Step 9: eye tutorial

This was a bonus work to do. It has a positive effect when the teacher is thinking of our grades. We had a paper, in which was a tutorial of how to draw an eye. Only one instruction was given: copy it. Or in other words. just draw an eye. And so we did. The tutorial was this:

 

I didn't pursue to implement exactly same eye as the photo. I wanted the eye lashes to be more natural, haha. I like it and I think it goes to the eye. And it only took me about one and a half an hour! Enough with the speeches, here's my eye.

This was the last post to this blog. The course is finished and I had a great time. I learnt well and I think I've found some inner artist inside of me I never knew existed. Once more, thank you Leena.

-Tuulia

Step 8: a work of art inside a work of art

How funny does the name of the next project sound like. At least to my ears. The photo below describes the following project we were working on the past few weeks. It's an eye, in which has been included a clock. Can you see it?

Before we were given the instructions, the teacher presented us some compositions which are being used when working in art.

COMPOSITION

In generally, what does that word mean? It means a work of art, in which the ensemble matters and where all the shapes and colors have been defined into a groups. Here's an example of one composition, where the shapes and colors have all the attention.

There are different kinds of compositions. That is just one way to do it. You can make your work of art to follow the horizontal composition. The horizontal composition can be longitudinally or transversely (pitkittäin tai poikittain). It's peaceful and it highlights (korostaa) distance and space. In this following work of art below, can you see how your eye lie when watching it. Brilliant, right the one for me, I'd say.

 

The next composition was vertical composition. It sticks still and it has its upward (kohoava) power. It can be lofty and solemn (ylevä ja juhlallinen). Like this. It looks beautiful, but not my thing to do..

Next we had a diagonal composition. It's full of lines, going from point A to point B and it doesn't always even make any sense. It's lively, effective and dramatic. In the works of art are movement and tension. You might lose your eyes when watching it.

Triangle composition is where the most important thing has been caught in a triangle. A circular composition has the same prerequisite (edellytys) as the triangle composition. I found these two pictures to describe my point in case. As you can see, in religious art these two compositions have been very useful and common.

One more composition left to introduce. The golden section. It follows the rule of third. I found it easy to be used in art.

Now to the main point, our final project. We had to apply all learned in this. 

INSTRUCTIONS:

that we were given to this project

★ Design your own "the work of art inside a work of art" selected on the basis of image

★ Use one or more compositions in it

★ Implementation (toteutus): big paper, pencil, acrylic colors, water colors etc.

★  Try to hide the image as invisibly as possible

MY WORK OF ART INSIDE A WORK OF ART

I admit that I didn't succeed as I had hoped. The picture I chose doesn't merge (sulautua) inside the ensemble. Not that it bothers me much because I like all the other thing where I succeeded in my work. The colors, the flower. My work was so simple to implement. I used the golden section and diagonal composition. Maybe I used the triangle composition too.. It's your decision. 

I wanted to use pink. So I made the wallpaper gradient (liukuvärjätty). And that's one of the things I like and succeeded in. What I see in my work of art, is a room, in which is one basic black table and on the table is a vase full of sunflowers. The table is in front of, or actually under the blackboard, in which is "hidden" the picture, as you can see. What I wanted, was that when you look the work, your eyes can rest. Your eyes don't have to search for details, because there isn't one. My symmetrical skills you can see clearly. The table is straight, the vase is straight compared to the table leg and the blackboard.The blackboard is in straight position compared to the room but the frames aren't that symmetrical. Guess there is the diagonal composition which doesn't follow any rules.

In the vase and in the flowers I wanted to learn three-dimensionality. And I learnt. I think I have nothing to add to this report. Hope you liked it!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that this course has been completed now. I have done all the compulsory works now and even few bonuses, and in my next post I will reveal my latest work. Thank you, Leena, the course was pleasent to me. :)

In here I give you the links to the posts of my earlier works. Here's the summary of the course.

1. zentangle (finished)

2.  rhythm in art

3. photo collage

4. sculpture

5. a work of art inside a work of art

One more post is about to come, so yet don't abandon my blog!

Step 7: frost painting

The idea to this was given by our teacher. I mentioned the frost painting in my earlier post (which you can read in here). The frost painting I made was implemented (toteutettu) by using a buttermilk (piimä). Yes, I really mean the buttermilk. And nonfat. And of course you need a paintbrush and a bowl where you put the buttermilk.

The implemention was easy, just paint whatever is in your mind. I chose ordinary curls to there and there. Then I tried to be creative so I painted a flower, if you can recognize it to be one. If I was any taller, the painting would have filled the whole windowarea but luckily I have drapes that cover the top. The painting took me only half an hour and this is how the result looked like. 

I liked it and I'm going to keep it in the window for some time. Can't wait until tomorrow to see how it looks like in a daylight! I recommend this kind of home art to everyone who has buttermilk and a paintbrush in their house and a boring day with a boring window. This really makes your day and there's no way you could fail it. Even I didn't fail it! 

Buenas noches.