Texture Sculpture!!!!

Reflection:

I feel that my collection of textures is varied. I have wire, unwound rope, wood block thats cracked and burlap. Throughout the process of the project I explored multiple ways of organizing my objects and also added and discarded certain objects. I pushed myself to refine and rework my project because I didnt have my mind set on a certain final project. I think that they are unified. For example I wove the broken up rope through the wire mesh and the bottom of the rope is coming out of the cracked wood. The wire mesh also is connected to the burlap.

Ethan T - Texture Collage

Reflection: Throughout the course of my project I was always exploring different ways in which to organize my textures. I also was choosing many different textures from the many I had giving me a wide range of textures to choose from. For the each section of my collection I out together and organized the textures so that they would in some way connect to each other and also either contrast or relate. I constantly replaced and reorganized my textures to find the best combination. After sketching out what my project would look like I was fairly set on that being how my final project would look like but I was very wrong, I was constantly changing things from my original sketch. Every so often I would refine and edit my work whether it was the size of a texture, the effects, opacity or placement of the texture. I feel that I pushed myself to refine and edit my work. I certainly feel very happy with the outcome of my project.

Pop-Art (Name Stamp - With Tiger on top)

Reflection:
For each painting I decided to make the paint application and colors different. For the paint application I  used different brush strokes/techniques that I tried experimenting with. In each of the paintings I attempted to make the object stand out making the background either light or darker. In my group one comment on my paintings was that the paint application on my monochromatic painting was "intriguing" in the way that I painted the object. They also suggested that if I were to edit my paintings I should work on my complimentary painting. I myself comparing my paintings felt that my shadows were inconsistent in size so if i were to edit them I would also make my shadows bigger. I felt that in photography I thought that I didn't have as much freedom when it came to finding colors where as when I was painting I could make/mix paint to find the color I wanted (although you can always edit in aperture in photography). I personally feel more comfortable doing photography but I really enjoyed painting over the past few weeks (before and after break).

Reflection:

1.) I was able to create my photos with the camera then crop them and improve them in aperture and photoshop. With the camera I used the "focus"on the camera to change my pictures giving me a large variety to choose from. Then in aperture and photoshop I was able to experiment with the different colors by making them lighter, darker, brighter, dimmer and so on. With photoshop I was able to make shapes and fill those shapes with the different colors from the picture using the tools in photoshop in order to make the color design in each picture above.

2.) I feel that the tools and methods that were key for me in this project were the zoom and zoom out on the camera, the focus on the camera and aperture was a very key in improving my photos. There were also other things that helped me in this process for making my final images but these three I probably used the most. Photoshop was also important but to improve my pictures it didnt really help.

3.) I used my skills of observation when walking around the campus to search for the different color schemes monochromatic, analogous, triadic and my free choice. I would first take a look at the color wheel and then search for objects that would make one of the color schemes.

4.) This project has taught me to observe color very well. On the color wheel for each color there are many shades of each so sometimes I would find a yellow, blue or green but they would be too different from the yellow, blue or green i needed on the color wheel. In order to succeed in this project I had to observe color very well. I feel that my color observation skills have greatly improved. 

Diptych: paper cut out and rayogram

Reflection:

           I explored the element of shape and technique through the many different ways I cut out shapes. I tried organic and geometric shapes. My organic shapes came out much better than the geometric shapes due to the way I was cutting. If I messed up on an organic shape I could overcome it and make another shape that looked even better. If I made a mistake on the geometric shape I would have to redo it and start over.

           I explored the various principles of design by rearranging my many shapes over and over again to get a sense of balance, directional movement, harmony and so on. For the paper cut out many shapes and then kept rearranging them going through each different design "type".  In the end my final diptych turned out fairly well. The two compositions were similar but not entirely the same.

           I have come to understand and appreciate compositions more due to the exploring and various compositions that I made. During the paper cut I felt that I gained a better understanding when I tried making a cut out for each design "type" and explored with the arrangement of the shapes.

           I feel that I have been thorough and involved in the reflective and evaluative process. In the peer pairings i felt that I was able to give and receive helpful comments on the paper cut and rayogram. throughout the process I would ask the classmates at my table what they thought about the current draft of my paper cut I often got helpful ideas and or ways I could make it better.

In Process Reflection: I feel that this composition was a success because it turned out how close to what I was aiming for when I started the process. On each side I feel that there is a balance, it isn't symmetric but they resemble each other closely.

Rayogram: In the rayogram that is going to resemble this paper cut I am going to make the composition balanced and somewhat organic. In the paper cut I was going for an organic ocean like feel to the composition.




Rayogram: My rayogram that is going to resemble my paper cut

I put this picture into the balance section on the wall. I put this in balance because I felt that it has a sense of symmetry and balance on both sides of the picture.