For the mandala painting I used squares and circles to create the geometric design. These mandalas are created often in Hinduism and Buddhism with these same shapes, and make it represent the universe. My version of this is mixed media, because I used colored pencil for the majority and then added white highlights with acrylic paint. In this project I used line, shape, form, and large amounts of color and value. It also has the design elements of contrast between each group of colors, and balance because everything is coming away from the original circle and the shapes are equally placed. I learned in this project how to add highlights to make it more complex and also improved on making smooth lines with colored pencils. In the end this project is very energetic and represents peace and is also a symbol of my view on things.
For this project I used a picture I had, and turned it into disney style painting similar to Eyvind Earl. I used tempera paint, and worked on using different shades of blue to show space, and how to add details and bright colors at the closest part of the painting. By having the shapes in the painting and the bright colors i have used the art elements of line, shape, form, color, space, and some texture in the trees and water. I also the design elements of proportion/scale by showing distance with the colors, emphasis on the front trees, and contrast by using the bright colors against the dark to make it stand out. By doing each of these things and working carefully on the details this painting looks positive, bright, and very much like a disney fairytale.
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AuthorMSHS Art Class Archives
June 2015
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