1. What skills or techniques did you learn during this unit? How did you apply them in your work?
I learned a lot on how to work with oil pastels in this unit. I advanced my knowledge of layering many different colors in the final draft. I learned how to mimic Van Gogh's style of line work to create a piece based off his "Starry Night". I applied these skills first by practicing on a rough draft and then more on the back of the rough draft and finally on the final draft. I also learned that in layering, arbitrary colors can add appeal even if at first they do not seem to make sense.
2. How did you plan and create your artwork? Write about your process and your finished work. What do you like about your finished work? Is it successful?
I planned this piece by first creating a rough draft from a simple sketch of the idea. I knew I wanted to mimic Van Gogh's streaky oil paint style and wanted to commemorate my time in Apex as I head off to college. I practiced layering many colors of pastels (the big box with many colors worked much more effectively than the small box of six colors as shown in the rough draft). I also helped myself by sketching the initial plan onto the piece of paper so I would not do too much overlapping.
I learned a lot on how to work with oil pastels in this unit. I advanced my knowledge of layering many different colors in the final draft. I learned how to mimic Van Gogh's style of line work to create a piece based off his "Starry Night". I applied these skills first by practicing on a rough draft and then more on the back of the rough draft and finally on the final draft. I also learned that in layering, arbitrary colors can add appeal even if at first they do not seem to make sense.
2. How did you plan and create your artwork? Write about your process and your finished work. What do you like about your finished work? Is it successful?
I planned this piece by first creating a rough draft from a simple sketch of the idea. I knew I wanted to mimic Van Gogh's streaky oil paint style and wanted to commemorate my time in Apex as I head off to college. I practiced layering many colors of pastels (the big box with many colors worked much more effectively than the small box of six colors as shown in the rough draft). I also helped myself by sketching the initial plan onto the piece of paper so I would not do too much overlapping.