Process for Summer Projects
Process for Elvis Presley
I had to do a lot of thinking for what exactly I was going to do. The painting process was a little more difficult, though. I used layers of grays and whites to highlight certain parts of the face. His lips, cupids bow and eyes were a main focus for me. They were almost used as pin points on a map. His eye's I kept a Mediterranean blue unlike the rest of his face which was different shades of mainly grays. The out skirts of his face were all what I like to consider 'hard' shapes such as triangles and quadrilaterals. The shaped were all different colors of blue and violet to get across my point that Elvis Presley, King of Rock, suffered with mental illness.
The ear was actually very easy for me to paint.
I used fairly small strokes of gray, black and white. The side-burns I did quick strokes with a smaller brush using black and white to individualize the hairs as much as I could.
I used fairly small strokes of gray, black and white. The side-burns I did quick strokes with a smaller brush using black and white to individualize the hairs as much as I could.
Process for Zombified
For Zombified, I actually did a collaboration with a classmate, Andrew Johnson, and we both created zombie pieces. This wasn't too difficult for me because the piece is actually an illustration with a boarder of black pastel. The effects, such as the skin being torn as shown, was an idea given to me by yet another classmate, Sheyla Herndandez, and her self portraits.
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My hair is not so simple to create. Each section had to be divided up in dramatic waves and the fact that they have to be intertwined with each other made is a bit challenging to keep my piece looking clean.
With the help of three prior years of braces, my teeth were relatively easy to sketch and draw.
The facial features that I did not destroy like I did my lips and part of my forehead were my eyes. In my opinion, the eyes really are the gateway to someones personal self. My eyes are something I'd like to keep on my face in the event of a zombie apocalypse seeing that those would be the only way to keep the slightest bit of who were.
Process for Boney Handed
"Boney Handed" was an idea that was brought up by artist Michael Thomas and his painting "Edwina The Edwardian Skeleton Lady". I didn't want to create something completely the same as his painting, so I took the idea behind it and thought of what I could do.
I ended up not showing any part of my face, and I painted myself in what I would consider "nice clothes". My arms and hands are the main vocal point of my piece whereas his would be the skull of the woman.
Thomas, Michael. Edwina The Edwardian Skeleton Lady. N.d. United Kingdom.
Process for Starry Night over Holy Hill
As inspiration, I used Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night over the Rhone".
The reason I chose this painting was because I've always been in love with Van Gogh and the impressionistic works he produced. I don't normally paint in this style, but challenging myself with it made me realize how much potential I actually have. Had I painted in oils, the painting would have turned out much smoother and more like the painting I used for reference.
The reason I chose this painting was because I've always been in love with Van Gogh and the impressionistic works he produced. I don't normally paint in this style, but challenging myself with it made me realize how much potential I actually have. Had I painted in oils, the painting would have turned out much smoother and more like the painting I used for reference.
Van Gogh, Vincent. Starry Night Over the Rhone. 1888. Starry Night, Musée D'Orsay, Paris.
First, I made sure I had a layer of black to make sure I knew where my church was going to be. I didn't get into much detail when getting into the church.
What was done after was the background, but I'll get to that later. When the church was filled in, I started the background. Making swirls of blue, yellow, white and different hues of green (for the trees), I tried to imitate Van Gogh's style, failing miserably, to create that impressionistic style.
What was done after was the background, but I'll get to that later. When the church was filled in, I started the background. Making swirls of blue, yellow, white and different hues of green (for the trees), I tried to imitate Van Gogh's style, failing miserably, to create that impressionistic style.
The trees, by far, were the most controlled spaces of the piece.I followed a simple design and tried to make each tree individual, even though they all seemed to merge together at the end.
Process for Royals to a Rock
My artist inspiration was John Banovich. Banovich painted (using oil based paints) animals in their natural habitat. Though I do not have access to a safari or access to big cats, I wanted to show a predator in it's natural habitat. I sat at the zoo for about 3 hours waiting for the lion I pictured doing something that I would assume would be done in the wild, but he didn't. Instead he laid down, curled up and slept. He reminded me of my own kitten, Seidy Bee.
Banovich, John. Cat and Mouse. 2015. Originals, Brute. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag.
What I wanted to picture:
Though I could not get the photos I actually wanted, showing a lion in this natural habitat. Born and raised in captivity, the lion has never been able to experience what it would be like to be in a safari type environment, but instead behind a glass window with fake rocks as its floor.
Process for Innocence Lost
My artist inspiration was Adara Sanchez who put her drawings into real life situations and environments. I wanted my piece to show the loss of innocence in a child. Using my knowledge of history, I found photos of the aftermath of Nagasaki from World War 2 and used that as my background. The child in my piece was meant to show the absence of life, innocence and to show the catastrophic effects of the atomic bomb.
Sanchez, Adara. The Delicate World of Adara Sanchez. 2015. Digital Manipulation, n.p.
Photo taken by me.
Nagasaki, Japan, August 9th, 1945 was when atomic bomb code-named "Fat Man" was dropped. The aftermath, devastating. Closer to the blast was a complete annihilation of everything around. Anyone farther away from the bombing suffered as well, the light leaving those who were not killed were left blind and sick because of the radiation.
Nagasaki. 1945. Photograph, Nagasaki,Japan.