Another piece I did in a week and a half. We were instructed to create a piece on a abnormal and random surface and we had to draw a bird of a crab and use different type of art materials.
The bird in my picture was supposed to look dead and decaying but I guess I wanted to make it look “prettier” by using lively colours (even though its dead). It fits with the current theme : Beauty and Decay, and I really wanted to emphasize on my “We find Beauty in Decay, and Decay in Beauty” statement. Also, the bird is surrounded by dead leaves but also lively flowers (Beauty and Decay converging into one). I burnt the surface to show that the paper was close to “being dead” but it’s still alive and we see lively colours on the surface. The dead leaves were painted using bleach and ink which was a new experience to me, and honestly my surface still kinda smells like bleach. I used watercolour to paint the bird, however I layered it with colour pencil to give it some kind of texture so that it would seem more feather-y looking (?). That tissue was actually pretty helpful as it became the tail of my bird which was kind of unique in a sense. |
I saw this painting in a music video, and I loved how contrasting the colours are in the painting, yet quite “agree” and “compliment” each other. Also, the melting effect of the painting was what made me wanted to put that element in my painting. The colours are bright, yet the painting wanted to express sadness and solemnity. That was the kind of feeling I wanted to portray in my painting.
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I found this picture randomly on the world wide web and it really intrigued me. I really liked how the face is sectioned into two complete opposites, yet they blend into each other very well. It also expressed a dark but humane feeling, which somewhat reflects us humans in this world. I found this illustration eery, yet captivating, which quite fits the theme I wanted to portray (”We see Beauty in Decay, yet also Decay in Beauty”). |
As part of my project, I decided to experiment by melting wax crayon to create the “dripping effect” to portray the “melting” part of my project. At first I was quite confused on how to do this effect and I had no experience in doing this before. The end result was slightly weird. I think I would have to look at a tutorial on how to do this and also, I felt the the crayons were a bit too “thick”. It was hard to melt them with a hairdryer, so I had to use matchsticks, but the problem with that is that the matchsticks burns out quickly, so the dripping effect does not showcase very well. Also, the crayons solidifying back really quickly, so I would have to work faster (as you can see by the dots and the short lines). I might have to buy crayons that are less dense/thick and also maybe I should use a lighter next time or a better hairdryer. |
I practiced with thread beforehand so that I wouldn’t mess up my final art piece. I used the method of “back stitch”. It is a very simple stitch and it is one of the basic stitches in embroidery. I chose this stitch as I found this stitch very neat and tidy. Back Stitch procedure (from : www.holiday-crafts-and-creations.com/backstitch.html) :
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