Zentangles
For this project, we had to create a piece that incorporated positive and negative space, and organic and geometric patterns. Aspects of our art would be inspired by photos we took around campus while we searched for patterns, and we had to include those concepts in our work. After sketching our design, we used watercolor techniques we learned through a mini classroom tutorial to color our design, which would only be based off of two tones. Once we finished, our entire class would put our pieces together in a grid-like pattern on a wall in the tenth grade wing, with each surrounding image connected in some way. This connecting element between two adjacent or nearby pieces did not have to be noticeable, but it had to be present.
I really played off of the pictures I took with a camera around school (see below) for my piece. You will be able to see how each one of the photos in that gallery was represented through my artistic choices, the most prominent one being the volleyball net. (See it now?) I also chose to use the colors purple and yellow for a variety of reasons. First of all, the colors are complimentary on the color wheel, and they go really well together. In addition, I wanted to give my art a "strikingly bold" touch, so I thought the colors I decided to use gave me the perfect pathway to accomplish that message. As a whole, I thought this project was really successful for me, and I had a lot of fun with it along the way. The sketching and brainstorming portion of the unit was probably the most difficult, because I had to think about my placement of patterns and images. However, once I had everything sketched and printed out, I just had to consider my color placement and how I wanted my final product to look, which was nice. I initially planned that I did not want to color the river, but with the black lightning bolt, I thought it would look like the bolt was affecting everything around it. Again, you will see a gallery of pictures I took around campus for inspiration below, and my final product to your right. Thanks! |