Diptych Illustration (Colored Pencil):
"Cinematic Attraction"Colored Pencil on Gouache Paper
12cm x 16cm December 3, 2019 Exhibition Text: The piece "Cinematic Attraction" is inspired by the Post Modern art movement, specifically by the photographer/artist Cindy Sherman. The poses within her photographs are the main contraption of each panel. In one panel, I wanted to incorporate the feeling of being idolized using carnival posters. In the second panel, I wanted the poster to look more worn out and torn to represent the feeling of being forgotten. Both together show a contrast between admiration and neglect. |
Planning:
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Inspiration:
I wanted to look more towards Post Modern Art because of their cinematic angles. I adored how Cindy Sherman was able to capture dynamic poses in her photographs. For the first pictured labeled Untitled Marilyn, she is looking off to the far distance in unbuttoned clothing. I thought that this picture would make a great reference I wanted to establish my Diptych around admiration and neglect. By researching, Marilyn Monroe was Idolized by other men, and was considered the star attraction at some points. She was even considered a hero to true beauty and success. On the other hand, the second picture (which is one of the most single handedly famous photographs) is Untitled #92. This photograph is famous for the young girl's expression in the picture. The look of fear on her face inspired me heavily to some way shape or form contribute this photo into my Diptych Illustration. She fitted in perfectly with my neglect side of the panel, so I wanted to make this panel to look more murky. Not only did I base panels off of these two illustrations, I thought of basing it around vintage carnival posters. I used the striped background on the poster to the left, and for the right, I used the cartoon men. |
I wanted to base my idea more off of a vintage carnival template. I wanted the background to be more circus like, so I decided to draw in some vintage yellow and red striped background. I ended up just making this a key factor in the first panel rather than the second panel.
I decided I wanted to illustrate the male figures to the right instead of the female figures because I found their clothing design/facial poses more interesting to capture. |
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To the left and right side are old oil spilled wrinkly papers. I've never attempted to actually create a wrinkling or holey affect with a piece of paper, so I knew this section would give me a challenge. I figured since I wanted to give off a older vintage look to the second panel. I made the background more yellow/brownish color (this illustrates a stained paper).
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Sketches:
Sketch 1:
For the first sketch, I decided to use pencil so I can shade certain areas. I was envisioning the dots in Roy Lichenstein's artwork in Pop Art movement. I also wanted to incorporate the flowers and intricate lines (I used pencil so I could erase and create a cleaner line). Although I knew the piece had to completely be in colored pencil, I wanted to plan it out first. I tried to use more of a crosshatched shading technique when I'm inscribing. In the end, I ultimately disliked this sketch completely. |
Sketch 2:
The second sketch is what I ended up referencing in my final piece. I wanted to look more into the Post Modern art movement, and analyze how dynamic and lively their poses are. I felt confident creating this sketch, so I decided to fill it in with colored pencil faintly. I wanted to practice slightly before actually starting my final piece. |
Sketch 3:
This sketch is more of a magical representation of my piece. I wanted to draw the it within ghosts and and different colored scales. This sketch was more off the top of my head when I didn't have any inspiration. This was more of a trial-and-error. I thought the overall concept of the drawing was unique, but it didn't fit and of the standards I was looking for. |
Process:
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Process:
After I selected the sketch I wanted to finalized, I grabbed two large mixed media sheets of paper. I first took a ruler and made sure my measurements were exact, then I lined up each line to create a 12cm x 16cm rectangle. I found that to be more difficult measuring out the rectangle, so I used a custom rectangle that was set to the correct measurements. Using Roseart branded colored pencils, I started to sketch the piece lightly slowly building up on color. I made sure to sketch out the design in a light colored pencil, preferably pink. For the second piece I sketched my figure out in yellow color pencil instead, since the colors I'll be using were darker than my other color palette. I first work with the skin tone since I felt that it would take the longest time. I started to build up on the pink shading and the yellows. I went over the entire skin color with a white colored pencil to blend everything together, then lightly I went over with a orange colored pencil. I used dark browns and purples with the heavier shadows. Towards the clothing, I started to build up on a lighter color to build up off of. For example, for the pants of the first piece, I used a sky blue colored pencil to start off with the base of the project. Creating the wrinkles in the clothing was difficult, but I had to constantly move the dark colored pencil back and forth. For the first panel, I sketched out the cartoon men in black colored pencil and colored some of their garments in with red. I didn't give them as much detail as the figure in the middle to not give away any attention towards the main aspect. Towards the end of the drawing, I used a ruler to line up striped patterns with the colored pencil. I used yellow and red to illustrate the vintage carnival poster. I decided to go over and place bold red lettering in the top and bottom portion of the piece since it looks similar to advertisement. For the second panel, I started drawing in black colored pencil as well, and I started to highlight some rips in the paper. I didn't want to just stop at the paper rips, so I used dark brown colored pencil to add shading in with the background. I wanted to the paper to look old and torn, so I added shading in with some parts to show the creases and shadows in the paper. At the end of the background, I went over it with a yellow colored pencil to add the older worn out affect. |
Experimentation:
For this project, I experimented with creating skin tones/different gradiations without using a simple skin colored pencil. I started by researching online of some tutorials of how to shade with colored pencil. I wanted to see how to create a lively picture from a limitted color palette. I wanted to experiment more with cheaper colored pencils, for example roseart over prisma colored pencils. I wanted to see the difference within quality of the work. Looking back at the picture, I feel I should have completed my drawing in more expensive coloring materials. |
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Reflection:
Critique:
Overall, I believe my Diptych Illustration turned out excellent. This was an more fun and expressive project since I haven't used colored pencils in a rather long time. I felt though with the lettering, I could have done a better illustrating what the words were suppose to mean. I had them jambled around and I couldn't clearly make out the message myself. Towards the gouache aspect, I plan on moving the lettering more towards the top or bottom to dismiss confusion.
