Contour watercolor paintings

Both of these pictures are contour watercolor portraits, fist done in sharpie then colored with watercolors.  Because they were contour drawings I can't really judge them on the anatomy or look of them.  Both turned out actually really good, but I could have used more of the page.

Watercolor shell paintings

This was two pictures of shells on watercolor paper.  Each one was fist done in pencil then colored over with watercolors.  There could have been more shading both of them but I feel they turned out good for my fist shell paintings

Illusion Cube

These are pictures of my illusion cube that we made in the second week of class.  On each side of the cube is a different optical illusion.  The cube was done in hb pencil and in colored pencils.  I feel like if I did it again I would try harder on making them more of an illusion.

Foundation art pictures

Theses are my fist three pictures of Drawing I, they were foundation pictures of a portrat, still life, and observational nature picture.  They were all done in hb pencil and took me about an hour to complete each.  This set of pictures are the foundation for all my other drawing, and gives me something to compare my work now too.

Skeleton sketchbook drawings

These pictures are all done in hb pencil and are in my sketchbook.   Each page took me about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to do.  The drawing also helped me get a feel for drawing the human anatomy.

Actor Painting

This is an all acrylic painting of Robert Downey Jr..  By far my favorite painting I have ever done up til now.  Took me about a week or so to finish the entire portrait.  I really look all the highlights and shading, it looks just like the picture I based it off of.  I know already this is going right up in my room so I can remember how good I drew in High School.

Nature painting

This is a watercolor/acrylic painting of a cherry blossom.  The petals, the inside of the blossom and the sky are all done in watercolors while the tree branches and the stamen are done in acrylic.  I feel like the paper got a little to wrinkled and damaged and it really affected the look of the background.  Also the branches look a little dark so I could have added more lighter colors to the acrylic.

Orphan Drawing

This was a drawing of an orphan from Cambodia.  The whole picture was done in colored pencils.  In the end I feel like I could have done a lot better, especially around the mouth.  I like the shading in the skin and face but the colored pencils could have been blended better.  I still like the picture and it is one to remember in the future.

Creative sketchbook examples to inspire high school Painting / Fine Art students - See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/art-sketchbook-ideas#sthash.rHSMRJeT.dpuf

There are so many student sketchbook pages that are filled with extravagant, over-sized headings, decorative fonts, borders and other unnecessary ornamentation: it is refreshing to see this AS Level sketchbook page by Jack Broad. Here, accurate, first-hand drawings in a range of mediums are surrounded by brief annotation. This page is a reminder of what really matters in the initial stages of a project: competent observational drawing and visual exploration of subject-matter.

- See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/art-sketchbook-ideas#sthash.rHSMRJeT.dpuf

I found this interesting because its similar to what I do in my sketch book, when i'm expressing my ideas on paper.  The difference is that it looks like they used water colors in their sketch, while I just use pencil for sketches.  

Scratch Board Picture

This is picture of an ocelot on scratch board. Was completed in about one week and was all done with standard scratch tool.  I really like the shading I achieved with the scratch board, it makes it look very abstract but realistic.  I could of worked a little bit more on the darker parts but everything turned out excellent in the end.

Quote Painting

This was my quote painting,  I chose a Doctor Who quote and placed it with the Sonic Screwdriver.  This picture was done in all acrylic paint.  I really liked how the sonic screwdriver turned out but I could have made the words neater.  In the end the whole thing looks a little sloppy but it is still good in my view.

Collage Painting

This was a painting of League of Legends characters, as a collage.  I fist painted all the gray characters then went on to the second layer which was the colored characters.  My last layer was the LoL logo.

Re- Talk about your art

Here is a challenge...

Copy and paste the following list to your blog. Then, every time you post a piece of your artwork on your blog, if you can't think of anything to say about it, choose one of these prompts to talk about your art. At the end of the semester you will receive a grade on your blog, based on the effort you put into it. It shouldn't be something you fear or dread doing. I want you to have fun with it and challenge yourself to think about the artwork you are making. It is your artwork and you can feel however you want about it. Write a sentence or a story...the choice is yours. Post all of your artwork that you complete in or out of class. You can even post work from earlier grades. Try to label each piece according to when it was completed.

Start talking about your art

• If you could do this piece again, what would you change?
• What materials did you use for this piece? How did you use them?
• Describe your idea behind the artwork. Where did it come from?
• How did you make the color choices in your artwork?
• Was your art influenced by another artist? Who and why?
• Tell me a story about your artwork?
• What elements or principles of design did you use? Explain where you used them.

Painting Illinois Illusion Project

This painting was done in water colors and was for an Illinois Illusion competition.  The picture is called "Refection of his Father" and shows two white tailed deer which is the state animal.  The painting took me about three days to complete.  In the end I think I could have done a little bit more with shading and on the background.

Skeleton Final Project

For my final project I decided, to make it different, to make the skeleton out of copper.  I combined both charcoal and pastels to create this colorful skeleton.  This picture took me about a week or so to finish.  I really like the shading job I did on it but I could have done better on the proportions  of the whole thing.

Skeleton Concept Drawings

This was my first one of the three and it gave me a feel for how to draw a skeleton.  I feel to make it better, I could have made the ribs a little bigger and the spine thinner.

This was my second drawing and I think my favorite out of the three.  This one was also by fare the most proportionally correct out of the group.

This was my third and final concept drawing of a skeleton and I think it is the one with the most movement.  I also think to improve it I could have made the skull larger and give it more depth.

Illinois Illusion Competition Project

This project was for a competition in the Chicago land area, the idea was to crate an illusion inspired by Illinois.  I choose the Chicago Skyline and gave it illusion qualities.  Although the illusion is simple I think it turned out really good.  I didn't win the contest but I think I gave out a really great idea for it.

Tip 7: Keep the outlines light

As your drawing is fleshed out in more detail, with attention given to the subtle variations in shape and form, the natural inclination – especially of the novice drawer – is to want to darken in the outlines, to help ensure they are visible. Do not do this.

Real objects do not have dark lines running around every edge. Edges should instead be defined by a change in tone and/or colour, as in the beautiful graphite drawing by an IGCSE Art student shown to the left.

If you are producing a line drawing, a cartoon or some other graphic image, outlines may be darkened, but in an observational drawing – especially one which you wish to be realistic – dark outlines are never advised.

This beautiful observational study was part of an IGCSE ‘A’ grade Coursework submission by Georgia Shattky, from ACG Parnell College. It shows folded fabric hanging over the corner of a wooden dresser. Note that there is not a single black outline within the work: edges are defined solely through variation in tone. - See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/realistic-observational-drawings#sthash.mnlJJ9JB.dpuf

- See more at: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/realistic-observational-drawings#sthash.mnlJJ9JB.dpuf

I find this picture and tip interesting because i don't think that something like that would have occurred to me.  I had always thought you need some kind of outline on an object so you know what is where, but this picture proves that that's not necessarily so.  This shed some light on me and this might also help you.