This was the final project that I did for the year. This mandala was done using colored pencils and uses lots of intricate details and colors.
This project was based off on an image that I took when down at the Skagit River. This building was so small and white, and it really stood out among the forest trees. For this project I scratched out all of the white areas, or highlights, and left the darker areas alone. The art element that I really focused on in this piece was contrast. The contrast between the bright white areas and the black areas are what really help to create the shapes in the image. Without contrast between the light and dark there would be no distinct lines or objects. When only using black and white, the contrast is really important when it comes to making an image show up. The skill that I would say I worked on the most during this project would really just be working with the blade, and working on the scratching. I had never done this before, so the materials and technique were new. I also had to really work on getting the different values. The bright whites were easy to scratch out, but it took more concentration and time to make the other in-between values. In the end I'm proud of the way that this project turned out, and I like that it is something unique that I haven't done before.
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