Owl Print

1.     Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).

            

- I think that the balance between the positive and nagative space was a key element in this print, allowing the eye to switch between the lightness of the wings, and darkness in the tail feathers and body. The rhythm is pretty steady, nothing that stands out in an ugly way, just pretty average.

 

 

2.     How did you add texture and contrast to your print? Is this important? Why?

            

-I added texture&contrast to the print in a few different ways. First of all being that the wings have many different patterns which directs the eye to the owl. Then the contrast between the dark of the background and the white of the owl's wings and tree bark is distinctive and helps the spectator see the different texture in the owl.

 

 

3.     Explain how you used positive and negative space to show your image.

 

-I used the positive space in the owl's wings to help direct the person to the owl first, and the negative space in the background to kind of just be neautral and not attract to much attention. The positive space in the tree bark also adds the right amount of attention to the background, while not overwhelming.

 

 

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your print. (How good the project is technically crafted)

 

-I feel that the overall print was crafted pretty nicely. It does have a defined contrast between positive and negative space, and a pretty successful use of texture. I do think the lines could have been neatened up and more of a background could have been added, but in the end the crafmanship was pretty average.

 

 

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

 

-I'm not really sure I did the best job with showing depth, because of the lack of objects in the background my print. I could have added some trees far back in the background to add some depth, but other than that I think the focus was on the owl and too many background objects could have cluttered the overall print.

 

 

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?

-The main problem would have to be the transferring of the ink to the paper. The first time I did it, it looked quite sloppy, and the lines weren't as sharp as I had thought they were, so I had to keep going back and carving diferent lines to help neaten it out. I also had to leave out some of the smaller designs because I couldn't really get the fine lines I wanted with the carving tool, which was a drawback.

Chalk Murals!

 

1. Explain your experience working on a team and executing your ideas for the mural.

 

-Overall, it was a fun process and it was great to work with so different of people to see how they thought the mural should be executed. Because of all these ideas, the project turned out very well.

 

 

2. Explain the importance of collaboration when working on a team.

 

-In order to be a successful, everyone had to participate in the blog, and with doing that, the mural turned out to be a great success. And since we had various art styles/skills in our group, it really made a difference on how well our mural turned out. Also, having a few taller people in our group made a difference, since I couldn't reach the top.(:

 

 

3.  How successful was this project? Explain how and why.

 

-I feel this  project was a big success, because of all of our group member's different skills, it turned out to be a good mix of styles that formed our mural. I also feel we executed the idea of being interactive quite well, and it is very colorful and really pops when you walk by it.

 

 

4. Explain how you feel about creating artwork that others can interact with. Ex. Involving the whole school? 

 

-I really enjoy making artwork that can be interacted with! It's very fun to see people in the courtyard admiring it and figuring out how to interact with it. Overall, I think that interactive projects are a ton of fun to do!

Texture Sketches!

1.Why is texture so important to have in your sketches?

-Texture plays a major role in these sketches because the more texture you draw, the more your final print will pop. Various textures add different contrasts that will really catch the eye if used properly.

2. Why is it necessary for you to have several references of each animal and each background? Explain.

 

-It's necessary to have many references to each animal and environment to
really help customize the animal/environment, and pin-point what features you like most about each picture, and add a little bit of all of those features to your final sketch. It also helps if, for example, you're drawing a forest background, and you need a close-up picture of bark along with your other pictures of trees.

3. When you look at your sketches are you able to see which sketch is the strongest and will make the best print? How do you know this? 

  -I know which one I will most likely use in the print because of the amount of texture I used. More texture will add more contrast to the print, so whatever one turns out having the most texture, will probably make the best print. So far, the owl seems to have texture, with the wings having so many different patterns.