Milestone Check In: Project Three
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THE NEW TECHNIQUES I TRIED WERE USING ACRYLIC PAINT ON A WOOD SURFACE AND WARPING SHAPES. I STRUGGLED WITH MAKING THE NUMBERS LOOKED WARPED AS I HAVE NEVER DONE SO BEFORE.
BRYCE WONG, AN ARTIST I STUDY, INSPIRED THIS PIECE. FOR YEARS, I'VE SEEN HIM DRAW WARPED SHAPES, BUT MAKING THEM APPEAR SIMPLE/MINIMAL. I CHOSE THIS ARTIST BECAUSE HIS ART IS NOT SOMETHING I'VE SEEN BEFORE. FIRST, I KNEW I WANTED TO PAINT ON WOOD, SO I HAD TO SMOOTH DOWN MY PIECE WITH A HAND-SANDER. THEN, I USED A COUPLE OF COATS |
OF GESSO TO MAKE THE COLORS POP OFF OF THE BACKGROUND MORE. AFTER, I JUST DOVE INTO SKETCHING THE SMILEY FACE AND NUMBERS ON THE SURFACE AND LATER WARPED THE IMAGE. WITH COMPOSITION, I PLACED IT ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY UP THE BOARD TO ADD A DETAILED BACKGROUND UNDERNEATH IT.
IF I COULD DO SOMETHING OVER, I WOULD PAINT THE BACKGROUND BLACK, SO THAT THE BLACK CAN BE SEEN FAINTLY BEHIND OVER COLORS THROUGH THE CRACKS. THIS PIECE LINKS WITH OTHERS IN THE WAY CERTAIN COLORS LOOK LIKE NEXT TO EACH OTHER, SPECIFICALLY BRIGHT, VIBRANT COLORS. THE COMMON THREAD IS TO USE BRIGHT COLORS TO MAKE SIMPLISTIC ART. |