3D workshop week 3

Hi everyone this week my post is about my first lesson in the workshop doing woodwork to create a 3D model. This week was really fun because we got to use a different material and use tools around the workshop. To create my model I had to use bits of scrap wood and put it together to make a building of some sort. This is what mine looked like at the end of the lesson however it isn't completed because the lesson was cut short.

My woodwork model

I think it looks nice considering it was put together without creating a design first and it is fun to just work and not worry about how it will look at the end. I did start to add another piece to my model however I didn't have time to stick it on so I placed it on where it is supposed to go and took a picture of it.

Woodwork model

As you can see it isn't finished and the wire at the top needs to be cut off and then the wood needs to be stuck on with glue and wire. I think it looks a lot better with this bit on it and I will have to stick it on the next time I am in the workshop.

Woodwork model top

Next week for my final lesson doing the 3D workshop I have to remake my model but change things to make it look refined and change the bits I don't like. The one thing I will be changing is the height of my model because I think it isn't tall enough for a building and it would make it noticeable. I hope you enjoyed my post and I hope you will read the next one. Bye! :-)

3D workshop week 2

Hey guys this is my second post for my 3D workshop that I have been doing on a Thursday. This week we had to make 3D models out of card and masking tape to look like buildings. All we had to do was start with a shape and build it up from there. We had to cut the shapes out with craft knives and we had to use them safely so we didn't harm anyone. This is a picture of my model :

My card model - front

This was a good task however I preferred last weeks lesson more because I found this one a bit difficult and I think my model looked messy. It's a great way to design 3D objects but I definitely need a bit more practice with it because there were a few problems with the model. The first problem was that my craft knife was blunt so it made all the sides on the card look jagged and untidy and the back of my model as seen below looked flat because I worked on it from one direction.

My card model - back

Altogether I think my model looked okay but there are a couple of things I need to improve or change. I look forward to using this technique in other pieces of my work and I hope they will look better than this one. In my next blog I will have been in the actual workshop to make wood models. Hope you are all liking my posts x 

3D workshop

 Hey people this is the start of my 3D workshop posts that I will be continuing for the next 4 weeks. In the first part of my lesson this week we started making models using design sheets. We started with the simple models and worked our way through to the harder ones that are more complex. The first picture shows how simple the models were before they started to get difficult.

 

Paper models

We made the models by using a design sheet that shows you where to fold them and where to cut them. We had to be careful with the knives when cutting the paper because of health and safety so we were told to keep them on the mats and not mess around with them. Folding the paper to make the models was the hardest part because you had to make sure you didn't fold the wrong bit so the models wouldn't go wrong or look weird. This was a problem with the more complex models because there are more lines to fold as seen below.

More complex paper models

The next picture is a close up of a paper model that I made. Looking at this picture you can clearly see where I have had to cut and fold the paper to make it stand out and look 3D. This was the model I spent the most time on because it is bigger than the other ones. 

Close-up of model

The model that I found the most complicated this lesson was the one in the image below. At first I thought it looked quite easy but then I realised it was a lot harder than what it seams. In the end I managed to finish the model and it was very fun and relaxing to do.   

Paper model

I think I had a very productive lesson and have learnt how to make some nice models that I can design myself. I would love to paint these to make them look more interesting but I really like how they have turned out.

I will continue posting on my college work and I hope you are all enjoying my blog :)

Architecture

Hey everyone this is a blog on architecture hope you enjoy it :) 

This week I have started doing a architecture project in class and we started by researching popular architects that have designed modern buildings. The two architects I researched were Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid who do buildings like the Gherkin, the Hearst Tower, the Beko building and the National Stadium Japan. With the information I collected I was told to create a mood board on my two architects. This is my mood board:

  

My mood board 

 

My mood board shows the work of the two architects and my own drawings of the buildings they designed. I like both of there work because it is new, modern and a change to what most buildings look like. I love the white and silver colours of the buildings because it stands out a lot in contrast to the other dull buildings surrounding it. I will be trying to use some of there ideas throughout my project.

