Look At That View Project

Drawing – Look at That View

SELF EVALUATION

 

1.     Describe how you created an interesting point of view? Was it successful? Why or why not?

 

I created an interesting point of view by adding the side-view mirror of  a car into the drawing. I think that was a really original and creative way to use multiple different points of view. I think it was successful, because you can tell that the mirror is showing behind where you are driving and behind the mirror is what you would be seeing out of the window of the car.

 

 

2.     Why is it important to understand perspective and how to draw it?

 

it is important to know perspective and how to use it for this piece, because without it, you wouldn't really be able to tell what's going on and it would all just look off and not as realistic. By using perspective it also helps to draw the right proportions.

 

 

3.     How were the colored pencil exercises important in the success of your piece?

 

Without having learned how to shade and how to layer the colored pencils in the exercises we did, I don't think my project would have turned out as well. I was able to learn what colors worked well on what colored paper and to not press too hard on the prismacolors when drawing.

 

 

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your colored pencil. What techniques were used? (How well the project is technically crafted).

 

I used one point perspective in my project, but I used two different plains, since there was a mirror looking behind, and a view ahead. I tried doing it all at once, but I had to erase it and start over because the two separate plains were confusing me, so I did them one at a time.

 

 

5.     Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.

 

Yes. I think I had a nice composition. I had different parts of my drawing on different plains, and I made sure to draw the things that were closer, bigger, and the things that were further away smaller.

 

 

6.     Explain your experience with colored pencil and the project in general. What were the obstacles and advantages?

 This was my first time using prismacolors in an actual project. I used them once for an exercise in Art 2, but it was just for one day, so it doesn't really count. I thought it was really fun to work with colored pencils! It's currently my favorite medium to use. Even though I liked using colored pencils a lot, I still faced some obstacles.  When I was drawing the grass I had a hard time making it look separate, but at the same time, combined, so it wasn't just a bunch of lines. I think some of the advantages I had in this drawing included the blending of all the different colors. I think the sky looks really good, and is kind of a pop of color.

7.     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 wish I would have known how to draw metal, since my drawing involved a car. I can see why we weren't taught this though, considering the fact that not everyone needed to know how to draw metal. I was absent the day after we started on this project, so I feel like I was not prepared, but it was my own fault. I think I pulled through though, and created a decent piece.

 

 

 

Working With Prismacolors

I absolutely LOVE working with prisma colors! Ever since I was little I've liked using colored pencils but I've always thought they were kind of annoying because they leave little white marks where you can still see the paper if you color too light or they leave an imprint where you've colored too hard. (Of course those were Crayola) But I'm absolutely loving using prismas. I think it's really cool to try to see the "colors that aren't there" and shade with colors that aren't just gray or black.

2 Point Perspective and 3 Point Perspective

I thought this was really cool to learn! I have been seeing paintings hung around my home and been thinking "That's in 2 point" I really liked learning ways to draw the things around me. I think I'm decent at finding where the lines line up. I still get confused sometimes but for the most part I think I know what I'm doing.

Still Life Final

1.      Describe the craftsmanship of your drawing.  (Is it clear, clean edges, blended well, smudges, defined space, etc.)

 I think the craftsmanship of my drawing was good! I think that I could have kept it more neat by keeping a sheet of paper under my hand so that I didn't smudge the pencil so much.

 

2.     Are your values and shadows realistic? How many values did you include? How and why are values important?

 

I think that my shadows and values are realistic for the most part. I didn't have enough value. The range of value was not as big as I would have hoped. I could have fixed it, but I actually didn't catch the lack of different values until just now!

 

 

3.     Is there a clear source of lighting?

 

Yes. I believe that you can see the source of lighting especially well on the tin container in the front, and in the reflection on the scissors.

