Print Making Response

Print Makinag Critique

1.     Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).

 

My overall compostion of jmy artwork was based on balance, unity, rhythm, and movement. My balance in my artwork was with positive and negative space. The unity of corresponding backgrounds making it look real. The movement of the print shows how the animal is moving and where it is headed.

  

2.     How did you add texture and contrast to your print? Is this important? Why?

 

I added texture and contrast to my print by adding strokes to the tigers fur. Also in areas of high details such as eyes to become very distinct. Also i kept areas of darkness corressponding with areas of light. It is important because in printmaking you have to get texture to make a person to want the print. The contrast gives good balance to the artwork so that these two needed things work together to make the artwork look good.

3.     Explain how you used positive and negative space to show your image.

 

I used postive and negative space to show my image by using the black and white areas to show the areas of postive and negative space. The areas that most people would have cut out was the white space which would be the positive,but with my outlook of trying something else i cut out the negative space to make my artwork look original and show my image.

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your print. (How good the project is technically crafted)

 

My craftmanship was very good depending upon how much time i spent craving out the illonium then how i prepared in advance how it would look. the idea of my craftmenship was good amd planned out so i had good ideas and that caused my craftmenship to turn out good.

5.     Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.

 

I acheived depth by shoqwing the foreground, middle ground,and back ground. The foreground was where the animal itself was located the middle ground was the hill and the trees in the background. The background was the sun. These three things came together to help the print look good and achieve depth when someone looks at it. They can clearly see the depth of the artwork what is closest to them and whats the farthest thing away.

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?

 

I liked printmaking it was sonmething new I never tried and also was fun working with hands on activity other than just drawing in our sketchbooks. The art was hard in some areas such as when there was places of very high detail because it would be hard to tell if i got too much out or too little out. Overall the project was good and one that i would enjoy doing again.

Print Sketch Response



Print Sketch Critique

1. Why is texture so important to have in your sketches?

When drawing an animal it is critical to get those small parts of the animals body to make the drawing come to life. When you draw the texture of animal it instantly shows a part the animal you can rarely see. When people look at art the look for the fine details that make that certain drawing unique, and by adding texture it adds flavor to the drawing.

2. Why is it neccessary for you to have several references of each animal and each background? Explain.

To see the texture of different animals. When you see frequent lines or indents in animals you know where to draw the certain lines to make your drawing come to life. Many times the animals look the same but when you have many references you can see whats different about the certain animal and add it to your drawing.

3. When you look at your sketches are you able to see which sketch is the strongest and will make the best print? How do you know this? 

I think the one of the Dragonfly will be the one to make the best print. The one that comes at you with an instant effect will most likely be the strongest drawing. I know this because when I look at other peoples drawings the ones I have an instant reaction to is most likely the one that I like the most. It would make a good print to see a Dragonfly up close in its own enviornment.

Chalk Art Drawing Response

Chalk Mural Critique

                                                                                                                                                        

Self evaluation (must write at least 3 sentences for each question)

1. Explain your experience working on a team and executing your ideas for the mural.

Working as a team was helpful because we all where able to contribute in our own ways. Also we could show our strengths and help others out with their weaknesses. It was a fun drawing or mural because we communicated ideas easily and executed them to the best we could. By drawing a smaller verison of the mural we could see what parts would be hardest to do and which would be the easiest.

2. Explain the importance of collaboration when working on a team.

Its important when on a team to communicate and get others involved because when we draw we have to draw to our own strengths by also help others with there weaknesses. We have to tell people how we would like something done because if we don't then there is a bigger chance of messing up the idea of the drawing. When in a team by collaborating the job gets done quicker and is done correctly.

3.  How successful was this project? Explain how and why.

It was very successful because of all the planing that went into it beforehand. Before we had drawing we came up with ideas and gave critism to the ideas that needed it. Also we communicated how we wanted it things and accepted if we where doing something wrong.  

4. Explain how you feel about creating artwork that others can interact with. Ex. Invoving the whole school? 

I feel that is a way to get to meet knew people. Helps people show how the feel at school and also gives them a little more excitment walk from class to class. Alot of the art is very interesting so even without interacting with the art they could have fun looking at it. By having people interacting with the art that I make I feel that Im a part of something bigger.