Alexander 6th grade
(above)
1st Period Art 2019
Ruben, Ambria, Jason,
Desiree, Yuka & Katie
2nd Period Art 2019
Janette, Saphyra,
Chris, Lucy,
Isac, Caroline,
Moses & Chance
3rd Period Art 2019
Maxx, Caroline,
Bailee, Josilen,
Kaylee, Brooklyn,
Danielle & Ethan
4th Period Art 2019
Krissie, Brian, Riley,
Jackie, Brooke & Alisia
8th Period Art 2019
Breanna, Makena, Preciosa,
Tania, Marco & Chevelle
9th period Art 2019
Nathalie, Maiyah,
Nathalie, Maiyah,
Jamya, Jorja & Luke
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I found inspiration for this project from the art teacher
2art.chambers
on Instagram.
She always has fun colorful things for her class to do.
Here is her website as well...
I wasn't really sure of her method of doing the project, so I did a little experimenting of my own.
Using a combination of watercolor and marker with water
I ended up having a similar
(but not so brilliant) result.
Begin with 8 circles drawn in pencil in varying sizes.
Some may go partially off the paper.
We will experiment with 2 methods of watercolor and use 4 for each type.
Some may go partially off the paper.
We will experiment with 2 methods of watercolor and use 4 for each type.
How I started the circles.
TECHNIQUE 1
Fill in the entire circle with water from a brush.
Get watercolor on the brush and drop/dot colors into the circle all around
and they will expand outwards. Use ANALOGOUS colors that will blend well and that are next to each-other on the color wheel
This watercolor technique is called wet on wet.
SEE VIDEO
results After the WET ON WET watercolor drop method. ..
TECHNIQUE 2
Now, time for the second type of watercolor technique...
MARKER WASH.
Video with marker dots only.
Apply large dots of marker to the remaining circles leaving a little wiggle room for them.
Continue to choose ANALOGOUS colors that blend well.
They should be about the size or a skittle or a peanut M&M.
Use a wet brush to swirl the colors together.
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Trial and Error... Critiquing and Tweeking..
Because my original wet on wet watercolor was not as brilliant as hers,
I added marker dots when it was dry and went over the marker with a wet brush to make it expand.
After adding marker and water...
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adding
CONTOUR LINE
After the water is dry, begin tracing the circles.
Stay with their shape, even if it got a little off the circle.
THis makes the outcome more interesting.
Contour line is used in different areas of life.
It is used for topography maps and in drawing.
Topography
Drawing
Our CONTOUR LINES will resemble that of the Typography Map.
https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/33147/Cross%20Contour%20Drawing.pdf
Continue outlining until the black circle is about to touch another circle or line.
If this happens, do not touch them, but use the same line to go around the other circle as well
(like an "8" that does not touch in the middle).
Continue doing this until it is filled up with lines that bend around each circle.
This is called CONTOUR LINE>
Alexa adding shadow with blendy stump.
Then, using a pencil and a shading stump, add a shadow around each circle.
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