Vans shoe designs

Rough Rafting and practice 

Final pieces 

Description- in both of my shoe designs, I wanted to do a Florida style design. I wanted both to be very colorful and playful. As you can see in both, I used a lot of blue. This was because every time I go to Florida beaches I see the beautiful blue ocean. I wanted to do a lot of different color mixtures so I mixed bright blues with greens and reds and oranges and yellows and purples. Pretty much any color that I found was bright and full of value I used.  In both of these designs you see red crabs. In the high top shoe design I made the crab hold a beach ball. 

Analysis- In both of my pieces, I used color as an emphasized element. I also used texture  in the clouds and foam of the water in the low top shoe. I also used 

Variety as a key principle as you could see with all of the different colors and combinations. I wanted each shoe to have different component but still be unified. I did this by the use of color and shapes. In my piece I wanted to show contrast. I did this through the  sharp changes in color between the lines. Also I used this by the overlaying of colors with the one on top varying from the bottom color. 

Interpretation- In my pieces, I wanted to capture the true essence of Florida. When I think Florida, I think sunny beaches, beautiful blue skies And squishy soft sand. I showed these beach scenes in my shoe. In my high tops, I showed how you can find crabs, beach balls, and beautiful shells al along he beach. I also added the green grass that you usually find in beaches. I continued the green in to the tongue of the shoe to give it more depth. I made the crab hold the beach ball to give it a fun flare and something for your eyes to find. In the low top shoes, had the same idea but changes it up a bit. Instead of having the water as just a side component, I made it mor whe focus, fading from the dark blue to light blue to the sand with a line of foam. 

Judgment- I enjoy the pieces that I have made. I think that they are super colorful and fun and makes you stop and just stare. If I had to do these again I would probably try to do it in acrylic or colored pencil to see how different mediums act. 

Alpaca Project

Rough Drafting

Final Piece

My main reason for creating this piece was to give to my friend. I also wanted to work in colored pencils as I have not really used colored pencils much before. I also wanted to work with very contrasting colors as I used neutral tones for the alpacas and more cool vibrant blues in the background. I started by creating the lighter tan alpaca. I started with a quick outline of where it was going to go. After this I started working on the face. I worked on the ears and then the nose was next. After this, I outlined where the eyes were and then  created the fur around it. The very last thing I did on the face was the eyes. Once I was satisfied with the face I started on the body. I used the same technique as I did for the fur on the face. very quick pencil strokes with various shades of light tan as well as some darker browns to add some texture and values.  After I was completely done with the light tan alpaca, I started with the darker brown alpaca. Again, started with the face using the same routine. This alpaca was a little harder to do because he many more more colors and facial features than the other one. The fur on the alpacas neck was also a little different so I used a different technique for the neck. In this piece, I think the most prominent element that I used was texture. This was found throughout the fur of the alpacas. Also I used a lot of colors. In the background, I used different values of blue to make gradient. Another element that I used was line. This was found in the alpaca fur as well. In my piece, I tried to show the right proportions. It took a while to find how far the eyes were, how the face looked and the body shape and how the fur would go on to look realistic. Contrast was also shown in my piece through the bright color of the background to the more neutral alpacas.