Art III -- Space

In Mr.Sand's absence we were given a prompt to make art with. The theme was "Space." I made space turtles.

I used a lot of water colors and colored pencils to make this piece as well as a pen for the outlines of my turtles, but enough of that. Allow me to introduce the turtles.

This is the sun. He's actually a firefly:

This is Mercury:

This is Venus:

This is Earth:

This is Mars:

This is Jupiter:

This is Saturn:

This is Uranus:

This is Neptune:

And this is Pluto:

Art III -- Appropriation Final

3. Artists communicate through their work.

- self-express

- include personal interests

- examine important issues

I wanted this art piece to show a mom, but not the every day, run of the mill kind of mom. She had to be somewhat frightening while showing that mom vibe of helping out her family and being a good mother in general. I went with a bit of a stereotype to help show this by shoving my mummy in the kitchen. Moms can be pretty cool, though. I mean, everyone has a different mom (unless it's your sister or brother or something.) Most think of mom and they wouldn't exactly say cool, they would probably say kind or caring. I wanted to show how cool a mom can actually be. So, why not a really cool looking mummy? My own mother likes zombies and stuff, but she hates werewolves. Most don't know that by looking at her. I kind of realized halfway through this project that everyone should look at my drawing and think of how quirky their own mom can be.

5. Artists collaborate.

- share ideas and knowledge

- teach

- help

I actually asked for tons of help on this piece. I really didn't want to mess up. I mostly asked, "Does this look good?" and "I feel like it's missing something. Would you say this needs  (Insert art supply)?"

Most of the time, I was reassured that the piece looked fine and that I hadn't messed up yet. This really helped me out. I kind of inspired myself on this piece, though.

6. Artists solve problems.

- try alternative solutions

- use mistakes as learning opportunities

I had written earlier that I had hoped to use coffee as the color for the background and not the color coffee, but the actual beverage to paint with. Yet, I had problems. My coffee only came in one shade and it was really light. I tried using tea as well, but that was even lighter than the coffee. I ended up having to use watercolor anyways for parts of the background. It still looks good, but not all of it is coffee, which can be a little depressing.

Art III -- Appropriation Halfway Point

1. Artists create original art.

-think creatively

-develop original ideas

I used my own idea of making a mom out of a mummy. I didn't use any sources for inspiration, I just made up what I thought would look good and drew it. As I made it, I kind of thought about Starry night, though. On my final, I used the lines on the mummy's apron.

2.  Artists develop art making skills.

- learn techniques and processes

- explore media

I have used pen and ink before, but I feel like I have done more with my skills than I've ever done before. I had never done so much with a pen before and I'm really happy with how it came out and where it is going.

4. Artists take risks.

- try new things

- experiment

To add some color to my project, I plan to use coffee or tea. I think it will help give it the aged look I want it to have. I'm going to test it out on some scrap paper before applying it to the final.

Art III -- Text as an Element

I made balloons fly without any helium in this one. I think that's pretty talented. I used oil pastels on this one.

Art III -- Tension

When I hear tension, I think of a battle. I thought that the most tense part of a battle is the last few seconds before the victory. That being so, I sketched out this. I used markers and colored pencils.

Art II -- Altered Book/Sculpture

This is my altered book. I cut out layers of it's pages to make it open up to a picture. Then I painted it to help it stand out a little more. After that, I drew the cover of my book. This project was really hard to do, but with patience, I was able to complete it. I would have liked to have more time to work on the cover, but it still looks really nice either way.

Drawing -- Character Development Part 2

This is the main village setting where Aella, X, and Delta live. X has his own house that Aella usually breaks into to be with X. Delta, being a higher ranked slayer, lives in the giant tree. Delta protects village heads from within there. 

This shows how a battle would go between them. Delta goes power crazy and summons her powers to attempt destroying Aella. X is just trying his best to get out alive. Aella wants X to fight by her side.