BLENDING & FIXING TECHNIQUES!!!

Oil Pastels:

http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-lessons/Medium/Pastels/Pastels-Blending-Oil-Pastels.html

http://www.explore-oil-pastels-with-robert-sloan.com/oil-pastels-techniques.html

(this link has lots of links IN IT! check each one out)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1034002

(just a good forum in general for art questions)

Chalk Pastels:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnOw1vGPiXE

(don't forget you can blend with brushes as well, specifically with FAN, FLAT, and ANGLE brushes. you can try both wet and dry finishes, but NOTE: wet pastels will act differently and move differently!! They will initially get DARKER, and--depending on the quality of the pastel--can turn "chalky" white after they dry, so test things out before you commit!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95w2E5ogSg

(just fun! for texture! :))

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/medium/pastel/pastel-fixatives

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-936462.html

Colored Pencils:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5VIfFETIe8

(okay, YES, she IS selling prismacolor products, ignore this and watch her techniques and tool handling)

http://www.mooresartgallery.com/blending_burnishing.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGCeQ38lCuY

(this lady is also selling prismacolors, but she is very informative about tool handling and color blending, so worth watching.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Thoyxw0WM

(with mineral spirits! fun technique!)

Homework: 3/28

Work on your self-portraits!! Think about how you want to portray yourself and what you want to say.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cB_7PpT2TQ

Remember, this project is fairly open. If you are limited in what you have (mirror, etc) borrow what you need from a friend. Make your piece what you need it to be. You CAN use color but you DO NOT HAVE TO:

1. must be figurative from life
2. must be 18" x 24" or larger
3. must be graphic in nature (non-digitally generated, non-photographic)
4. must write an artist statement

REMEMBER, you all have done a great deal of research on use of value, color, mark-making, composition, figures in space, artist statements, line, etc. LOOK THROUGH BLOG and use this as inspiration or guidance if you are stuck. You know how to research, so don't feel limited in these parameters either though.

Painted skin and texture worth looking at in terms of artists:
Lucien Freud, Jenny Saville, Cesar Biojo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Edvard Munch, Tamara de Lempicka, Vincent Van Gogh (just to name a FEW. These are immediately off the top of my head. The list is endless.)

As color is COMPLICATED, especially regarding skin luminosity, depth, and texture, I am attaching the links from earlier today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpTr_BDVjFI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He9wIkms6s0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDliuSqCEhw

Homework: 3/26

Welcome to working with COLOR!! For your homework I want you to fill a page with a single self-portrait done from life (use a mirror! NO CHEATING!!):

1. Must show full figure (head to toe, it can be straight on but you can ALSO be creative in posture, framing, composition. think about your image in the frame)

2. Must use color, AS TRUE TO LIFE AS POSSIBLE, no black or white (unless ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, and I WILL be looking for your molding 3-dimensional mass on a 2-dimensional picture plane!! Where are your mid-tones? Shadow areas? Reflective highlights?)

3. Look for those subtle shifts in value and temperature! Draw what you SEE, not what you know to be true! If your tool is too big and you are too far away for details like pupils and fingernails DO NOT INCLUDE THEM! Do not force the image!

Zoo!

We will be going to the zoo NEXT Saturday, April 6th from 10AM- 1 PM. The easiest will be to meet there. Do not be late, as I will be paying for everyone's admission collectively!

This will be a fun opportunity for us to experience drawing non-human figures and utilize techniques we have developed during this semester in a non-traditional setting. You will need your drawing board, drawing pad, and drawing materials for this outing. Come prepared.

If you care to stay longer, feel free. Your admission is covered for the day, but do realize that your first three hours will be spent drawing animals for the class.

Self Portraits (Ashley Peralta)

"Self Portrait" by Roy Lichtenstein, oil & manga on canvas, 1976.

 

 

 

 "Self-Portrait" by Jeff Koons, Marble, 1991.

"Self Prtrait" by David Hockney, 1955.

3 Self Portraits

Self-Portrait,  Lucian Freud, 1963


Self-Portrait, Thomas Hart Benton, 1972







Self-Portrait, George W. Bush