Block Print and Collage

I made this ballerina block print by carving out the background to create a stamp. Though I think I achieved good balance on the block with the words and the ballerina, I am a bit disappointed with this piece. Sometimes, I wasn't able to carve away enough so that ink got on the background. The collage, on the other hand, I was really happy with. I like how on the surface it seems really messing, but the repetition of the print in different colors and balance makes it art-worthy. I only have the picture of the block, but when we get our projects back I will put the collage up too!

Book Pages

This was one of my favorite projects. We started with book pages and circled our favorite words to form a poetic sentence. Then we painted any image that demonstrated the meaning of the words. I experienced with texture in the black one by tearing the edges and using mixed media. I also experimented with texture in the message in a bottle page by using glitter. I used emphasis by drawing the bottle as the largest part. My favorite book page is the largest one that says first impression. I had a lot of fun making that collage and spatter painting.

2-Point house

For this project, we had to create a building using two point perspective. I drew mine in a tornado, with a Wizard of Oz theme. I used a monochrome color scheme, which means I only used red with different amounts of black and white for contrast. I was sort of happy with this project, however I wish that I would have incorporated better shading techniques to make it more realistic. Unfortunately, I don't have the picture right now because its in the library, but I will soon!

Skateboard

For this project, we had to design a skateboard using two colors only. We used an abstract pattern. I chose orange and blue to show a contrast in colors and make the design stand out.

One-point Perspective Drawing: My Room

First of all, this picture is sideways because I wanted to be  able to capture the whole thing. We did this project to practice depth and perspective, using one-point perspective. I used different graphite pencils for shading and highlighting. I used my room as the inspiration. Though I'm happy with the way it turned out, I wish I had had more contrast in the picture.

Color Wheel

We did this project to pratice mixing paint colors. I had never painted before. We used tempra paints in red, blue, yellow, black, and white to make the wheel. The wheel demonstrates primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Four of the strips on the side show tints (adding white) and shades (adding black).

Black and White Profile

I drew another picture of my brother to pratice shading. Again, I used graphite pencils and a paper towel for smudging. This time I chose a photo of his profile. In this potrait, I used darker shading to show contrast and give his figure more dimension.