Final Exam Artist Statement

The inspiration for my final exam was the use of color. In previous prints I had made cool background papers and I knew I wanted to incorporate that into my exam. I also knew I wanted to used darker purple and pink colors then accent it with yellows and oranges. First I did one pattern on the big sheet where I just rolled the same ink on it throughout the whole paper. Then I rolled other colors onto other papers. I then ripped the smaller papers and glued them onto the big one. I only used linoleum and painting for my medias. I used my linos from the last two projects and printed them on. Then I painted on a pattern similar to the jackalope’s horns in the corner. The only challenge I faced was trying to decide what I wanted for my drawing media. I was going to do flowers but in the end I decided on swirls. I think the whole thing is good and well done. The only thing I don’t like is the swirls I painted in the corner. Even though I painted it carefully, they don’t look very good and I feel like it brings the whole picture down in skill level. Overall I think my project turned out well considering the rough start I had in the beginning.

Artist Blog

while i was on Stumbleupon.com i found an artist i really liked, i dont know her real name but her blog name is iron-maiden-art and she does quilling. i really like her art because its very intricate and clean.

i like this art because i know that if i learned how to do it, it would be something i would do all the time.

Finished Reduction Lino

i really like how the bird turned out. i liked working with linoleum and being able to make your own stamp. i  know that it is expected of you to plan everything out before you do  it, but i learned fromt the linoleum process that i like doing things as i go.

reduction lino

my reduction lino went really well. the only problems i had were trying to get rid of the background lines. also i carved to deep into the linoleum and it went through which made it very flimsy. all of my prints basically turned out, they were all very clear with the only problem being that sometimes it slid in the press. vintage things are influencing me and my work at the moment, thats why i chose a vintage bird.

Ukiyo-e

i think that todays Ukiuo-e prints of our time are posters, the kind that are reprints of famous works of art. they are seen everywhere like the ukiuo-e prints were and can be purchased everywhere, so common people can have them too. i think that todays low art that will be prized in the future might be obscure sculptures. Like trash sculptures or really abstract sculptures, like this..

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my design is of a vintage bird. you see these birds in a lot of places and on differents patterns or prints. i chose it because i like old patterns like that and i like birds. the reson i like birds is because i have a beautiful child named razzel and he is a beautiful little baby bird, jk hes 7. i wouldnt say my life experiences have shaped any of my decisions on this project, or on any project in art, the only reason i would say i picked the bird is because i enjoy birds. im choosing to make the bird different shades of blue.

linoleum and woodblock

the linoleum process requires the tile to end up destroyed after the final set of prints, you just keep carving away at the same tile. with woodblock printing you make multiple blocks for each color, that way you can use them forever.
sumary- linolium uses one tile and gets destroyed, woodblock uses many blocks for each color and can be used for many moons

new lino

i dont know what i wanna draw yet but im pretty sure i wanna do a mystical unicorn

also i got all my previous prints done and therr pretty gooood.i guess

Down to the wire

i have enough prints but im not satisfied with them all so i need to get off blogger and get on the ball and make some grool prints!

print making

everything is going good so far. my only problems have been carving out the anltlers good. i kept having to carve out new directions for each one because i kept missing and cutting chunks out of places that werent suposed to be cut, but overall its going good.

tials

After 3 days of not knowing what picture to do i have decided, i am doing a jack rabbit. i was going to a 7 leged fancy cat but it didnt have much detail so i decided against it. with the jack rabbit i will be able to have more details with the fur and with the background