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Monday, February 7, 2011
Project 5 Tempera/Acrylic Paint
Note to self: Egg tempera recipe http://www.ehow.com/how_2126271_make-egg-tempera-paint.html
Techniques
Artists
All techniques taken from (http://www.crayola.com/educators/techniques/tempera_paint.cfm)
Technique 1
Hard edge - use a flat edged brush with a lot of paint to create a sort of 'barrier' around the area you're painting, which prevents colors from blending
If paint is watery this is good to keep my colors from mixing or leaking, especially since my paper is up on a wall.

Technique 2
Pressure variations - make changes in the line width by pressing on the brush mid-way through stroke
I thought I might use this technique on some seaweed in my picture.

Technique 3
Double colors - dip the brush in a different color on each side
This technique can be used when adding value

Artist 1
Marina Petro
I chose this artist because of her varied lines and vibrant colors

Artist 2
I chose this artist because of the great detail and glowing sort of softness to those details

Inspired by:
I love the colors in this picture, they're very interesting.
Deviantart > Estele

I love how natural and lively this picture looks.
Deviantart > Peggy77
Techniques
Artists
All techniques taken from (http://www.crayola.com/educators/techniques/tempera_paint.cfm)
Technique 1
Hard edge - use a flat edged brush with a lot of paint to create a sort of 'barrier' around the area you're painting, which prevents colors from blending
If paint is watery this is good to keep my colors from mixing or leaking, especially since my paper is up on a wall.
Technique 2
Pressure variations - make changes in the line width by pressing on the brush mid-way through stroke
I thought I might use this technique on some seaweed in my picture.
Technique 3
Double colors - dip the brush in a different color on each side
This technique can be used when adding value
Artist 1
Marina Petro
I chose this artist because of her varied lines and vibrant colors

Artist 2
I chose this artist because of the great detail and glowing sort of softness to those details
Inspired by:
I love the colors in this picture, they're very interesting.
Deviantart > Estele
I love how natural and lively this picture looks.
Deviantart > Peggy77
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Artist Statement
We are all alike in the way that we are human. We are sometimes alike in the places we live or attend. We are unique in our surroundings; we are the only ones who can be ourselves. Our surroundings change us and shape us into who we are, who we are to become. In a way our surroundings are like a pot and we are like the plant whose roots grow into the soil within it. But who we are is not restricted to who we become according to our surroundings. We have the ability to take what we see into consideration and grow on that or make a change.
Just as everyone watches and sees those around them, they not only watch their actions but their fruits too -- their art. I believe that with this in mind we should not create things with a quick hand, because then the pieces could be taken to be whatever the viewer pleases. We should use our minds so that when a piece is viewed that it is not the viewer's mind who creates it but ours -- because they perceive differently from us.
I want to make a difference in my viewer's minds; I want to change them. I want my piece -- my art -- to pull on the very threads that reach their hearts and minds and that tie them together. Just as they have grown from a different pot, so have I. My roots are planted in my happiness and strength, in true love and fidelity, and in the hope and freedom I have gained to have this. We cannot hope to convey or recreate things perfectly but we can try. I want people to view my feelings and I want them to absorb them into their leaves -- their minds -- as if it were the sun and take them down to their roots. Because I want to share my feelings with them.
Written on paper on 11/29/10
Just as everyone watches and sees those around them, they not only watch their actions but their fruits too -- their art. I believe that with this in mind we should not create things with a quick hand, because then the pieces could be taken to be whatever the viewer pleases. We should use our minds so that when a piece is viewed that it is not the viewer's mind who creates it but ours -- because they perceive differently from us.
I want to make a difference in my viewer's minds; I want to change them. I want my piece -- my art -- to pull on the very threads that reach their hearts and minds and that tie them together. Just as they have grown from a different pot, so have I. My roots are planted in my happiness and strength, in true love and fidelity, and in the hope and freedom I have gained to have this. We cannot hope to convey or recreate things perfectly but we can try. I want people to view my feelings and I want them to absorb them into their leaves -- their minds -- as if it were the sun and take them down to their roots. Because I want to share my feelings with them.
Written on paper on 11/29/10
Friday, January 28, 2011
Project 4 Korea (Pre-split)
Requirements:
unique
2 artists
2 techniques
I wanted to know about Korea before the split of south and north koreas. I learned that Korea was shamanistic(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_shamanism). Korea is unique because of the way it mixes things together rather than leaving one thing for the next. An example of this is how shamanistic Korea mixed Buddhism with Shamanism rather than changing to Buddhism altogether. It is not uncommon to see a shamanstic god in a buddha shrine in Korea. Korea also embraced other prevalant beliefs of asia and mixed it, such as the three legged crow who symbolizes the sun.
Jeong Seon(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Seon)

Yin Yi-Qiu(http://www.orientaloutpost.com/proddetail.php?prod=1ts-wz)

Techniques:
Wash (for background/sunrise-looking effect)

Color
In old and still some modern korean paintings there is no color in the background. I used color for the sky in my picture.
unique
2 artists
2 techniques
I wanted to know about Korea before the split of south and north koreas. I learned that Korea was shamanistic(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_shamanism). Korea is unique because of the way it mixes things together rather than leaving one thing for the next. An example of this is how shamanistic Korea mixed Buddhism with Shamanism rather than changing to Buddhism altogether. It is not uncommon to see a shamanstic god in a buddha shrine in Korea. Korea also embraced other prevalant beliefs of asia and mixed it, such as the three legged crow who symbolizes the sun.
Jeong Seon(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Seon)
Yin Yi-Qiu(http://www.orientaloutpost.com/proddetail.php?prod=1ts-wz)
Techniques:
Wash (for background/sunrise-looking effect)
Color
In old and still some modern korean paintings there is no color in the background. I used color for the sky in my picture.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Art Blog Project 2
This project requires the research of two pen/ink artists and three pen/ink techniques.
Artists
>Melissa B. Tubbs (http://emptyeasel.com/2007/08/10/super-realistic-pen-and-ink-drawings-by-melissa-b-tubbs/)
I like how realistic this looks. Normally I don't like art that has been taken from a picture directly. It's nice to look at but it makes me feel extremely stuffy. I think this artist has found a way to make things hers despite them not being her own creations.
An example of her work:

>Artist's name unknown, their DA username is ~bluesonatina (http://bluesonatina.deviantart.com/)
This artist managed to grasp a great point of view (perspective) in this piece. They also have great values.
An example of their work:

Techniques
>Cross-hatching
>Stippling (which I'm not fond of, don't like how it looks nor the amount of time it takes :P)
>Continuous tone (LOL)
An example chart of various ways of creating value

An example of loose cross hatching from (http://winliu.sharpvisionsoft.com/)
Artists
>Melissa B. Tubbs (http://emptyeasel.com/2007/08/10/super-realistic-pen-and-ink-drawings-by-melissa-b-tubbs/)
I like how realistic this looks. Normally I don't like art that has been taken from a picture directly. It's nice to look at but it makes me feel extremely stuffy. I think this artist has found a way to make things hers despite them not being her own creations.
An example of her work:
>Artist's name unknown, their DA username is ~bluesonatina (http://bluesonatina.deviantart.com/)
This artist managed to grasp a great point of view (perspective) in this piece. They also have great values.
An example of their work:
Techniques
>Cross-hatching
>Stippling (which I'm not fond of, don't like how it looks nor the amount of time it takes :P)
>Continuous tone (LOL)
An example chart of various ways of creating value
An example of loose cross hatching from (http://winliu.sharpvisionsoft.com/)
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