look more like a memory of swinging on a tire swing, rather than depicting an actually moving tire swing. That's why I made the swaying ropes lighter, my attempt to give them a transparent, ghostly feel, which hopefully sends the message that they're not really there. Despite the concept behind this piece being a bit more complex, the composition is fairly simple, but I think it works well. I also tried to give this piece an interesting perspective, which is something I enjoy exploring in my work.
As usual, comments and feedback about my work are always welcome!
So this week I am switching it up again. These two pieces are part of my concentration for my AP Studio Art class in school. All of my pieces are centered on the theme of childhood, either things I played with while I was younger, memories, or activities that I used to do. I am also exploring in more detail the technique of using black and white charcoal on a toned background. I really like the look of this kind of medium and I enjoy the process of bringing out both shadows and highlights. I am aslo experimenting with different paper colors and the effect that it has on the overall drawing.
The first drawing consists of some trucks that I used to play with. I had to do some considerable digging in my basement to find them :P. I chose to use brown paper because I thought it would give it somewhat of a vintage feel. I'm not sure if I accomplished this, but I think it worked well anyway. I also wanted to really stress the contrast between light and dark in this piece, which I think is its strongest aspect.
The second piece is actually my twin sister, who was kind enough to model for me ;). This one is pretty self-explanatory. I used to play a lot of video games when I was younger(okay well I still play a lot of video games haha). I chose the dark colored paper because the picture was very dark, and I usually ended up playing video games with just the TV on, so I wanted to capture that dark atmosphere. I also thought it would be cool to do this piece from a very exaggerated perspective. The foot was quite tricky to draw and I still don't think I got the shape right, but overall I think this piece came out well.
These are the first two pieces that I have done so far, and I now have five, so I will be uploading those in weeks to come. These pieces are my most recent works of art, so I figured it would be interesting to compare where I am now with some of my first pieces of art. Next week I will go back to one of my early sketches, but you can expect quite a variety from here on out.
