Art Criticism is the evaluation of artwork by: -Describing what is in the artwork. This includes colors, styles, and techniques. -Analyzing the artwork. This includes items such as value, mediums, colors, and texture. -Interpreting the artwork. Ask yourself "What is the mood of this work?", or "What do I feel when viewing this artwork?" -Judging the artwork. Consider if this artwork is successful in conveying it's message. Using the art criticism process, I will critique my above piece. This is a watercolor medium with a single-point perspective. I started out on this project with a picture and a rough sketch on regular drawing paper, then transferred the illustration to watercolor paper for coloring. Painting in general is not my strong suit, and the beginning of this piece began shakily. Over time, I learned how to make watercolor paint work to my advantage, and how I could use mixtures and different values and shades to achieve different colors. This project did not take me long, only about 3 days. I believe that the picture can be easily described, as I made sure not to make the piece too crammed with details. The colors appear somewhat natural, with the only exception being the gravel around the railway ties in my opinion. If one were to analyze this piece, I feel that they might find slight faults with the colors being too light or dark in a few smaller areas. One might also find fault in some of the colors in the trees mixing, especially near the trunks and limbs. The mood or feeling of this piece reminds me of just a bright, sunny day, and perhaps towards the opening of springtime. To me, this picture represents a feeling of cheeriness and hope for whats down the line, as I took this picture when I got my driver's permit. Finally, I feel that this piece comes across as successful, with the goal of recreating the scene fairly conquered. Below is the original image for anyone who would like to compare. (The artwork is slightly cropped.) 3 Questions: (5) What is artistic style?- Artistic style is an artist's preferred style or technique when it comes to a specific medium. Every artist has their own style, even if it is just slightly different from other styles. For instance, I have a specific style of making tree leafs, as shown below. (7) What is the point of this class? What did you get out of it?-I believe that the point of this class is to not only teach students how to better their artistic abilities, but to encourage them to explore further into the art world. Art 1 is a base class that opens up the possibility of classes like Art 2 or AP Art. I got many things out of this class, but the most prominent would have to be how to look for inspiration. Before this class, I would draw things that I mostly made-up, but after doing projects on real-life objects, like the piece below, I realized that there were many more places to find inspiration than just one's imagination. (8) What was the warm up or sketchbook assignment that you learned the most from?- The warm-up that I learned the most from was probably a combination of the facial drawings. I was never good at drawing faces, but after these warm-ups I slowly learned how to draw eyes, noses, mouths, and ears, along with the facial proportions. This helped me when making the Skittles portrait, as I had to rough sketch the basic facial details before gluing the Skittles.
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For the beginning of the project, I layed a layer of tissue paper, then covered it with a layer of paste. Next, I added the "STAR WARS" letters in the top left corner. I then added the white paint on the bottom representing the snow. I cut out the pictures and glued them onto the white painting. I then added the Vader helmet in the top right corner and the paint around it. Finally, I drew the Millenium Falcon and painted the blue "streak" behind it. My word was to make something that you enjoyed, so I decided to make a Star Wars collage, since I enjoy the movies. I portrayed this in a variety of mediums ranging from paint to pencil to cutouts.
I used a 1-point perspective because it was the perspective that was in the original photograph. I took this photo in Fuquay-Varina at a railway crossing. I thought it was a cool photo due to the vanishing point of the rails. The most difficult part of this project was probably the individual ties between the rails, because it was harder to be neater with the smaller ties in the back. These 2 warm-ups were the most helpful. The leaves warm-up helped me be able to make more realistic looking trees, while the letters warm-up helped me understand how a perspective point gave a more detailed look to an object.
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AuthorI am currently a Computer Arts student at AHS. Archives
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