PSA: Oil painting is wack. I'm not sure I have a clear understanding of what I'm doing. In theory building up values should make sense, but the translation of that onto my canvas has been rather rough... we'll see. Below I both a reference photo of my still life as well as some general process pictures.
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It's finally done! This has actually been quite an exciting process. The final piece in finishing this product included painting the bottom of the brim pink and then coating it in sparkles. I think going forward I need to paint the bottom first. Painting it after doing the sculptural work on the top was a very big mistake and the painting job could've been better. I am happy with the overall shape and look of the top portion. Here's to one big fluffy pink hat!
Just trying to add up the sculptural element of the hat. I am experimenting with some feathers and bows. I additionally spray painted some wire. Still not sure exactly what I want, but I think if I just play around a bit things will work out. In the future too I will have to paint the bottom of the brim!
Getting closer to finished? I have officially finished paper macheing. I then covered the top brim of the hat with a pink fabric and trimmed the edges with a lace ribbon. I think I will stick to a largely monochromatic, pink, color scheme. Not super sure where I am going to go from here. The last picture is of me playing with some wire. I want to have something loopy and wild on the top, so maybe wire will be the solution? Not sure yet.
Unfortunately, I did not get to take any process pictures this week. Largely this week consisted of building up and finishing to paper mache the hat. The hat is still not completely covered yet. Hopefully I will not run out of time! Wednesday, I took a small detour however, and made the actual head part of the hat bigger. For some reason between initially measuring it and putting it together, the head part became rather small. I figured that being able to wear the hat was an important element of the piece, so I went on ahead to fix the sizing. To make it bigger I cut a slit through the entire hat, and then inserted a piece to make it overall a little wider. The goal for next week is to finish the paper mache and get some color on the hat. I want to use fabric, however, I am unsure of how to attach the fabric to the hat. My sewing skills are subpar, however, I feel glue may just look tacky. Just some thoughts.
Excited to begin our new sculpture project! I plan to make a super decorated hat (from scratch!). The ultimate goal is for it to go along with the fluffy and frivolous glitter theme that I have tried to hone in on in my art this past year. To begin, I constructed an armature from the hat this week with paper and wire. Monday consisted of making the center part and Wednesday consisted of making the brim. I plan to use paper mache to make the structure stronger before covering it with fabric. Before that, I think I will go ahead and reinforce the curves with some more wire. My only worry at this point is that the hat may be a little small. I measured the base to fit my head, which may have not been the way to go as I have a naturally small head. I worry that after covering everything with paper mache and such it will just not fit. Oh well.... it may just become a baby hat!
Finished. Not sure how I feel about the finished product honestly. I wanted pink but somehow it was too much? If I ever were to experiment with something like this again in the future, I feel like a periwinkle or blue may be better - especially if I want to go gung-ho glitter. I like the interaction between glossy and matte, as well as the appearance of the background because of the zips. I attempted to do layer a little with drips towards the bottom which turned out quite funky. I'm just a little bummed with the all-over composition! I think I need to really try to think slightly more before painting. Detail Shots:
Experimentation:Here are a few shots of my experimental pieces. I am inspired by the crackly pink paint and downward motion of the pink painting. Additionally I am considering incorporating certain elements from my other one. I really like the interaction of the painting with my drips and the diagonal elements created with the palette knife. Beginning:Abstract Expressionism Work.... I'm experimenting with pink and glitter. We'll see how it turns out? I really enjoyed the gestural yellow in my first draft. With the second day's work I also was working to build up my texture, however, I think I ultimately rushed it too much. I'm not too much of a fan of the textural build up in my third piece, but I do enjoy the color palette. The glitter does not seem to be coming out in the pictures, but it's pretty sparkly!
Done! If I wasn't trying to go for a self-portrait, I think the drawing would be okay, but overall, the drawing doesn't look much like me, which is kinda a bummer. Besides the face (which I am at a loss for), I really struggled to draw the legs. In the original piece, the figure was extremely muscular. Ultimately I am not, so I struggled to get the defined legs from my picture, but not make them super boxy. I think I could've better achieved this if I had made lighter marks. I do think that I utilized my old master's mark rather okay. I tried to be more mindful of my use of line quality and deep shadows. I made sure to take more time in my hatching lines as well as keeping my values relative to each other.
I couldn't bear to take a picture of just my preliminary sketch. So here is just a series of today's work. I ultimately don't think that the face looks very much like me but we'll see!
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