 

I will be keeping my blog up to date on my architecture project and I will update again at the weekend. Thanks for reading x



 



Fine art workshop

Hello guys this week I am going to tell you all about my last lesson it my fine art workshop that I have been doing for the last 4 weeks. This week we were not given a artists style to use in our work instead we were given the rule you can use any thing you want to paint with except paintbrushes. So we could use cardboard, pallet knives, sticks etc. to create our still life painting but no paintbrushes. This is the still life set up that I painted in the workshop :

Still life set up

At first I was going to draw the outline of the still life however I thought it would be easier to just put the basic objects on with paint using a sponge to get the shape of the set up. In the image below is a close up of my painting. If you look closely you can see that I have stuck string onto the painting to show the pattern on the cloth and I have dipped the string in paint to drag across the paper to make a pattern as well.    

Close up of my painting 

I used many different materials to paint my picture and it made the painting look different to what using a paintbrush would have made it look. The materials I used to make my painting were a sponge, pallet knives, string, cardboard and my fingers. I found this a rather messy task but it was really fun and entertaining to do. It is amazing to see what effects you can create by using random objects or materials when painting and it is a good way to experiment to see what you could use in future paintings.This is a picture of my finished piece:

My finished artwork

Altogether I am quite happy with the end picture and I think using different materials to create it made it look a lot better than it would have. I like the use of line and the fact that it stands out against the dark background and that it gives you something bright to focus on. This is a great way to create outstanding artwork.

I hope that I have given people a few ideas for there own artwork and I will be writing another blog soon. Thanks everyone for reading x 

Lino Print

   Hey guys for a few weeks I have been doing workshops for printmaking. The first thing we had to do whilst in the work shop was to learn the health and safety of printmaking. This is a photo of the health and safety rules that I was given :

Health and safety induction studio and workshop

After been given the health and safety of the workshop I had to plan the prints I wanted to do. We were leaned many different ways of printmaking which included collograph, lino, etching and open bite. The prints I have been doing recently were lino prints and here are the instructions on how to do these type of prints.

How to make a lino print

Unfortunately I haven't got a image of the prints I have been doing recently but I will publish a picture of them soon. Thanks for reading guys x

Fine Art - Painting Styles

Hey guys, this is my first blog and I decided to write about painting styles.
For the last three weeks in the Fine Art workshop we have been looking at the different ways particular artists paint onto their canvases. On the first week we were given the style of Henry Matisse who used watered down primary colours to get the bottom layer of a painting onto paper.  

On the second week we studied the style of Paul Cezanne and Vincent Van Gogh who sometimes leave obvious brushstrokes in their work to show shade, lighting, detail and movement. For example it could display the detail of patterns on fabrics, the movement of clouds in the sky or the reflection of light on a river.  
This week we looked at the artists Georges Braque and Juan Gris who are popular for doing cubism. In cubism the main thing you have to do is make the objects look flat, broken and slightly abstract. In the task I was given I had a set up of a still life (see image below) that I had to paint in the style of cubism.

Still life set up

I decided to focus on a smaller section of the image and do a close-up to make it less complicated. I focused on the dog as it draws your attention to it because of the contrast of the pink fabric and the green dog. I started off by drawing random shapes onto my page and then started drawing the still life into the boxes so it looks broken and flat just like it is meant to. This is the almost completed piece of work :

My cubism inspired artwork

I am really pleased about my piece of work however I still need to finish putting some detail onto it. I think it looks quite flat as well which I am pleased with because I usually like to make things look shaded and round. The only thing I would do differently next time would be to make it look more abstract because cubists make there work seem like a part of objects are missing within the other lines of the painting. I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop this week as I got to try doing a style of art I had never tried before and I hope I will be able to use these techniques in the future.