In the end, I believe I did a well job completing this piece. I enjoyed coloring in the background of the first panel containing Marilyn Monroe. Drawing my piece gave me more of a childish vibe. I felt like a little kid going to the carnival for the first time. The second panel I enjoyed coloring in, but I didn't like it as much as my first piece. I felt the background looks sloppy and rushed. The brown and the yellow colored pencil from the Roseart collection didn't mixed well as I expected. I constantly had to use white colored pencil on the skin tones of the piece in order for it to look quite decent. The pink in the set was too scratchy and didn't blend well with the other colors. The most dawning element was the amount of times I had to sharpen my colored pencil, since it would run down very easily. I didn't like the set of colored pencils I chose, but in the future time, I will use more of a expensive set.
Overall, I believe my Diptych Illustration turned out excellent. This was an more fun and expressive project since I haven't used colored pencils in a rather long time. I felt though with the lettering, I could have done a better illustrating what the words were suppose to mean. I had them jambled around and I couldn't clearly make out the message myself. Towards the gouache aspect, I plan on moving the lettering more towards the top or bottom to dismiss confusion.
In the end, I believe I did a well job completing this piece. I enjoyed coloring in the background of the first panel containing Marilyn Monroe. Drawing my piece gave me more of a childish vibe. I felt like a little kid going to the carnival for the first time. The second panel I enjoyed coloring in, but I didn't like it as much as my first piece. I felt the background looks sloppy and rushed. The brown and the yellow colored pencil from the Roseart collection didn't mixed well as I expected. I constantly had to use white colored pencil on the skin tones of the piece in order for it to look quite decent. The pink in the set was too scratchy and didn't blend well with the other colors. The most dawning element was the amount of times I had to sharpen my colored pencil, since it would run down very easily. I didn't like the set of colored pencils I chose, but in the future time, I will use more of a expensive set.
Compare and Contrast:
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ACT Responses:
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
I wanted to propose dynamic poses of the photographs, and contrast it with vintage carnival posters. This demonstrates relevancy and idolization.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The photographer Cindy Sherman didn't necessarily have an approach with her artwork, it was more "in the moment." She was able to capture expressions within the moment it occurred, giving the photograph a extra depth of meaning.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc, while you researched your inspiration?
The photos seemed more "real time" rather than looking scripted. The expressions look more natural rather than being rehearsed.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
This project didn't quite wrap around my theme of fear.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
I can infer that the Post Modern art movement contained flashy and more expressive poses than any other art movement.
I wanted to propose dynamic poses of the photographs, and contrast it with vintage carnival posters. This demonstrates relevancy and idolization.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The photographer Cindy Sherman didn't necessarily have an approach with her artwork, it was more "in the moment." She was able to capture expressions within the moment it occurred, giving the photograph a extra depth of meaning.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc, while you researched your inspiration?
The photos seemed more "real time" rather than looking scripted. The expressions look more natural rather than being rehearsed.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
This project didn't quite wrap around my theme of fear.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
I can infer that the Post Modern art movement contained flashy and more expressive poses than any other art movement.
Bibliography:
Metmuseum.org, www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1981.159/.
“Vector Illustration of Vintage Circus Posters on Striped Background..” 123RF, www.123rf.com/photo_57959266_stock-vector-vector-illustration-of-vintage-circus-posters-on-striped-background-with-space-for-text-decorated-wi.html.
“French Art Nouveau Vintage Carnival Poster 'Carnaval: Nantes 1901' by Jacquer: Vintage Posters by La Belle Epoque: Vintage Posters in NYC.” Vintage Posters by La Belle Epoque | Vintage Posters in NYC, vintageposters.us/product/french-art-nouveau-vintage-carnival-poster-carnaval-nantes-1901-by-jacquer.
“Free Old Paper Pictures, Stock Photos and Public Domain Images.” Dreamstime, www.dreamstime.com/free-photos-images/old-paper.html.
Fourthconeblog. “Movie Poster Restoration.” Fourth Cone Restoration Blog, 4 Oct. 2016, fourthconeblog.com/2016/10/03/movie-poster-restoration/.
“Vector Illustration of Vintage Circus Posters on Striped Background..” 123RF, www.123rf.com/photo_57959266_stock-vector-vector-illustration-of-vintage-circus-posters-on-striped-background-with-space-for-text-decorated-wi.html.
“French Art Nouveau Vintage Carnival Poster 'Carnaval: Nantes 1901' by Jacquer: Vintage Posters by La Belle Epoque: Vintage Posters in NYC.” Vintage Posters by La Belle Epoque | Vintage Posters in NYC, vintageposters.us/product/french-art-nouveau-vintage-carnival-poster-carnaval-nantes-1901-by-jacquer.
“Free Old Paper Pictures, Stock Photos and Public Domain Images.” Dreamstime, www.dreamstime.com/free-photos-images/old-paper.html.
Fourthconeblog. “Movie Poster Restoration.” Fourth Cone Restoration Blog, 4 Oct. 2016, fourthconeblog.com/2016/10/03/movie-poster-restoration/.