BCTGA10A1
Theoretical Foundations of Art and
Design
BCT GA1A01: Submission Two: First
Painting
This
painting took 3 hours to complete. I chose this image because it was composed
according to the rule of thirds. During the process of this painting I focused
getting the skin tone right and blending the colours. The painting didn't turn
out as planned and there are a lot of changes that I would have made now looking
at the end product. I chose to paint this image because I wanted to see how
well I was able to use colour and contrast effectively. The skin tone works on the brighter side of
the face where the light hits but the tonal value on the darker side doesn't It’s
too streaky the brush strokes and the colour of the darker tones are either too
dark or not the right colour. Also the background was rushed in order to finish
the paint which left brush streaks. I haven’t had much practice with Acrylic’s
but used this medium to show that I could use it to some understanding.
BCT
GA1A01: Submission Two: Second Painting
This
next Painting took four to five hours and is a painting of one of Norman
Rockwell paintings “mine America’s Coal”. I chose to paint this image in grey scale so that I could show my understanding of tonal value and contrast. I
used Acrylic’s because I thought that this medium would be better to show tonal
value and contrast of the original painting. With Acrylic you can layer on paint
so I could use this technique to easily attain the right tonal values buy
layering darker tones or lighter tones. After
finishing the painting I saw a few things I could have done better like the
positioning of the head isn't on an angle like in the original painting which
is a composition error. The spacing of the clothing has been altered which was
due to trying to fit more of the image into the painting. Some tonal values don’t
make sense judging from the light source.
BCT
GA1A01: Submission Two: Third Painting
This
painting took one to two hours and is the only painting I have done of still
life. I chose to paint this because it showed the element of perspective. I
wanted to show understanding of space and the composition of light so I thought
this image showed these elements very well. I used Acrylic’s for the same
reasons as the previous image. I was able to layer on colours which made it
easy when it came to painting the hard light on the red brush handle.
My
criticism would be the technique I used for the hard light; I could have approached
that with a different brush which would have made the highlights looks softer.
Also with the Bristles of the brush I could have used a smaller paint brush which
would have been more effective in showing the individual strands and shape of
that section of the image.
BCT
GA1A01: Submission Two: Fourth Painting
This
is the first out of the three digital painting I have done. This painting took
two to three hours and was chosen because it was also composed according to the
rule of thirds, also it show a nice range of colours. I struggled to express
the texture of the fur so I experimented with many different brushes to find
the right brush that would give me what I was looking for. In the end I could
find that particular brush so I used the Calligraphy brush which I thought sufficed.
My
Criticism would have to be the composition of the painting isn't the same to
the image, the head isn't on an angle which is due to the fact that I didn't get
the angles right. Also I could have made another brush for the snowflakes so
that they would look softer and stand out more.
BCT
GA1A01: Submission Two: Fifth Painting
This
image of an apple was the first digital paintings I painted. The colour and
tonal values of the image really stood out to me, especially the lighting of
the stop of the apple stood out a lot. This painting took me an hour to paint
but I thought it turned out fine. One thing I did struggle with was trying to
paint the texture of the apple. It was hard to find a specific brush that would
give the effect so again I had to limit myself to the calligraphy brush which
in the end came out quite well.
My
criticisms would be the shape of the apple more oval and a bit elongated compared
to the original image. I did have trouble trying to compose a circular object
and in some parts of the painting the strokes of the brush become smudged and blurry
which also be changed by using a different brush.
BCT GA1A01: Submission
Two: Sixth Painting
I
chose this Image because I liked the texture of the handle, also I liked the
metal blade which was frustrating to paint due to the fact it was metal and
trying to make it look metal was quiet hard. This painting took four hours this
was because it was very difficult to paint the texture of the wood like the detail
of the grains in the wood and all the different tones and patterns in the wood.
My
criticisms would have to be that due to the continuous layering the image came
out too soft which can be easily seen on the handle. Some of the tones don’t make
sense, in comparison to the light source especially on the blade. The composition of the painting could have
been better right now it looks like its floating in space, this could have been
prevented by understanding the shadow and how it was casted.
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