art class

kare · #1 10-21-2003, 06:39 PM

I did these two assignments for my art class. these will go towards my folio at the end of term.

all comments welcome.

"boxes" charcoal

"slave of africa" - still in progress, mixed media

kare · #2 10-22-2003, 04:23 PM

I just want to add that my teacher always emphasises on the fact that we don't need much detail for a piece to be classifed as a perfect painting or drawing.

She is constantly telling us that as long as we have shapes that symbolise different things- thats all we need.

I finished this painting on monday night and any comments would be appreciated (it's in another thread in the acrylics forum)..

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/show...hreadid=140519

kannymoore · #3 10-23-2003, 08:50 AM

well.., i got to see yur stuff ciarrai.., they are ok. i just have one problem wioth yur art teacher thoiugh.., yu guys really ought to sit down and pay attention to detail. i'm not saying yu should includa all details inj yur paintings, i just mean that attimes we all ought to spend some more time on our paintings.., on our art. there really arent any shortcuts to great masterpieces u know. meanwhile.., thumbs up to yu!

darkangel · #4 10-25-2003, 07:56 PM

Hey Kerrie, missed this thread..

My art teacher is the same way with the detail thing. She said as long as you have the basically stuff drawn in, detail will come later, but the main aspects of the picture are most important to get in correct proportion or whatever.

Send me over a PM sometime and let me know how it's going

Kelly

dragonart · #5 11-03-2003, 06:59 PM

and then college gets ahole of your portfolio and chews on it for not having what are considered finished peices take a college art class drawing one for example the first thing they want you to do is draw outlines then the next class you take the same drawing and then add all the details when a college reviews a portfolio they dont want to even see sketches they want 15-20 f your very best finished high detailed work ive seen abstract peices get nothing points wise at reviews because no attention to detail not only that i know one of the biggest requirements is a true figure drawing if you dont have one you better get one because there going to be looking for it .

kare · #6 11-03-2003, 10:41 PM

dragonart,
i know what colleges are looking for in folios..
i probably won't apply for a college degree for years, because i have a full-time position at the moment and i need to save for the deposit on a house..
still, thanks for replying to this.. it's good to get comments from other artists here at wc!

kannymoore;
thanks for replying! the thing is, most of us in class pay alot of attention to detail, though the class is called "expressive drawing" and we are encouraged to draw without including a great deal of detail simply because the class focuses more on the abstract side of things..

possibly one reason I took this class is because I want to escape from detail.. want to experiment more with abstracts.

saralindsey · #7 11-04-2003, 12:43 AM

i totally think you have learned alot in your class, and you seemed to enjoy it. if i was your i'd put them in a portfolio, the last one is great you should be very proud of it. you will put some pieces in with detail like every other person, but you also can show that you aren't completely detail orintated. frankly being creative is a great thing, and your pieces have definitely shown that to be true.

kare · #8 12-03-2003, 05:12 PM

Hey guys.
I'm in the need for some serious cheering! Had the last class lastnight, where we assembled our space and our pieces.

I'm pretty disappointed, well, not really disappointed, though i'm pretty upset as I only finished with a 'C' and I really was hoping for alot more than that. Can anyone relate to this??

The teacher said she would have been happier had I used a broader range of materials in my work, so I know where I went wrong though I can't help but still feel upset about it.

Next term, I'm hoping to tackle the sculpture class. I don't know how I'll go, though I'm willing to try my luck.

Just want to thank everyone here for support and kindness. WC really needed a place for the students.

cheers.
ciarrai

kannymoore · #9 12-04-2003, 06:25 AM

well.., its all good. never mind the teacher. so long yu really believe in what u do and u know exactly what yu are doing with reference to yur art..., u are on the right track..!
just.., keep it up!

kannymoore

pinkbubelz · #10 12-17-2003, 11:03 PM

Hi there, ciarrai,

Not knowing your background, the comment I have about detailed vs. not detailed is this....

Most college courses insist that people start with the basics in drawing, painting, etc....

i.e. you need to have your foundation in detail first... however, down the road, once you have that foundation, THEN you can loosen up with the details....
The reasoning behind this is that most art professors want to make sure that you know why you've done something, and that you are not just laying colors and shapes down without reason...

For instance, many people look at Jackson Pollack's works and say "Oh, my kid could do that!"... However, if you look closely at his abstract drip paintings, you will notice that there are rhythms and reasons for why he put certain combinations of things down and in certain patterns. His works are not as "random" as others would believe...

My work used to be all figurative... now I have transitioned to a more abstract form... however, I still draw upon my knowlege of my basics in forms, colors, etc... as an artist, you should know why you chose the colors and themes the way you do....

Good luck with your sculpture class! One thing that I find helps me is that I try to look at what others are doing around me and to learn from them as well.... Sometimes during a drawing class, I'll just get out of my chair and walk around to other people's easels.... When I come back to my own drawing, I get a fresh perspective and see things that I may not have seen in the first place...

Your teacher may not have meant "not to include detail" in a literal sense... In other words, she may be telling you, "don't spend all hour on the corner of the box in your picture", not "don't worry about the corner of the box".... do you know what I mean?

Generally, when I start a drawing, I try to "sketch in" the general shapes, lighting, etc, but as I continue to work on the drawing, I will begin to add more details to "sharpen up" the images...

Hope this helps!

--Iris

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