Evaulation For Still Life

For my still life and observational drawings I used pencil in my book and I used acrylic paint what was thin out by using water the reason why I did was because the colours was too strong for the background on a piece of paper, I also used a media what was like charcoal. The visional language where, line horizontal line, colour the primary colours, tone darkness to lightness, composition where I felt it should go.

For my photography I used a camera to take pictures with different apertures to explore depth of field and rules of third to assist the composition of the image

Lino prints I used a rubbery tile to carve with a sharp tool, what created texture and tone. I produced prints onto paper and fabric with oil based paint, some of the prints came out quite good but the one of them came out with too much paint what went into the carving what turn the print too bubbly.

Paper bird skulls I used paper what I rolled into a tight roll so I could structured it into a 3D bird skull I painted it with white matte paint so it will look more like a drawing. With the visual language I had line, colour and some texture.

Plaster Cast I used some of my own objects what was great for impressions like a some dog tags with all the beads it was a great texture. After I did the impressions I put the plaster onto my clay tile so the plaster could get into the impression to create a 3D mould.

Weaving/Sewing I produce a still life drawing in a stitch form using a sewing machine the colours what I used where purple because I prefer that colour. For weaving I used a loom what created a colourful weave with reds, blues and some dark reds it also created a pattern with the different layers.

    

The contextual references where provided by my subject tutors who encourage me to look at the visual language what have been used in my work.

I have used a range of research methods including books, Internet, journeys and gallery visits. Looking at images in books, journeys and the Internet it isn’t the same as seeing it in a gallery. Being in a gallery you is able to see the texture, detail and also size.  Journeys are useful because they are more modern and up to date, some books aren’t. Using the Internet the information what use might not be accurate or might be temporary.

The difference the primary and secondary research is primary is your own picture what you taken yourself and work what I have produce and secondary research is what been taken of the Internet someone else’s work.

I experimented with different media to produce a range of work, I did shading to try and making it 3D, I’ve watered down acrylic paint to get the right opacity for the foreground and the background.

The technical skills what have improved have understood more of Photoshop, cameras, and sewing machines.

I have learned a new skill and that is using the looms.