SRQ Project

Rose Watercolor Painting/ Ink                               10/04-10/10

Process

For this piece, I decided to revert back to my style of roses I used in one of my previous projects. I decided to use splatter effects with watercolor paint for the background, and ink pens for the flower, leaves, and its stem. For the splatter effect, I wanted to make similar colors to that of the flower. I first had to wet the watercolor paper with water using a flat paintbrush. I then saturated my entire brush with water and my watercolor paint, and pressed it against the paper. The drips left paths and mixed together, giving it an interesting look. I then decided to go with a single rose, and worked continuously on the difficult blending of the ink pens for the flower in the foreground.

Judgment

I really like the way my first drip paint effect went, as well as the flower. If I could go back, I would probably choose an easier blending medium for the flower, such as colored pencils or watercolors. I love the values I got within the flower and its stem, and am over-all pleased with the final piece.

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                                         Beginning Stages

                                                 Final Piece

Bird Mixed Medium Project

Process                                                                    09/25 to present

For the starting point of this project, I wanted to draw, and or paint an interesting bird with vibrant colors. Luckily, I have some pictures of my own from the parrots at the Jungle Gardens in Sarasota. After choosing my reference picture from my photos I took, I decided to work with the bottom layer medium of the bird, being watercolor pencils, and the finishing texture on top being ink pens. I wanted to continue using the watercolor because I feel that it covers the entire surface of the bird, not leaving any white marks like the ink pens alone would do. This helped bring out more vibrant colors and really made the bird pop. I am still working on the bird's final touches of texture with the ink pens, and haven't decided which medium I should use to complete the parrot's eye.

Judgment

I really enjoy how the colors and texture have turned out, although the overlapping of my ink pens have left some smudges and small blemishes on the bird's body. Other than this, I am enjoying my revisit into the subject of birds, and am happy the way these two mediums have really coincided and accented one another.

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                                Beginning Stages

                                                

                                                Middle Stages

 

Food Study- Branstorming Ideas for Largescale Food Project

Large Scale Food Project Ideas                                                                 10/01- 10/03

For this food study, I decided to continue with my favorite medium of watercolor pencils and brainstorm food ideas in order to move towards an established standpoint for moving forward with my large scale food project. I am confused on what exactly I want to capture with this project, either being a mixture of fruit, or possibly a decorated plate of a meal, or specific type of cuisine. I am definitely comfortable with watercolor, so I may decide to incorporate other mediums, or a whole new medium in itself.

Rose Project

Process

For this project, I decided to make a loose arrangement of roses. I then to work in the medium of watercolor pencils. I began this process by using the light watercolor pencils to make the outlines of my roses, and their long, curving stems. I then went more in depth with the colors, and began the process of adding values and light source to the flowers, leaves, and stems. The main struggle I found with this was layering on the colors to a point where they just smudged. I also had a struggle with the decision of adding water to the watercolor pencils. I am happy that I decided to leave the background white because it really helps capture my interest with the flowers in the foreground.

Judgment

I really enjoy the values I achieved, but also entertain the idea of what it would look like more as a watercolor painting, which was my first plan to begin with. On the other hand, I am still afraid of adding the water and losing all of the detailed shading and values I obtained throughout the flowers and stems. Over-all, I enjoy the choice of shades and color for all components of this piece, and would like to return to this style and idea, with more medium and style experimentation.

                         Reference Photos

 

                        Beginning Stages

 

                   Final Piece