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Studio project - self expression - Coggle Diagram
Studio project - self expression
Watercolour
Learning about how to use watercolour
Watching videos and tutorials
practicing and conducting trials (since this is a completely new medium) and experimenting with things such as mixing color
Applying watercolor
Using watercolour as portraiture medium
Create realistic or abstract paintings
Coloring, choice of elements, line, shade, etc. can all represent identity and self-expression
Contrasting with acrylic paint
More challenging because paint is translucent and you cannot cover up another layer of paint. They are thinner and less concentrated, but if done well it the colors are radiant and powerful.
Analysis: looking at this artwork it seems that it is very different from acrylic paint. For one thing, there is a lot of white, or negative space. This is left empty and is unlike many acrylic paint paintings in which all of the canvas is covered in paint. There are also a lot of gradients of color, since thinner watercolor has a lighter tone as compared to the darker parts of the painting. There are some main colors used and they blend together well.
Printmaking
Exploring technique
Watching videos on techniques
practicing
using different tools and materials
developing ideas
Artist: rick amor
Analysis: this artwork was done by printmaking and it can be seen that it is a single color one. How printmaking works is that artists essentially use different tools to carve and scrape out their design on a suitable medium such as wood or rubber. Then this is covered in paint and then printed onto paper or the canvas. There are a lot of strokes and textures in this portrait, even in the blank spaces. This is done as part of the artistic intention and effect. The facial features are also very coarse and rough.
Trials and planning
Do planning on paper before creating print
Do tests after learning a new technique
Using color and different textures
using as a medium
Printmaking is a technique that is very versatile and unique. The texture when the print is carved can express certain things and emotions about you, while the quality of your lines (smooth or jaggy), positive and negative space, distortion or caricature, etc. can all represent identity
Charcoal/graphite drawing
Dark/lightness or shades
Gradient
Light to dark, transitions, blending, choice of value
Sketching
Rendering three dimensions
Use shadows, darkness and light areas to create illusions of depth and thus making the drawing stand out instead of being flat
Using as medium
Shades and gradients are the most important since there is no color and there are a lot of communication and expression possible through shade.
Texture and smoothness (if your drawing or graphite marks are clearly visible or if the colors blend in smoothly) and the darkness of the graphite (if you use 2b or 8b)
for charcoal the self portraiture can be very abstract and non detailed but that can be part of the identity.
artist: Damian Goidich
Analysis: What I see in this artwork is a person's self portrait in graphite and charcoal. What is the most identifying feature of this portrait is how it is distinct and specific but also abstract at the same time; you are able to see the person's face very clearly, but it is also very vague, like a blur, and it blends into the surroundings. There are many shadowed and dark regions of the face and on the neck. There aren't a lot of details, rather they are just blocks or areas of shading. There also aren't defined lines; the entire figure is composed abstract shapes and gradients.
Acrylic paint
Contrasting with watercolor
Easier to correct when making a mistake because layers can be covered up. The paint is also denser but can be made lighter by mixing with more water
Learning about how to use
Watching videos and practicing
I've had some experience with acrylic paint previously but I would like to learn more advanced techniques and seek the challenge
Test new creative ways to use paint
Developing ideas and practicing
again planning on paper before creating
using as medium
Similar to watercolor, but layers of color can be rendered, elements that are incorporated, whether they are distinct or ambiguous, etc. can self-express
Analysis: What I see in this artwork is another person's self-portrait, done in acrylic paint. There is visibly a difference between this painting and the one with watercolor. Here the colors are different more vibrant and all the spaces are filled out. The person is drawn in an abstract way. Although his facial features are relatively defined, there are many different colors and blocks of his face coming off, which is a creative effect. The colours are also more separated; they are not blending and mixing together smoothly like watercolor.
Identity and portraiture
Individual identity
enjoys design and science
Explores new things
Open-mindedness
Risk-taker
excited and passionate
Core values
integrity
hard work
diligence
friendliness
a picture of myself
I would like to render myself or my picture in a way so that my facial features would still be recognizable and undistorted, to make the artwork partially realistic, while having additional elements on my portrait or some parts of the face missing for creativity and to express certain ideas. The ways in which this is done would vary according to the medium that I choose.
Group identity
diverse
collaborative and supportive
Have things in common
Each individual comes together into a group identity that is representative of each group member.
