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.

Jump starts and reading a painting

First project

This was the first project that I did for this class where we had to find a master work of art and make it our own. For this piece, I found a photograph of a bright cherry in a magazine page. I liked the image because it had a lot of values to it and I like drawing spherical or round objects. To make this piece my own, I changed up the color. Instead of bright red, I changed it to vibrant blue hues. I started this piece in a light graphite then used colored pencil to give it color. I started off by doing the water droplet on the side of the cherry. The red color was actually an accident. I was going to do the cherry in its original red color but then decided to change it. The droplet was finished before I decided to change the color. In the end, I actually liked how the red drop contrasted from the blue cherry. After i finished the droplet, I went on the the main part of the cherry. I started of with the white and light blue side to give the cherry a more realistic value to it. I then got darker as the light went away. I finished the cherry by doing the stem. originally, I was going to just keep the blank background but then I thought it would be cool to do geometric shapes. I did the lines and thought it wasn't enough so I added some color in some of the shapes. 

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Auditorium

Reference

This was my auditorium 50s piece. I wanted to capture the true essence of the 50s. Whenever I think of the 50s I think of old, retro tvs and new technology. I looked on Pinterest and typed 50s tvs and found the reference picture that is attached. I started off by doing it in my sketchbook in graphite then I finished it off by adding watercolor. When doing my final piece, I started with a light outline in graphite. After this, I added my watercolor. To give the tv more of a realistic look, I added darker and lighter brownish hues. To create the colors of the tv, I used colored pencil. I tried to use very vibrant colors. 

Project

Final piece 

Pinterest reference 

This piece was made for the srq project. I got the idea from a Pinterest post of a peacock that had brush strokes as the feathers. To make it my own, I substituted the brush strokes with flowers. To create this piece I used acrylic for the peacocks main body and face as well as the flowers outline. To add more to this piece, I filled in the flowers with watercolor.  In this piece, I tried to emphasize colors and patterns. I did this by finding bright and bold colors that would Contrast with the darker blue of the peacocks body. I repeated the same flower pattern throughout the piece to emphasize the colors more as well as add rhythm. To give the peacock more of a realistic look to the neck, I added different hues. I added darker shades of blue to one side and lighter blues in the other to show that their was a light source coming from one side. To add some texture to the piece, I added the white dotted lines. This also added more contrast in the piece. I don't know yet if I want to add a background but for now it is complete.