Compassion is a sympathetic feeling you can get for a situation, person, or thing. When people show compassion, we can be motivated to relive the suffering one is going through. Compassion means “to suffer together” and can be strong influential remorseful emotion you feel within. This project is based off of compassion and raising awareness towards others and the problem they face on a daily basis. If we are not aware of the problem, how will you find a solution. Making a poster that grabs the viewer’s attention to provoke compassionate energy, could be the first step to change. The problem I am shedding light on is the disconnect between baby boomers and before generations, to every generation after them. Some people may be able to relate to this, and some people may not of course. Being gentler to the younger generation’s lifestyle with the involvement of technology could be beneficial to the younger generation’s childhood experience. If older generations could learn more about technology, see the benefits tech brings, and by becoming aware that technology has evolved people and their mindsets overtime, life would be more positive for some of us around here. To begin this poster, I started finding images of children playing outside and children playing with toys from some of my magazines lying around the house. I did this because, back then, electronics weren’t as common and as advanced as they are today. In the 60’s more children were seen outside playing or inside playing with toys. Then, I started finding pictures from magazines of kids on their electronic devices. I attempted to show the transition from kids playing outside, to kids being on their phones to show the changes in society today. I placed cutouts of phones on children’s heads to show how their brains are wired differently in many ways. Kids are tapped in to a lot of information, good or bad. I then used PicsArt to add the text on both posters to steer the audiences’ minds in the right direction. Overall, the project was relieving to be able to express myself in an appropriate creative way to raise awareness towards an issue I see clearly in todays’ world.
Without the effective help of the linear perspective drawings, this project wouldn’t’ve been as easy as it was. I was prepared to take on the challenge. This project is based of me, as a superhero. The superhero could’ve helped any situation, and I ended up choosing to cater to the youth getting ready for adulthood. I just went as I thought about how the event happened in my life. I drew so fast, that I ended up being done in 6 hours. Firstly, I used pencil to sketch. Next, erased anything extra. After that, I went over all the pencil sketches with ink pen. Lastly, I colored everything in with watercolor pencils. This project I had the most fun with and plan to make more comics like these.
This project was a bit of a challenge, but a good challenge. The placement of objects, and direction of the image plays an important role in the accuracy and quality of the artwork. Learning about orthogonal lines, horizon lines, vanishing points, and different perspectives was the key fundamental overview of this project. We used croquil pen and ink, watercolor, and terracotta-colored pencils on colored paper, watercolor paper, and sketchbook paper. I first found what images I wanted to use, then I began to look for the vanishing points and horizon lines in each image. After finding the vanishing points, I began drawing lines from all directions to this point. After this was done, I used my own paper and started sketching. Don’t be intimidated by lines or geometry, because they are just lines.
I learned how to thoroughly express through art to make a greater change in today’s society. Its the little things you do that can leave an impact on someone, and the cycle can continue. I love the quote, “think locally, act globally”. You have to be able to be trusted with the small, before you can be trusted with something larger, is a quote I grew up on. Technically, I learned how to actually use a rigid wrap to create molds. I always watched producers and directors body sculpt on YouTube for movies. They grab the rigid wrap and start putting it on the actors/actress body. Its cool I get to work with it and gain some experience in that field.
\ We used two different types of materials for this project. One was clay and the other was a bar of soap. I was able to show how the clay and soap could combine to become one composition and make a stunning art piece. The main purpose was to be able to combine both materials, again, into one. The process was the best part. I first needed to carve the soap down into an abstract shape. I also needed to carve holes and crevices for the clay to “rip and run” through the bar of soap. Once I got my desired shape and image, I then began to incorporate the clay into the project. The clay was shaped into rings and circles to penetrate through the circles and crevices. I love the simplicity of this little art piece.
Having the ability to use one sheet of paper to construct into an object, shape, or sculpture is mind boggling. Paper can be used in amazing ways. You can combine paper, burn, wet it, mold it, shape it, cut it, fold it, roll it up, and many other things. Having the ability to tell a story with 8 sheets of paper is all the more incredible. My signature move in this project was crumbling up the paper to add the effect of a heavier looking piece. I just liked the dimension it brought to the project. I only used glue, tape, and a lighter to give the detail. I added the idea of a poem type book to tell a story.
Having the ability to use one sheet of paper to construct into an object, shape, or sculpture is mind boggling. Paper can be used in amazing ways. You can combine paper, burn, wet it, mold it, shape it, cut it, fold it, roll it up, and many other things. Having the ability to tell a story with 8 sheets of paper is all the more incredible. My signature move in this project was crumbling up the paper to add the effect of a heavier looking piece. I just liked the dimension it brought to the project. I only used glue, tape, and a lighter to give the detail. I added the idea of a poem type book to tell a story.