For this assignment, I chose to do a still life drawing in pencil. First, I drew the basic outlines and shapes for each of the items. After I got the outlines to scale I drew in the smaller details and shaded them in. This was the hardest part for me because the light hit the objects in certain areas, especially the glass bottles. I had to erase many areas to create the lighter areas and then go back and darken some parts too. I had to go back and forth many times to create dimension. After this, I blended the pencil and went back to a few areas to finish it up.
For this week's Illustration Friday, I chose to draw three dancers from different cultures. I chose this because I do Indian dance and I find other kinds of dance very fascinating. First I drew the three silhouettes.Then I used a marker to color in the dancers. The hardest part was drawing the faces because I drew the side profile for them. It was hard to get in the small details and show the face with just one color. Another difficulty I had was getting all three dancers the same size. I think this goes with the theme "People", because it shows three girls that have many similarities and differences. Michael Kagan is a New York based artist,who paints large scale, iconic images. Kagan paints Space-based paintings, mostly machinery and space equipment, such as rockets, space stations, and astronaut suits. He was recently commissioned by the Smithsonian, and found inspiration from their air and space archives to create three large pieces. Kagan uses an impasto technique, using thick strokes of oil paint on linen. He paints both abstract and representational styles. Kagan's pieces contain vibrant colors, usually including various shades of blue that draw you in. His intricate brush strokes create an abstract, yet realistic painting. All of his paintings share a similar element but are very diverse from each other, as well as other paintings I have seen. Kagan pays extra attention to detail and each piece has so much to look at. I find Kagan very inspiring because his pieces are vibrant and interesting. I feel like you could look at one of his pieces for hours on end and still have more to look at. All of his pieces have a unique style that draws attention to them, and contain iconic images.
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AuthorAmrutha is a high school student who is currently taking Art 1. Archives
January 2016
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