Texture Project

Texture Project

Texture Project

1. What was most interesting to you about part one of the texture project? Why?

To me, the most interesting part of Part one of the texture project was the translation of seeing a texture in person and seeing how it is different when it is translated on paper.  In many cases, when I went around campus looking for interesting or unique textures, I would trace over a texture and its translation onto paper would be different than what it looked like in person.  This kind of 'transformation' from real life to a 2-D texture was very interesting.

2. Of the 10 photographs you took, which image best communicates the essence or "feel" of a texture? Why was that photograph so successful?

The image of the tree bark best communicates the feel of texture because, in my opinion, the bark of a tree is more than just a texture. Tree bark has many layers and textures, all of which are completely unique from one another.  Photographing tree bark also showed the small, little crevases between the 'canals' of the tree bark.  It really created a texture through a photograph that was unique to tree bark and cannot be recreated by mankind. 

3. Which of your three collages is most successful? What makes that collage the most successful?

In my opinion, the collage through photoshop is most successful because of its use of color.  In creating the collage, I really wanted to focus on using images on the same color palette.  In my collage, I used many shades of brown, red, yellow, etc. to portray the Fall season and try to make the collage look as realistic as possible.

4. Using specific detail, describe your favorite collage.

As I was creating this collage through Photoshop, I wanted to use photos that would portray the Fall season through using fall colors and textures.  I started with my base image of a sheet of wood that used multiple shades of brown and yellow.  Then, I added the texture of tree bark and used multiple tools on Photoshop to make the texture of the tree bark look more realistic and 'built-in' to the image.  Lastly, I used the lasso tool to trace out the image of a leaf and copy and pasted it into my image.  I used a tool to change the shading of the leaf to a more seasonal and vibrant color of red, yellow, and orange shades, adding to the Fall season depiction.

5. Thinking back to Mr. O's demonstration in class on Friday, how might you use the techniques he showed you to create a 3-d representation of your 2-d collage? 

To create the texture of the plank of wood, I could use plaster to create that 'woody' texture showing the grains of wood.  To create the leaf, I could trace the shape of a leaf and use the saw to create an enlarged, thicker wooden leaf.  I could also use plaster to create the tree bark texture.

Pop Art Color Scheme Paintings

   How did you develop your craft with these projects? What tools, methods and materials were essential to your success with these projects? 

I developed my craft through these projects by grasping a better understanding of how to depict color shading and the gradual changes of color of a given object.  I learned that not every object has one, single color.  In reality, shading can create a great effect on the "realness" of your painting, and can make the object look more realistic on paper.  Some of the tools and materials that were essential to my success were my original photos that I took of my object.  By referring to my photos, I had a better understanding of the areas of shading and where the color was lighter or darker.

      How did you use your skills of observation with these projects? How have these projects taught you to observe color? 


I used my skills of observation in these projects through examining the different shades of color of my photos and how to recreate them in a painting.  Also, by including different color schemes including monochromatic, analogous, and others, I learned how to present the paintings in a way that would catch someone's eye as a unique, realistic piece of art.

Split Complementary Color Scheme

Monochromatic Color Scheme

Complementary Color Scheme

Analogous Color Scheme

Wire Project

With this project, I experienced a lot of trial and error, as I had to figure out how to properly bend the different types of wire into the object I was attempting to portray.  By the end, I felt like I had done a pretty good job getting a sense of movement, strength, and reality with my figure.  Looking back on the figure, I feel like it looks a lot like an animated super hero, such as Hulk, because of its wide shoulders and solid, thick body.  In many ways, this is a perfect description of a basketball player, as they must use their size and strength to their advantage.

Overall, I think this project was a good learning process for me on how to deal with wire and although the object may not look exactly like the image, it still has a sense of motion throughout.

Contour Drawings

Rayogram Project

The materials I used for my rayogram project consisted of the leaves of a maple tree, fern, a paint brush, and a kind of inter-twining material with small holes within the material.  I really enjoyed this project because even though my materials were relatively simple, I think the overall photos turned out really good.  I like how the light creates both big spaces of whiteness and also creates a sense of texture with the twine material.  This combination creates a ghostly feeling, as you can make out the shape of the leaves but there is no definite detail to it.

One of the setbacks I experienced while taking these photos was that my camera didn't have an easel, and because of this, I was unable to have a border around the picture.  I don't think it really contributed too much to the overall picture.  In fact, I kind of like not having the border around it.

Steps:

1. Obtain objects and place on top of the film paper under the rayogram in a certain order/fashion.

2. Turn on the rayogram for at least 8 seconds.

3. Take photo paper and place in the developer.

4. Then place in stop bath

5. Then in fixer.

6. Then in water wash.

7. Then in permawash.

8. Then in water wash.

9. Then place in drying slot outside the Dark Room.

Cut Out Collagé

For the first picture, I put it under rhythm because of its many shapes and sense of movement that goes beyond just the objects that are cut out.  Although its individual pieces are simple, if you look at the picture as a whole, it represents are larger feeling of rhythm and movement.

The second picture is an example of balance because it is created in a sort of descending size in a spiral formation.  This creates a sense of evolution from the smallest figure to the largest figure.