This is the final piece of my relief project. I know I don't have any progressive pictures, but I never got the chance to take any photos. This piece was carved with an X-acto knife and a big piece of pink foam. Being that this was a relief I chose to add a texture based background along with some of the shaded areas. The whole theme for this project was humans & nature, and I had a very tough time determining what I could do. In the end I decided to make a mage (magic wielder) who could bend the will of water and ice. Not very original, but I was pressed for time and I had to think of something fast. If I had to redo this project I would have chosen a different topic. I like the ways the texture worked, along with how smooth the acrylic finish is, but the concept behind this piece wasn't as overwhelming as some of my classmates.
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This week's topic is "Sleep" and I chose to draw a mysterious figure, holding a swinging pocket watch. I found this to be an interesting subject because I remember as a kid seeing TV shows where people hypnotized people to sleep with a watch. I knew no one else would think of this, but also the idea behind it gave me more purpose than drawing someone sleeping on a bed.
This week's illustration Friday was noise, and I chose to draw a rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes are well known for the sound they make when threatened so I thought this would be a unique opportunity to see what others drew as well.
test I decided to draw a muscle car with jagged fenders and edges for my illustration. I thought it was pretty unique because everyone else drew mountains. This was my first illustration Friday so I was concerned about my idea, but I can assure that they will become more in-depth as time passes.
This mini lesson was about cutting cardboard and creating a relief piece out of it. I thought this was a very interesting type of style, and I like the results. I decided to do a foreshortening type of relief, with "Dirty Harry" as my subject matter. I know it's not very original, but I was pressed for time and I had this as a cool idea. The main trick for this type of style is to nail down where to cut away the cardboard, and where to leave it be. In this case, the cut-away parts are the darkest most areas of the piece, and same goes for the lighter areas. I cut Harry out to give him a distinct shape, and then added him onto a uniquely textured background.
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