Watercolor scene

2-1 Surrealism

Durring this project I used oil pastels to create a 2 in 1 surrealism piece of art. I decided to draw an orange inside of an apple because that was the days lunch from when I did the beginning sketch. The forms lined up easily and the waxy finish of the oil pastels allowed me to make the peel of the apple very realistic.

Different Medium Spheres

water color

acrylic

pencil

oil pastel

ink

charcole

colored pencil

chalk

cut paper

My favorite medium would have to be cut paper because its very abstract and does not have to be blended which I sometimes have difficulty with.

My least favorite medium would be acrylic because I found this medium to be the most difficult to blend because of the fact that the color must be wet while blending and the color often gets onto the brush when you do not want it to.

Introduction to Paint

The most helpful warm up for me was color swatches below because they helped me learn to add value to one single color.

I chose to paint this because it reminds me of my amazing trip to Europe last year and the amazing ite cream truck we stopped at even though it was 20 degrees. I was the only person in my tour group not to get plain chocolate sauce :) .

Color and brown swatches
*make sure to let your paint dry completely next time

It was hard to make the color swatches acutely because if you messed up a little it took a lot of work to fix again.
The color brown is made by mixing complementary colors together.

Drawing Unit

Value is the element of design that defines the light and dark of an artwork
Composition is how things are set up in the work of art

The most helpful warmup for me was the value scales so I could learn about light and dark that I used in all my works.

Pencil
Pros- erasable, many shades, easy to blend
Cons- smears easily, harder to get good value
Pen
Pros- can have very dark values, easy to add texture, doesn't smear
Cons- can't be erased, can't blend at all
Charcoal 
Pros- erasable in a sense, easy to blend good value
Cons- smears a lot, stains skin very easily

Sabeena Karnik

Sabeena Karnik uses precisely cut paper to create beautiful 3 dimensional pieces of art called paper topography. 

The artist uses mostly paper to show different scenes and creative depictions of letters and words. I like her because she uses bright colors and creates art in a way that is different than most would think about art. I love all the different color choices that are used and the flashiness of the work. Karnik works with paper but is able to fold, cut, and turn the pieces into unbelievable works that you dont believe are possible.