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animals project evaluation

Animals project evaluation

When I looked at peter Clark I found his work intriguing and it drew me in but after attempts at mimicking his work I discovered my hatred for this media as it made me frustrated me having to find pieces of newspaper or similar material to fit in to my design, and I hopefully will never have to work with this media again. I think it went well; I would’ve liked it to turn out better than it did and I would’ve liked to enjoy that part of the project if I did perhaps it would’ve been better.

The three animals I chose were a kitten, an owl and a sheep, I chose the kitten because like the kitten I can have sudden random bursts of energy and it’s usually when you least expect it, I chose the owl because I’m not a morning person I tend to be more alive at night and it is when I feel most comfortable. I chose the sheep because they tend to travel in herds and I don’t like being stuck on my own somewhere not having anyone to talk to. I would say I am most like the sheep I always try to have someone with me it could be like a survival instinct to have someone else with you in case anything went wrong so that they were there to help you out. Out of the three I chose the owl as I believed that I could draw it more accurately than the others, I then drew this animal in different styles e.g. silhouette, watercolour animated.

My final piece will be a 3d model as I believe it would be a better representation of an owl and be more effective to a viewer than it would be in 2d. I have created a basic card cut-out of my final piece to help me visualise what I’m going to do, I’m going to pile the cardboard for the eyes to make it more 3d and use the length of the cardboard to support the sides of the sculpture.

I’m unsure if I will improve my model making skills I believe that planning is key for something like this so if I keep to my plan I should get the results I expected on this project I think I handled my time management well although I could’ve spent more time on my pieces but I think it’s because I didn’t really enjoy this project that much. Although I discovered on this project I don’t really like collage I think overall it went pretty well.

experimental portrait project evaluation

Experimental portrait project evaluation

I decided to choose another person to study rather than myself as I felt it would be easier to draw someone who I see most of the time instead of myself as I can’t look at myself when creating the pieces. I decided the artists I would research were Maggi Hambling, baptise and Andy Warhol I chose these three artists because I felt that they were more detailed in their artwork and doing an example of Maggi Hamblings work helped me when painting a my peer, I also learnt from my previous topic to be more observant and pay close attention to certain colours and where they should be placed.

I believe my mood boards were quite affective as I used a range of different media on several images and also included some of my peers interests into it as well which I think resonates well with the pieces. Although I would’ve liked to include several other types of media e.g. brusho ink and bleach. On my final piece I could’ve incorporated more into my piece taking into account for me the main goal was it had to look good, I don’t think certain media like sgraffito would’ve worked well with it. Overall I believe I have improved upon my experimental drawing skills as I only used what I was comfortable with instead of things that were new to me even though I didn’t use many different kinds on my final piece.

I feel I have improved upon time management as I managed to get everything done but I feel that because I enjoyed this project more than the others before it helped me remain focused on my work and get my work finished to a better standard . I feel I have created good mood boards and a good final piece although I would’ve been happier if I had included more media to both as it might’ve improved upon my pieces.

I enjoyed this project more as it explored things I’m more comfortable with which is why I think this project has gone better than the others before it and also why I think that my quality of work has improved and I have also found myself drawing things related toward my peer I based this project on for example he enjoys fashion and models and I drew several fashion designer sheets including characters from Disney which he likes as well.

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peter clark

Peter Clark

Peter Clark is a collage artist mainly he uses newspaper in his art he also concentrates on the animal kingdom in his work, although he does make pieces unrelated to them for example he created a biker jacket made of bibles, when asked about this he stated that “I try to inflict what amuses me onto my work”. Most collage artists their pieces of artwork out of newspaper or tissue paper peter Clark also uses maps and many other sources.

I like Peter Clarks work due to his variety of sources and how he manages to fit them perfectly together introducing colour and shading into his pieces. In his work I enjoy how he uses maps in his work which I believe add more character to it and I believe it also suggest a journey. Also I like the way he mixes his work with small ironic gestures. It also must be very difficult to do collage work because you have to find pieces of paper that fit in with the design.

evaluation arts and crafts

Evaluation arts and crafts

I didn’t use any primary research all my photos were secondary this included books on the arts and crafts movement which also included several other artist works besides Morris and Mackintosh, I also got some of my research from Pinterest and Google images because there were  a wider variety of images to choose from. On my mood board I decided to study both of their works because I like them both Mackintosh because of how he uses lines in his glass windows, and Morris because of the way he portrays and colours his flowers on his pieces.

I don’t think my contemporary artist really supported my theme because his media was portraits in a graphite pencil but at the time I thought it would be a good idea to study him to improve my drawing skills in this project. The experimentation I used included puff binder, I had to paint it on some card in a particular pattern and heat it with a heat gun as it rose. Mark making was where I had to use different objects to create different patterns like a sponge or a fork.  I also studied batik which involved using hot wax to mark out our drawn design with a device called a tjanting, when the wax cooled we coloured it with ink then after the ink dried we melted the wax with the iron. We also experimented with weaving and sewing, I enjoyed weaving on the peg loom as it was far easier than a cardboard loom as I had to use a plastic needle to weave in and out of the cotton. The sewing I didn’t enjoy at all as each time I tried to pierce the paper all the holes would often make one big hole.

The health and safety in workshop varied it was mainly to have your goggles on and hair tied back but in certain workshops we also had to sign in and wear aprons we also had to be careful when using the heat gun we had to keep our hands away from the nozzle and we also had to make sure we didn’t set the paper on fire with it. Also when using the sewing machine we had to be careful where we placed our hands so the needle didn’t impale your hand.

When I received the feedback on my work I was told to add more colour to my mood board In my drawings so I did which makes that piece look more fuller and more vibrant, I also developed the shading on my contemporary critical study. The strengths to my work are that I believe my composition, my painting skill and my painting skill.

If I had to redo this work again I would definitely handle my time management better I think I would benefit from better time management. I didn’t like batik experimental work it wasn’t easy and soon became messy after a few strokes of wax. I think my contemporary critical study was some of my best portrait work although I could’ve improved on it I also enjoyed working on the portraits too. Also as I explained before my time management wasn’t on point and I had to rush toward the end which didn’t improve my artwork.

weaving

the weaving on a peg loom i found quite easy and i also enjoyed it i didnt like weaving on a cardboard loom though as it required a needle to go in and out of the cotton and it was quite fiddly.
At the end we had to make sure the strands were tied it was more complicated to do that on the peg loom as we had to pull the pegs up and over to cut the strands and tie them. the first three strands and the last three tie together whereas the rest of them are only tied to one other.