Choice
"Re-creation of `Mercy-Wallpaper'"
60.96cm x 91.44cm
Acrylic on Canvas
April, 2017
60.96cm x 91.44cm
Acrylic on Canvas
April, 2017
With my choice piece my main goal was to simply improve my personal skill in detail work, textures, and overall painting skill. I noticed, in the past, that when I re-create an image in pencil or paint it helps me develop a certain skill depending on the image. I decide to do this again. I use my freedom of choice in this project to develop my skills by re-creating a digital image by JoeyJazz (Josef Barton) in a form of a painting. Nothing more, nothing less. Just re-creating an image for practice, not taking credit.
Inspirational Artist/Work
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Just like my Block Print and Dry Point, I decided to return to Deviantart again for an image of high detail and a decent sense of surrealism. Once I found the image I as made my final decision on, I looked further into the artist who goes by the name of JoeyJazz (Josef Barton). Josef is a professional digital artists who developed a series of digital art (left) that have a huge factor of being visually appealing.
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Brainstorming
There wasn't any sketching to do at all for my brainstorming stage. All I simply did was gather a hand full of images that I strongly considered (below) and try and decide which one it was that I was going to re-create. Now when doing this, I did not pick at random. I had a couple requirements. For example, a few got cut out because they had too much detail. These were details that I felt could only be captured when done digitally or a least were out of my skill range. After a lot of consideration I came to the final decision. I chose the image I did because of its simplicity and sense of surrealism and that it would be a good opportunity to focus on blending and transition of the colors.
Process/Experimentation
1.) Making the Canvas - Before the painting even comes close to being started, I first had to create the canvas.
A.) Creating the Frame - I decided that for the size of the piece I would have it be 2 feet by 3 feet. No particular reason, I just personally think that this is a decent size for a painting.
B.) Adding the Canvas - Giving a couple inches over the frame on each side when cutting the canvas allows me to easily fold over and staple down.
C.) Applying Geso - Without the geso, the canvas is loose and not a good base to start applying paint. Once I add the geso it becomes a great base for the paint to prevent it being absorbed and also makes the canvas a lot more tight.
A.) Creating the Frame - I decided that for the size of the piece I would have it be 2 feet by 3 feet. No particular reason, I just personally think that this is a decent size for a painting.
B.) Adding the Canvas - Giving a couple inches over the frame on each side when cutting the canvas allows me to easily fold over and staple down.
C.) Applying Geso - Without the geso, the canvas is loose and not a good base to start applying paint. Once I add the geso it becomes a great base for the paint to prevent it being absorbed and also makes the canvas a lot more tight.
2.) Transferring the Image - Another step before I can begin painting becomes the transferring of the image stage.
A.) Editing the Grid - Adding the grid onto the image digitally allows me to figure out how many squares I need for each side and also allows me to do the math to figure out how big they will be on the canvas. I decide for this piece to have more smaller squares rather than fewer bigger squares, I find this to be more helpful for the smaller details.
B.) Drawing the Grid - Once I do the math I find that each square needs a side length of 1.5 inches. I then draw the grid on the canvas using a straight edge.
C.) Drawing the Image - Using the grid allows me to accurately draw the smaller details and proportions. For this step I make sure not to make the mistake I've made with my other painting pieces by not spending so much time drawing and only doing the outlines instead of the additional textures.
A.) Editing the Grid - Adding the grid onto the image digitally allows me to figure out how many squares I need for each side and also allows me to do the math to figure out how big they will be on the canvas. I decide for this piece to have more smaller squares rather than fewer bigger squares, I find this to be more helpful for the smaller details.
B.) Drawing the Grid - Once I do the math I find that each square needs a side length of 1.5 inches. I then draw the grid on the canvas using a straight edge.
C.) Drawing the Image - Using the grid allows me to accurately draw the smaller details and proportions. For this step I make sure not to make the mistake I've made with my other painting pieces by not spending so much time drawing and only doing the outlines instead of the additional textures.
3.) Painting - now that the image is drawn, it is finally time to start the painting process.
A.) Blending the Sky - from white to yellow to orange to purple, I have a simple blend for the sky at first, I plan on making improvements to give a better transition to the blend. Also a little bit of basic color to the big and small planets.
B.) Blending the Water - similar to the sky, I blend the water roughly and along with the additional planet blending.
C.) Adding Highlights and Shadows - After the basic blending is down, I start adding the highlights and shadows to the planets and all fish.
D.) All Details - final step involves me adding on all the details for everything. This includes the whale and the tree leaves, the leaves floating around, the bubbles all over, the waves in the water, the textures for the smaller fish, and planet craters.
A.) Blending the Sky - from white to yellow to orange to purple, I have a simple blend for the sky at first, I plan on making improvements to give a better transition to the blend. Also a little bit of basic color to the big and small planets.
B.) Blending the Water - similar to the sky, I blend the water roughly and along with the additional planet blending.
C.) Adding Highlights and Shadows - After the basic blending is down, I start adding the highlights and shadows to the planets and all fish.
D.) All Details - final step involves me adding on all the details for everything. This includes the whale and the tree leaves, the leaves floating around, the bubbles all over, the waves in the water, the textures for the smaller fish, and planet craters.
Reflection
Although it was just a practice painting, I am still very disappointed in myself and the piece. I struggled with creating the right colors and tones along with blending of them, which I also did poorly with. I think I did well with some of the smaller details like the floating leaves or bubbles. I do not think that this practice was very effective at all, except I did learn how to mix several colors. It was not an effective practice in my opinion.
ACT Connections
- Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause-effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect upon your artwork.
- What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
- What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
- What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
- What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?