1. What textures did you create in your drawing? How did you apply techniques and formal elements to create them?
For my final drawing, I created two main textures. The main texture was the fur for my beagle Annie. This was the focal point of the piece, but the drawing needed a background. To do so, I made a smoother, green background to contrast the sharp, directional lines of the dog. In order to create a detailed green background, I layered many different similar colors, such as blues, greens, and even some white. To increase blending, I used rubbing alcohol and some baby oil to smooth the colors out. For the do, I layered many different shades of brown and whites and silver until I achieved burnishing in most areas. I did not burnish the entire dog because I wanted to create highlights and a sense of shininess since fur is both shiny and furry. For the fur, I wanted to exaggerate the hairs, while making them all blend together.
2. What did you learn throughout this project? Did you overcome any challenges?
Throughout this project, I learned that in order to create a bolder, more professional look for the final drawing, I would need to keep layering light coats of prisma colored pencils until my desired color was reached. I learned how to use arbitrary colors to create an interesting and eye catching, yet realistic piece. For example, in the dog, her nose is actually mostly purple, not black. One main challenge during this project was learning how to use baby oil and rubbing alcohol correctly. I overcame this problem by using mostly alcohol because there was no greasy residue. Another challenge was creating the sense of dimension while maintaining the sense of fur in the texture. A solution for this was to create different areas in different shades of the local color. For example, on the ear and backside, I made these darker than the surrounding area, but it is still noticeably the same color, just more layers and of darker colors..
For my final drawing, I created two main textures. The main texture was the fur for my beagle Annie. This was the focal point of the piece, but the drawing needed a background. To do so, I made a smoother, green background to contrast the sharp, directional lines of the dog. In order to create a detailed green background, I layered many different similar colors, such as blues, greens, and even some white. To increase blending, I used rubbing alcohol and some baby oil to smooth the colors out. For the do, I layered many different shades of brown and whites and silver until I achieved burnishing in most areas. I did not burnish the entire dog because I wanted to create highlights and a sense of shininess since fur is both shiny and furry. For the fur, I wanted to exaggerate the hairs, while making them all blend together.
2. What did you learn throughout this project? Did you overcome any challenges?
Throughout this project, I learned that in order to create a bolder, more professional look for the final drawing, I would need to keep layering light coats of prisma colored pencils until my desired color was reached. I learned how to use arbitrary colors to create an interesting and eye catching, yet realistic piece. For example, in the dog, her nose is actually mostly purple, not black. One main challenge during this project was learning how to use baby oil and rubbing alcohol correctly. I overcame this problem by using mostly alcohol because there was no greasy residue. Another challenge was creating the sense of dimension while maintaining the sense of fur in the texture. A solution for this was to create different areas in different shades of the local color. For example, on the ear and backside, I made these darker than the surrounding area, but it is still noticeably the same color, just more layers and of darker colors..