Texture Unit Reflection

1. The most interesting part of my final rubbing was how the different textures border each other.  There is very little white space between the textures which made the rubbing successful.
2. The inside of the jacket was the most successful because of the difference between it and the other photos.  The fuzziness of the jacket made the photograph tangible and believable.
3. The most successful collage is the photoshop one.  The best part is the way the tire welds the opposite light and dark sides together without being too bold.
4. The photoshop one is also my favorite because of how the colors changed from their original pictures into photoshop.  I like how the fuzz on the top right hand side of the screen has the blue highlight surrounding it.
5. The plaster system that Mr. O used was cool.  The rocks at the end looked real.  I think that if I used a tire, I could make a very successful collage with plaster.

Pop Art

Pop Art Color Scheme

The main tool in this project was the paintbrush.  As time went on, I became more comfortable with the brush and experimented more with the paint application.  Instead of just brushing in one direction, I started to dab the brush with different sized paint brushes as well as I worked on making sure some of the sides looked lighter than others based on the density of the paint application.

This project also taught me  how colors can interact with one another and how a blue may seem lighter or darker depending on its surrounding colors.  I also learned about the colors on the color wheel and how they can be grouped into analogous, monochromatic, complementary, split complementary, and triad color groups.

Monochromatic

Analogous

Complementary

 Split Complementary

 

Ray-O-Grams

  Although both pieces of art look good, the one on the right seems to flow better as the wrenches move in order of size.  They are also better organized.  Unfortunately, I forgot to add a border to the photo.  However, I like it without the border just as much as I like the ray-o-grams with borders.  The border also adds complication to the process of developing the photos.

Dark Room Steps:

1. Make sure light is open all the way on enlarger
2. With all lights off, get piece of photo paper and place it on table glossy side up
3. Set up paper with objects
4. Set timer for 10-15 seconds and turn it on
5. Once light turns off, take paper to developer
6. Put in Stop bath
7. Put paper in fixer
8. Put paper in water
9. Put in Perma wash
10. Put on drying Rack

Habits of Mind:

I best showed observation during the unit.  With both my projects, I visualized what I wanted them to look like before I started to actually work.  The habit of mind that I used least was understanding the art world as I did no outside research on the type of art we were using.

 Habits of Mind


Develop Craft:
Develop Craft was my best habit of mind while creating my wire project.  Overall, my use of the wire was pretty good.  Most of my classmates struggled with the wire but I, for some reason, didn't.  Once I realized that the wire would not bend or shape perfectly, the project became much easier.  Instead of worrying about each line, I payed more attention to the entire sculpture.


Observe:
To contradict with my other point, I did not pay so much attention to each individual line.  This is something I need to work on as many pieces of art depend solely on the
individual lines.

Cut out Collage

 This collage best fits into the category of Balance.  This fits there because most of the shape are geometric, therefore they fit together well.  I also like how the different line widths and qualities work together.




















This collage fits best in balance as well as the two arts of the wave fit together.  The clouds also work together well.