 

 

4.     How important were the compositional sketches? Explain.

 I think that the compositional sketches were very important, because if I were to just start drawing a random spot, I think it would have either looked really crammed, or there wouldn't have been enough in the drawing to fill the space. By doing compositional sketches I was able to see what would work best for me and look best too.

 

 

5.     How is your final drawing successful?

 

I think my final drawing was successful because I did really well with the proportions (which is something I have struggled with in the past), and I did a good job capturing a good source of light.

 

 

6.     Are the proportions, structure and perspective of the subject correct?

 

Yes.

 

7.     Does the placement & grouping of objects create a pleasing arrangement (composition)?

 

I think there is a pleasing composition because all the objects are on separate plains, and are near enough to each other to overlap, but far enough away from each other that they don't completely cover each other up.

 

 

8.     Is there a center of interest and is it well located?

 I think the center of interest is the tin container in the front. I think it is well located, It is in the front, and slightly off centered.

 

 

9.     How well did you manage your time and resources throughout the process of creating this drawing?  Do you see where you could improve in this area?

 

I think I did a good job managing my time for this project. I was able to get a lot done by focusing hard, and not wasting my time.

 

 

10.  What challenges did you encounter during this project and how did you overcome them?

At first, I had a hard time with proportions. I overcame this by 1:Using my view finder and 2: I did a couple of blind hand sketches like we had done in the first unit to help us with our proportions.

 

 

11.   What have you learned drawing a still life? 

 

While drawing a still life II have learned to have patience, and to take your time on the details of things, because in some cases the details can be what makes or breaks you.

 

 

 

 

(The first image attached is my compositional sketches, and the second image is my final project)

 

 

 

Cloth Final Practice Drawing and Final Drawing

1.      Did you use a wide range of values? (A range from white to black with at least 9 values). Explain how is this evident?

 I believe that I did use a wide range of values. I think that I carried over nice shades across the sheet. You can tell I did so because of the change in value to be darker where there was shadows, and lighter where there was highlights in the sheet or where light was reflecting off of the sheet.

 

2.      Explain how your knowledge and creating practice studies with value contributed to your piece.

 Especially since I have never used charcoal (which was the medium used in this project) I was able to test it out and see how it would work for me. I think it helped me to know what to expect concerning how dark the charcoal is especially on the gray paper used in this project.

 

3.      Describe the blending and transitions in your fabric (discuss your use of pressure with pencil/colored pencil/charcoal pencil and other techniques to achieve this).

 I think that I did an excellent job with blending and transformations in this project. I used a blending tool, which most definitely helped to create a smooth transition. I think it turned out so well, because I kind of worked in layers. Instead of starting out really dark and having to lighten things up, I started off light and darkened the areas that needed to be darkened.

 

 

4.      Explain how your interpretation of texture is essential in capturing the look of the object.

 I think that it is very important to capture a smooth and flowing texture in this drawing because without having a flowing texture, I think that the sheet would look less like a sheet, and it would be harder to blend the values into each other.

 

6.      If you could recreate your pieces what would you do differently to enhance the final outcome?

If I could recreate this drawing I think that I would try to do it without using the blending tool. I think that by doing this it would help me improve with creating a more gradual shadow with only using the medium. I think that I would also try to use more of the white colored pencil. I didn't use a lot of it in my project, and I think it looks really cool, and helps to really bring out the places where light reflects off of the sheet. Although I did use some white charcoal, I wish I would have used more. 

 

 

The first picture attached below is of my practice with using different types of charcoal. The second picture is of my final project.

 

 

 



Shape Shading

For this exercise we were given multiple different shapes, and were told to arrange them in a way that would make an appealing still life. We were told to focus on making the shapes look as 3D as possible, by curving our lines to move with the shape.

Paper Coil

For one of our exercises in class, we were given a thin strip of paper that we would loop and tape to a black paper. We had to use a white colored pencil. This kind of trained our minds to really look at the bright spots instead of looking more at the shadows. Doing so helped me to be more aware of the other mediums I can use.