More planning for my mixed media project...

These are all Research Workbook pages I did to plan for and experiment with ideas for my mixed media project.

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I think that this project turned out alright. I used acrylic paint. I tried to create really exaggerated foreshortening and perspective. I think my favorite part is the background. It ties together the color scheme, just as I intended. I think its a very fun look. But, I wish I was a better painter... oh well, better luck next time.

Oil Pastel

This is my oil pastel piece. I decided to do a positive/negative space kind of thing. I really like how the circles are replicated throughout. I think this was a pretty neat piece. But, I only spent a few days on it. It might look better if I developed it more.

MORE from the research workbook using Sharpie and watercolor.

Research Workbook

These are just more pictures from my research workbook. I used watercolor and sharpie on one. I used found papers and fabric on the other.

One of these is done with Prismacolor and Sharpie. The other is just Crayola markers.

Research Workbook

More fashion designs using watercolor, Prismacolor, and Sharpie...

Research Workbook

These are fashion designs- one of my favorite things to do. I just used Prismacolor and Sharpie.

Encaustic Painting and Mixed Media

This is my favorite project so far. I don't particularly like mine, but the idea was awesome. We melted wax onto our collages to create vibrant color and texture. It was really fun to make. Overall, I like it.

Synthetic Cubism

This was my synthetic cubism project. I used a variety of found
papers, paint, and shoepolish to create this piece. I thought that it was okay. Again, not my favorite project. I tried to create a triangle using the blue ladies. I also added som smaller details that the photograph didn't capture.

Timed Gesture Drawings

We had one minute to draw these figures. They are very sketchy and I just used a Prismacolor soft pastel. It was pretty difficult and I honestly don't like mine. Thank goodness it was only practice. .

Figure Value Studies

For this project we were supposed to create a figure using value and it was optional to create foreshortening. I used different colors of charcoal to create this. I think that it turned out okay. But, I think that I should have colored in some more of the empty space.

I did a study of the human eye in my research workbook. I think I should have made the contrast of the darks and lights a lot stronger. I tried to practice different ages, genders, and races.

These are actually 2 seperate pages in my Research Workbook. The Marilyn page was based off of our paper cutting project. I was doing a study of Andy Warhol and practicing drawing portraits. I also tried to incorporate a cool color scheme and pattern to tie it in. The page on the right was my experimentation of "encaustic wax" at home. I melted crayons with matches (that I actually attached to the page) and brightened up the black and white images.

I started off using acrylic paint to create a background. Then, I cut the word "design" and sectioned off the painted paper. I wanted to combine the paper cutting that we were using in class with paint. It was pretty fun to make. Unintentionally, the colors sort of remind me of sherbet. (: I wish I would have spent more time developing my color scheme though.

Research Workbook

This was my interpretation of encaustic wax before we talked about it in class... I like the image itself. I tried to highlight the darker colors in the image by melting crayons with matches. It was pretty fun to do. But, I think that it would look better if the wax wasn't so splotchy-looking.

Encaustic Experiments

This is another experiment. I actually ended up using a theme that is similar to this for my current art project. I liked incorporating the architecture. I think it needs some more color. I think I only used parafin wax for this one.

Research for Encaustic Project

This experiment was my favorite. I like the colors and the use of three-dimensional objects. I think it looks very mixed media-esque, which I love. I think I could have used a little more color though.

Chinese Paper Cut Project

So, this project turned out pretty cool. I like the patterns that I used. I also like something that my classmate - Elizabeth Easler - pointed out to me.... The girl in the portrait NEVER stops looking at you. The cutting was extrmely time consuming and it really hurt my hand. But, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I think that it gives a really cool twist to the study of positive and negative space. I created my background for this piece using acrylic paint and watercolor paint. Once it dried, I used Prismacolor pencils to highlight details in the paint.