Another assignment we have had in my Illustration 3 class is to do an illustration of either a tinker, a tailor, a soldier, or a spy in a precarious situation. I chose a tailor. Most of the people in my class who chose a tailor seemed to create slightly comical images of them all tangled up in their thread or something. I decided to illustrate a Jewish tailor in WWII era Germany being forced with his fellow Jews out of their homes. It was a little darker than the other themes. But I still wanted it to be a more innocent-looking illustration-- such as one that could be found in a children's book. It was also supposed to have an analogous color scheme.
I did my line drawing with pen, scanned it, and printed it out on Arches cold-press paper. I then painted the whole thing in acrylics, scanned it into photoshop where I added some patterns and touched up some areas.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Illustration 3: Star Wars
I am taking the Illustration 3 class right now. It is an acrylic-based course. Acrylics have been a bit of a struggle, but I feel much more confident using them now than I did at the beginning of the semester.
One of our assignments was to illustrate a vehicle used in another time or place. Obviously the vehicle I decided to paint was an X-wing fighter. I completely dedicate this piece to my mother for instilling in me a life-long love of all things Star Wars.
Part of the assignment was to incorporate texture. I used acrylic matte medium on the x-wing and death star areas and created texture by dabbing the wet medium with a paper towel and scraping it with the end of my paintbrush. It created a cool effect! I am quite pleased with how it turned out.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Annual Student Figure Drawing Show
Hello everyone! I promise that I'm still doing art, I just haven't gotten my class projects back yet. But when I do get them back they will definitely be posted on here!
In the meantime, I wanted to do a quick post about the Annual Student Figure Drawing Show. I had two pieces selected to be in the show! I was very honored-- especially since my work was up next to such wonderful art done by my peers. One of my pieces (the ballerina girl) won third place in the show as well! I thought I would post them here for those of you who would like to see them. (If you have been following my blog for a while you may recognize them as I have posted them before)
And thank you to everyone who came by the show to see my art-- I really appreciate it! :)
In the meantime, I wanted to do a quick post about the Annual Student Figure Drawing Show. I had two pieces selected to be in the show! I was very honored-- especially since my work was up next to such wonderful art done by my peers. One of my pieces (the ballerina girl) won third place in the show as well! I thought I would post them here for those of you who would like to see them. (If you have been following my blog for a while you may recognize them as I have posted them before)
And thank you to everyone who came by the show to see my art-- I really appreciate it! :)
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