LINE & VALUE.....two of the most important ELEMENTS OF ART! In my foundations class, Studio Art, students used both of these elements to create some fractured portraits of their favorite people. They incorporated patterns and gradations within these artworks. Below are their comments:
" This piece of artwork created focuses in on gradation. The contrasts of dark gradations to light really makes the piece pop. The colors I chose were red and blue, personally my favorite colors to put a unique twist to the rap artist I drew. This rap artist's name
is Drake, a popular musician in music today.
A difficulty I had with this was the angle of
the face when I was drawing Drake.
One thing I really like about this piece
are the gradations made on his
eyes, neck, and the dotted gradations
made in the background near
both his shoulders.
I really enjoyed this project it really opened up my imagination to
design/create gradation
and make it come alive. "
- Nina Guido, 9th Grade
is Drake, a popular musician in music today.
A difficulty I had with this was the angle of
the face when I was drawing Drake.
One thing I really like about this piece
are the gradations made on his
eyes, neck, and the dotted gradations
made in the background near
both his shoulders.
I really enjoyed this project it really opened up my imagination to
design/create gradation
and make it come alive. "
- Nina Guido, 9th Grade
My project was an art value project. I drew Jennifer Hudson, than I filled in
the blank white areas with patterns.
My patterns were all line gradations.
I learned that putting lines close than lines far away from each other gives an illusion of dark to light. I used 3 colors, pink, green, and black. Overall the project taught me how many different
things you can do with lines.
- Victoria Fino, 9th Grade
"Throughout this project, we expanded our art knowledge by using new techniques and focusing on the little details that made our projects stand out in the end. For example, we used a technique called gradation that added depth and form to what started out as a simple drawing of someone we admire in the world of
fashion, television, sports, etc.
By putting our minds and new art knowledge, our projects easily became beautiful works of art."
-Ashley Camuso