Non-Photo-PROJECTS





If you want to view this image in its full size, click it and drag it into your address bar! :) __**My Idea:**__ This was the Psychedelic/Colorful Design for a handpurse or other item of clothing. This would be placed on a t-shirt or hoodie of somesort.I figured the t-shirt would have been tie-dyed and them the image would have been printed over it. And yes, the eyes are supposed to look "cracked out". :P

**My Media:** I used 100% digital art. This was sketched out and drawn in a program called Paint Tool SAI (The background was created using Apophysis). It was sketched and created using a Wacom Bamboo Fun, which is a computer graphics tablet that allows you to draw right on the computer, simulating the effect of drawing on paper. The size of this image is 1280(width) pixels by 1725(height) pixels. __**Concerns:**__ My one concern is that I had a really hard time trying to get the look of a tie-dye effect. I didn't want to simply take a photograph of a shirt and slap it on under the image since that would look really tacky and out of place. What other suggestions would you have for a background?I wanted to just have a plain dark grey background originally since that would look better as a T-shirt graphic, but I realized since this is AP art, that wouldn't work. :P - Ashley Gioiosa

Ashley, what if you erased the color in the face, and showed us that background instead. Then erase the negative space/background and give us a plain gray background. Or at least make the neg. space toned way down by layering gray over it at a lower opacity...\

very dynamic! You are so skilled digitally....! Mrs. C

Okay so this is my Part 2 number 4 project. When I lived back up in Philly I used to go to concerts at Firehouses, this is where all the local bands would play. Love Automatic is a local band that I used to watch. So a decided to make the CD cover for them. I used watercolors, a marker for the mark work, and primacolor pencils to write the name of the band. I think it turned out pretty nice, what do you all think?//**~Camryn Callison**//

Oh, that looks really painful! Talk about a heart attack. :P I really like all this line and detailing you did on the heart. Especially on the aorta (I think that's what it is, the big vein up there!). My only issue is the text. It would look better if you had put it down across the bottom instead of across your artwork. Though over all, this is a really awesome piece! Makes me want to break out my watercolors and paint! :) ~ Ashley G

Can't quite see it too well- the focus?? Dynamic composition- I like Ashley's comment about the text; there could be better placement for it. Wanna see it up close and sharp! On Monday! :) Mrs. C



First of all, I REALLY hope I uploaded this right. I've never used Wikispaces before so i'm really out of the loop on this, haha. Also, if you'd like to see if bigger, I think you can click and drag the image into your address bar and it will show you the full image. :)

__**My Idea:**__ This was the mini-concentration project which included a series of 3 images. For my mini-concentration, I decided to work on a theme of monsters while only using the primary colors (excluding the black and white I used). These works were partially inspired by an artist I have been following online called Miss Monster (http://missmonster.deviantart.com/gallery/) who primarily works on the gnarlier side of the art spectrum. **My Media:** I used 100% digital art for these 3 works. They were sketched out and drawn in a program called Paint Tool SAI. These were sketched and created using a Wacom Bamboo Fun, which is a computer graphics tablet that allows you to draw right on the computer,simulating the effect of drawing on paper.The size of this image is 2664(width) pixels by 1044(height) pixels. My program says that equals out to 37" by 14.5" if you don't know pixel terms. __**Concerns:**__ My only concern is printing it out big enough. But I can probably fix that by going to a print shop.My other concern is that compared to the Red and Yellow monsters, the Blue one doesn't have as much line texture as the others.I'm not sure if that's just how I see it though, input?

~ **Ashley Gioiosa**

**Oh my! Digital art is definitely a field I wish I had more experience in! These are amazing, and I love the colors. Did you draw these completely on your own, or did you use a reference to base your drawing off of?** **~Autumn**

I drew these completely on my own besides the occasional glance at some of Missmonster's foodog works for the Red monster. They were pretty much all thought up on the spot though! ~ Ashley

Ashley, ++ This is a very strong triptych! The approximate symmetry, and the variety of color keep it interesting. Regarding printing- Mr. Wendell is printing all summer long, and he can print it full size for you. But you can have it printed any size you want- (same or smaller than what it was generated at.) If you want, I can connect you with Mr. Wendell. He's great! Mrs. C




 * __My idea:__ This drawing started out as number four on the list of the "life drawings" projects (family members' shoes). My inspiration for the foliage growing out of the shoes came from all of the rain lately. My central message in this work is human neglect of environmental beauty. The plants are overthrowing the material items (shoes), in a sense.


