Mosaics brainstorming

As I am beginning my mosaics project, I have begun to research many ideas. I have come up with four possible designs: 

 

I used the site Pinterest to look at large and small scale mosaics. Of corse all of the designs would have to be modified in order to successfully be created. I would simplify the design I choose in order to make it more realistic for me to accomplish. I also need to start gathering materials, preferably glass. A challenge I might face is shaping the glass pieces to fit my design. A hard design would be the earth because I would want the exact shape of the continents. Another one would be the castle because you need straight edges for the tower. Overall I think whatever design I pick will be a challenge.

Dot day final product

My dot day project was being apart of the mural. I only did one square, but it did take me almost 4 days to complete it. I started by drawing my outlines of my dots starting off small and gradually becoming bigger. I then labeled every dot of a colour, to help me be prepared when painting. I started off with yellow in the smallest circles and finished with blue and the largest. One obstacle I faced was the pencil marks beneath my paint. I discovered it early enough, so only a few bubbles were effected. I then had to erase as I went to eliminate the outline.Not only did it waste more time but it shook the table disrupting fellow painters. Other then that I did not experience any other difficulties, and much enjoy my final product.

Mosaics

What are mosaics?

Mosaics is a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small coloured pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass. When were mosaics used? Mosaics were created in Greece in the 8th century BC using pebbles. How were mosaics used? Mosaics were often used as flooring, at first using standard designs and then evolved to telling a story.  What arts were created from mosaics? Mosaics provided a picture that could not fade however needed repairs every few years.

Sketch book

My idea of a good sketch book would be one that tells a story. From the first page to the last, the book should have a theme that all ties together. It should also have an colour scheme. You should also share your tools used and your thought process. In my sketch book I chose the theme of ballet. It starts as the feet, legs, then the costume, hair, and the final product of a ballerina dancing. I wanted it to tell a story and show all the elements of a ballerina. I used a black paper mate pen and charcoal, wanting to keep in the theme of black and white. I decided to share my thought process on blogger rather then my sketch book. I did this so I could fit in more information and share with my peers. 

Dot day

My idea for dot day is overlapping circles. I will use primary colours and in the overlapping part have a secondary colour. Example: red and blue circles with purple in the overlapping. I want to use large and small circles,some maybe even deformed. I plan to use bright colours such as red blue and yellow mostly. I also want to shade to make the edges more prominent. I have done a rough draft however the purple came out to grayish. I am going to keep mixing till I get the right shade. 

First post

I am looking forward to this corse as I enjoyed it last year. I am looking to learn more about painting technique with acrylic and oil paints. I also want to explore other artist' technique,skill, and their thought process. I think learning this would help me further my painting skills ,using other artist' ways and thought process in my own creation process. I also want to look more into drawing. I want to learn how to draw more realistic and from different perspectives. I would like to be able to draw more life like portraits and objects. I think I could do this by looking more into body proportions and shadows. If I utilize my resources that are given to me: charcoal, smudgers, and the Internet I think I could be successful. What I think I will struggle with I sharing my thought process and ideas. I have yet learned how to successfully share my thoughts through the Internet about my work. I hope I can learn this.