Portfolio: Breadth Pieces (Tentative Breadth Selections)

AP Art Portfolio: Breadth Pieces

So far, I possibly have my breadth "finished". I definitely have enough pieces to constitute a whole breadth. The only thing now is, what pieces are going to be in my breadth? 

A breadth consists of 12 pieces, a plethora of mediums, subjects, and details go into a breadth, so it is easy to pull from a bunch of things to put together a breadth. To ensure that my art teacher and I are on the same page, I am just going to put all the pieces that I am pretty sure will be part of my final breadth.

I'm reluctant about this one; it's really not one of my favorites, but I guess it would be okay in the portfolio.

Oh, gosh, I loved New York; such a great place for an artistic eye ♡

I'm not sure if this will be in the final, but if it is I'll have to get a better photo of it. 

Extra Options: These are things that can replace other photos that may not make it in the final portfolio.

Pastel Pencil Portrait

Pastel Pencil Portrait 

Here is my pastel Pencil portrait. Looking at it now, I can see all the things that I could still fix: brighten and blend the hands and the leaf. The chin still needs a bit of work too. Oh well, maybe sometime a while from now I can come back and work on it with fresh eyes. Sometimes, we just have to leave items it is and just learn from it in the future. I think I would like to come back to it sometime though if I can. ;). I enjoyed this lesson a lot! 

3 Works: Breadths (?)

3 Breadths: Bottles, Skeleton, & Photo 

Breadth # 1 - Watercolor Bottles: 

This is the water color bottles I did last year. It was a very fun and nice project. I love how it is more tie-dye esque while still maintaining a unique look.

Breadth # 2 - Skeleton: 

This is also a project from last year, a very nice and easy-paced oil pastel portrait of a skeleton. The tricky thing about the skeletons is conveying their 3D shape. They have difficult curves and often times it is difficult to show the other ribs that round in the back of the skeleton. 

Photo- A Portrait Through Kitty's Eyes 

In the same vein, but a different cat, here is a photo that has a similar feel to the above (cat) photos...

Concentration: (Experimental Stage) Assignment (Due 10/31)

Concentration: The 4 Loves

Here is a previously edited photo with a filter on it, and "philia" meaning "brotherly love," added onto it. 

Oil Paint Hammer & NEW GLAZED Oil Hammer

Oil Paint Hammer 

    In class, we did this oil paint hammer in B & W. I will most likely come back to it later and touch up some things, like the head (around the back end of the head) and the handle a bit more to fix the highlight to make it more natural. It was a grueling lesson, but oil paint was fun.

B & W Hammer in oil, C.B.C. 10/3/2017

Glazed Hammer in oil, C.B.C. 12/12/17

Here is my recent update: we had to glaze our hammer. The line is still somewhat see-able and the shadow behind the hammer on the left side kind of got (or completely) washed out because of the intensity of the blue paint. Though the hammer's handle itself I like, the color didn't come out toooo terribly strong. 

All in all, I feel like now that I've done oil before (and glazing), I could probably do it again and would do better. I am not that happy with how mine turned out, but I suppose it could be worse... I think oil is fun once you get acquainted with it... Even still, I think I've improved so much. It's like getting better in "art" is like wearing helpful glasses. You weren't able to see as clearly before, because you didn't know how to look, or what to look for. Now that you have adjusted to the glasses, your sight is actually better, and you can see things you never saw before. In that respect, I think just being able to look at something, (like my hammer) and seeing something is off, but then actually being able to identify why that thing is off is a major improvement. 

Semi Blind Contour

Semi-Blind Contour 

Here's the semi-blind contour from last week's art: 

This is the unfinished picture (without a touch up or background).

Birdies Ink and Charcoal

The Little Birdies