Sound!

I think this piece turned out really well. I used a technique where i pealed up rubber cemment from painted strips of paper , and then painted them again. The found paper I used were from an old music book, and they are in 3 pieces, in order for it to qualify for a triptych.

War and Peace

This was my diptych, it consisted of cut-out images from bristel board, placed on top of tissue paper. I obivously created a war and peace motif, but I will leave some of the interpretaion to the viewer.

The Next Backsteet Boys

This assignment was to create a CD cover for a fictional band. I thoroughly enjoyed almost every aspect of this project, from coming up with names of songs, to deciding b/tw fonts. I created rough sketches using Prismacolor and then used photoshop to clean then up. I also used photoshop for laying out the designs. I guess my band would be a rock/alternative band, that likes International Baccalaureate literature. Overall I really enjoyed this assignment, and am really pleased with the outcome.

Diptych

This assignment was to make a diptych (art piece w/ two parts) using cardboard paper to fill in contour drawings. I truly hated this assignment. I found it inordinately difficult to cut the paper pieces precise, and never really liked the contour drawings I was using. The only aspect I find redeeming about this piece, is the connectivity b/tw the two halves.

(by the way, this picture is upside down)

Oz

For this assignment we needed to create posters for the drama dept.'s production of "The Wizard of Oz". I left the background in black & white to parallel to the original movie and how it starts in black & white before upgrading to color when Dorothy arrives at the Emerald City. I also made the letters for Oz reminiscent of the yellow brick road. I then used photoshop to add text to my piece.

Oh the Woe's of the Working Man

Another altered book entry. This prompt was, 'too late'. For my entry I put a picture of a running man, to me he looks like he is going to work, on top of an image already in my book. Then I used prismacolors to add the closing gate and color to the background.

This assignment involved word art: one word, two fonts, and color overlapping. I'm not the best or neatest painter, so consequently I found the assignment rather frustrating. I did my best ,however, and I think it turned out pretty decent.