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This piece was the piece that incorporated everything I had learned in my art class. I was inspired by Azar Galimov.

This painting was done on a wooden board using oil paints.

I used the most vibrant paints I could mix and split the canvas into sectors, one colour for each sector.

Overall I was very pleased with the result. Next time I'll improve on the perspective.

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Utopia/Distopia - What's the Difference? 

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Utopia/Distopia - What's the Difference? 

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I was asked to create a collage on a theme that we could choose from a list. I chose the theme of Utopia/Dystopia and went in search of inspiration. I went and looked for photos on Pinterest and found a few that I liked. I was inspired by the Dada movement and so I was set.

I focused on the colour scheme of the two opposing themes and gave them a colour palette (dark colours like blacks and deep greens and greys for the dystopia and pastel warm colours and whites for utopia).

After I had the photos I pasted them all into Photoshop and deleted some of their backgrounds so they would fit into the collage better.
I then used the blur tool to get rid of the roughness of the edges and to create the illusion of smoke and distorted feelings. I then went in with the brush tool and added more eyes of varying colours depending on the colour scheme of the image.
I finally added some text and final touch up to make the piece more coherent.

I really liked how it turned out as it was way better then what I had hoped for. I thought that my experimentation with a digital collage as opposed to a physical one was better as it allowed me to experiment more with colour and feeling.

In the future, I would like to draw more inspiration from Dadaism as I want to blur the lines of dystopia and utopia.

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This piece was done as a warm-up activity. We weren't given long to recreate a photo of ourselves using only shadows and highlights.

I really enjoyed this activity even though I found it extremely hard.

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This piece was inspired by the welsh folktale that fairies rode on the back of corgis when they went off into battle.

I wanted to create the illusion of speed so I heavily relied on the blur tool in Photoshop. Since the Corgi was running, I didn't want anything to be set in stone so I used soft, large brushes, mixing them with different hues of each colour to create the illusion of speed I wanted.

I also added speed lines to make it feel more dynamic.

Overall, I really like this piece but if I had to improve I would make the background even more blurred.

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For this piece I used watercolor and the mono printing technique. I wanted this piece to have a more time-y feel so I focused on adding details of time like rust on the boat.
I applied the watercolor heavily so it would create bobs in the sky to feel like an old photo. I also didn't add any paint in one of the corners to make it feel even more time-y.

Overall, I'm pleased with the outcome but in the future I would try and make the lines between the different object a bit more defined.

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I wanted to explore a new art medium so I tried paper marbling/ Ebru Art. I attended a workshop to allow me to create something I'm proud of.

Ebru painting is a distinctive genre of aqueous art used to produce mesmerizing works. Particularly popular in Turkey and Central Asia, Ebru paintings are produced using dyes, a water-based solution, and a set of unique tools. Like printmaking, Ebru works of art are created by transferring designs, patterns, and motifs onto sheets of paper, fabric, and other canvases.

Since this was my first time doing this type of art, I wasn't allowed to try anything difficult like trying to make an object or a scene in the water bath, so instead I focus on movement, compositions and colours.
Following my teacher's instructions I created a series of drawings that I was proud of but this one is my favorite due to the color pallette and composition.

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For this piece, I was inspired by Agnes Cecil and her use of watercolour. I liked how she didn't fill in the details of her portraits unless she thinks they're vital to the piece.
I also really enjoyed her use of mixed media (pen and watercolour).

I enjoyed using the pastel watercolour in contrast to the darker shades used for the glasses and hair.

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This was a continuation of the first ink study as this time we had to portray an emotion. I chose overwhelmed.

I decided that releasing the lines and letting them loop and tangle portrays how overwhelmed the person is by their thoughts.

For this piece, I used watercolor paper and ink.

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For this study, I wasn't allowed to lift my inked brush from the paint until I had finished the face. I found this especially hard the first time around as I was used to being in complete control with every stroke but here you had to think fast and you couldn't erase any of the ink.

After a few tries, I came up with this which I'm proud of as it's simple but readable which was my goal.

This piece was done with watercolor paper and ink.

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I wanted to explore colours and shadows so I took a photo in an interesting angle and then I got to work. The heavier the area was shaded, the colder the colors I used. This also applied for the highlights of the face.

Overall, I'm happy with my painting but I had to improve it, I would make my colours even bolder.

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I was exploring digital painting and wanted to see how a scene would look. I was inspired by digital illustrators like Kaneko and Pfeffersteak. I really liked how they outlined everything in black and used a limited colour palette that didn't involve a lot of shading.

I used Photoshop to sketch and ink this piece. I experiment with different brushes as I wanted this to have a wholesome feel so I strayed away from hard brushes and stuck with the soft ones, mainly the pencil brushes. After I had done an outline of everything, I colored using bright colors to make the drawing feel more alive. I blended the colors using the blending tool, allowing myself to be messy with the blending and not keeping withing the lines at times. I decided to do two-tone shading instead of any other intricate one as I wanted to keep the piece simplistic.

Overall, I'm happy with the piece but if there anything I could do to improve it would be to choose a more interesting pose for the human.

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His painting style and technique is self-taught. As an artist with a graphic design background, he had a tendency to work in a very controlled and precise style. He was very accomplished as a realistic painter, technically his work was great, but his work was stagnant and it lacked in.

In 2010, he changed the way he approached his painting and started by eliminating the use of small brushes. Some of his brushes now range between 6 cm and 15 cm in width. He forced himself to refrain from performing perfectly controlled detailing strokes and instead focused on performing bold, strong strokes using only larger brushes. He often loads his brushes with paint so that it would run when he applies enough pressure onto the canvas. He also forces himself to simplify and lessen the number of strokes as to not get caught up in trying to create every little detail. His aim is to give the viewer just enough information and let the viewer fill in the detail. He aims to create energy and life in his work. Many of his first pieces done in the new, expressive style were done in a fairly neutral palette with subtle use of colour.

I like Law’s style because while it can be viewed as simplistic , it still has a lot of details that you won’t notice unless you spend a while looking at his paintings. He also uses various bright colours to paint his models.

To improve my painting I would re-do the eyes and add more contrast to it. I'd also re-do the eyelashes with a smaller brush.

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for this piece I wanted to explore how to create a multiple layered piece with minimum colour and fairly nuteral colour pallette.

I was once again inspired by artist Pfeffersteak in their use of color and composition.

I found this piece challenging as I had to make all the areas in the piece readable while also keeping it light and fresh.

I'm really pleased with the end result as it gives off an overall calm atmosphere.

For this, i used the drawing software Krita and the pencil tool for both coloring and lining.