Sunday, November 11, 2012

David's Art Process


I'm not entirely sure why I chose to draw a tiger, but I draw a lot of tigers. It doesn't have some kind of deeper meaning to me, but I've done a whole bunch of them these past few months. This is probably my most successful one thus far. I used charcoal, and I tried to do something different than what I normally do. I did virtually no outlining of the drawing, and made marks specifically where there were darker values, and tried to create light/dark values by density of the mark-making. I consider it a successful attempt, and I will continue on with this method in the future.

I am currently in the process of creating a drawing of a lion, which is in the same scene, except during the day, and is facing the tiger. I have doubts as to whether of not it is going look good, however, and I may or may not use them as one piece. I will most likely use them as separate pieces, and attempt to create a lion/tiger scene later, when I get the chance.

David's fantasy beast project

Cutting Paper Sculpture

http://ingrid-siliakus.exto.org/

Friday, November 9, 2012

Deadline for permission slip: November 15th

When: Wed. November 28th from 9:40-1:30pm Day 6(miss B,D,H block).

**Need signed permission slip and money for admission, bus and lunch no later than November 15th

Where: Charles River Industry and Innovation Museum fee and bus transportation: $10

Lunch at Margarita's: $10
Includes burrito of choice, chips, salsa and churro.

Burrito options:

Fajita Burrito- choice of marinated steak or chicken with peppers and onions, black beans, mexican rice, salsa fresca and monterey jack cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Carnitas Burrito- Pork Carnitas, black beans, mexican rice, chile con queso, and fresh chopped onions and cilantro wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Veggie Burrito- Onions, peppers, mushrooms, squash, and zucchini wrapped in a flour tortilla with mexican rice, black beans, corn salsa, montery jack cheese, and hacienda sauce.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Art.sy

Art.sy- DISCOVER FINE ART



It's free, you just need a login and password. When you sign up, you choose the kind of art that interests you and you get updates about shows. There's also alot of information about each piece of art and artist.  The engine also predicts what kind of art you'll like based on a "genome" algorithm.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Human Eye Speed Drawing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WH8Vor-8bg&featyre=related

Big Five Wildlife Painting

I found this video a while ago. It's pretty cool, hope you guys enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b24LfVnj5ac&feature=related

Chinese Calligraphy

I have always been interested and fascinated by the art of Chinese calligraphy, both as a form of writing and a form of art. It has frequently been an inspiration to me in a few of my art pieces. It takes years and years to be able to master the "art of brush" and to be able to know how much ink, pressure and force to apply to each brush stroke to write a character.