 * __My Media:__ This was made on 14 x 17, 98 lb mixed media Canson paper. The brown floor was done in Prismacolor (primarily with the Dark Brown, Tuscan Red, and Dark Green pencils) and an Onyx pen. I faded the floor with an eraser to give it a dirty, washed out look. The shoes are done in watercolor as is the faint green background. The foliage is also done in Onyx pen.


 * __Concerns:__ The sneakers (furthest left) were incredibly difficult to paint and I worry that they do not look as good as the ballet shoes or heels. I also wonder if the lines drawing the foliage look a little sketchy. I had originally intended to use a more quality brand of pen, but I found that it was dried out when I went to use it. Would the picture overall look better if I were to do another layer of watercolor on top of the green background? Also, what category of summer work would this go under? I got a little bit carried away and I don't really think this can be counted as a life drawing any longer (so I put it in projects for now).


 * ~ Nicole Rockower**

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I really, really like this drawing, Nicole. The one thing that stands out to me is the contrast between the bright colors of the ballet shoes and the darker colors of the flowers. The contrast is an interesting addition to the photo. The only suggestion I could make is to possibly add a second large flower on the right side of the photo, similar to large flower on the left side of the photo. Overall, very well done! :) =====

- Tim DeGilio

Can't wait to see this one in person! --I'd go with Tim, on adding another flower shape on the right, maybe to balance it out. ++ I enjoy the transparency (that's figure/ground working for you!) in some areas of the shoes/flowers. And yes, layering more watercolor in the background is a fine idea. -- Could you add light values on the right set of shoes- either with colored pencil, or some diluted gesso or white paint, to lighten the overall values on the right? or just to add basic highlights on the shoes to show some form? ++ I'm glad you allowed yourself to get carried away. That's when the good stuff happens. I'd say "Projects" is the right place for this one. Projects are more design oriented pieces, less about shading and rendering, and more about concept and communication.

Mrs. C

**Nicole this is great! I personally really like the color contrasting with the pen, and the two different styles that are incorporated into this drawing. I do have to agree with Tim and Mrs. Coffey though, there does need a little something on the right to make it more balanced.** **~Autumn**

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This is the first choice under part 2 create a series of 3 new artworks around a theme of your choosing. My theme that I chose is sugar skulls, this is the first one that I have done so far and it is done in acrylic paint on a 11 x 14 canvas, I am considering adding a few more little things to the face after I am done with the other two. i am currently working on the second piece. ~Darian MacLeod =====

This is the second part of the three paintings i have the third one done but it is in florida and i have no picture for it and although i have moved to GA and wont be going to pchs this year i figured i would upload what i could (: - Darian MacLEod

+ I love this! It is very Tim Burton-esque. The hair looks wonderful, I like how it almost swallows the page. The eyes look especially nice. I enjoy this piece a lot. - The eyebrows look a little harsh in comparison to the rest of the face. ~ Nicole Rockower

++ Wow, Darian, this is powerful! I love how your skull design....has so much hair.!! -- I'd like to hear more about your inspiration and why you're choosing to explore sugar skulls. What do they mean to you? Looking forward to more! Mrs. C

Im not sure how im going to be able to explains this but ill try my best, The face that I had painted was suppose to have a more throwback time appeal looking at a lot of pictures from way back the eyebrows always stood out to me it was a main point in this peice just something i kinda threw in but yes i agree that i did make them a little to pronounced and im more than likely gonna go back and add some more around the mouth area to balance it. Also, I decided to go with sugar skulls because I am inspiring to become a tattoo artist and sugar skulls are becoming more and more popular with tattoo so I thought it would be fun to experiment with. ~ Darian.

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