acrylic paint – Brittany Spencer // Papermaking & Graphic Design

Design I // Value

March 28, 2017March 26, 2017brittanyspencerLeave a comment

For Design I’s fourth project, we focused on value. Students chose a photograph, magazine ad, or calendar photo, and were challenged to extract color from their chosen area, leaving only value. They painted 20–25% of the photo with white, black, and grey acrylic paint, following the original values so closely that their painted shape fit seamlessly on top of its unpainted photograph. This challenge was much like a “paint-by-number” activity. If a well-done solution is photographed or Xeroxed in black and white, it should be difficult to distinguish the area painted in greys from the original.

Below are some of the pieces that were submitted. All have aspects to be improved upon for their portfolio, but overall I was very pleased with their results!

* I have permission from my students to promote their work on my website.

Section4_Janae-Shannon_Value — by Janae Shannon

Section4_Kimberly-Kazmark_Value — by Kimberly Kazmark

Section4_Lexi-Bennett_Value — by Lexi Bennett

Section4_Paige-Davis_Value — by Paige Davis

Section5_Samantha-Marshall_Value — by Samantha Marshall

Section5_Laken-Beasley_Value — by Laken Beasley

Section5_Wes-Edgeworth_Value — by Wes Edgeworth

Design I // Value

January 24, 2017January 23, 2017brittanyspencerLeave a comment

Fall 2016: For Design I’s fifth project, we focused on value. Students chose a photograph, magazine ad, or calendar photo, and were challenged to extract color from their chosen area, leaving only value. They painted 20–25% of the photo with white, black, and grey acrylic paint, following the original values so closely that their painted shape fit seamlessly on top of its unpainted photograph. This challenge was much like a “paint-by-number” activity. If a well-done solution is photographed or Xeroxed in black and white, it should be difficult to distinguish the area painted in greys from the original.

Below are some of the pieces that were submitted. All have aspects to be improved upon for their portfolio, but overall I was very pleased with their results!

* I have permission from my students to promote their work on my website.

ashtyn-carpenter_value — by Ashtyn Carpenter

haley-lawrence_value — by Haley Lawrence

karleigh-harfst_value — by Karleigh Harfst

Design I // Space & Perspective Final

September 5, 2016September 1, 2016brittanyspencerLeave a comment

For Fall 2015 Design I’s sixth and final project, we focused on value. Students drew a complex shape incorporating only 90° angles, and had to turn it into a 3D form, rotating and moving it through space using acrylic paint. For tough angles that were harder to imagine, they downloaded apps such as Think 3D and SketchUp, or built their shape the old-fashioned way with Legos and turned the shape in hand. They implemented the one-point perspective system of drawing to exaggerate their forms at particular angles. It is a mind-boggling assignment, and challenges students to think beyond what they have done on a flat surface. As always, craftsmanship is important and the image must include a full range of grey scale values.

Below are some of the pieces that were submitted. All have aspects to be improved upon for their portfolio, but overall I was very pleased with their results!

* I have permission from my students to promote their work on my website.

Annie-Kesler_Perspective — by Annie Kesler

Christine-Smith_Perspective — by Christine Smith

Hannah-McCain_Perspective — by Hannah McCain

Jessi-Holloway_Perspective — by Jessi Holloway

Kaitlynn-Harness_Perspective — by Kaitlynn Harness

Wrenn-Parrish_Perspective — by Wrenn Parrish

Zynettra-Woodard_Perspective — by Zynettra Woodard

Design I // Value

September 3, 2016September 1, 2016brittanyspencerLeave a comment

For Design I’s fifth project, we focused on value. Students chose a photograph, magazine ad, or calendar photo, and were challenged to extract color from their chosen area, leaving only value. They painted 20–25% of the photo with white, black, and grey acrylic paint, following the original values so closely that their painted shape fit seamlessly on top of its unpainted photograph. This challenge was much like a “paint-by-number” activity. If a well-done solution is photographed or Xeroxed in black and white, it should be difficult to distinguish the area painted in greys from the original.

Below are some of the pieces that were submitted. All have aspects to be improved upon for their portfolio, but overall I was very pleased with their results!

* I have permission from my students to promote their work on my website.

Fall 2015 // 1 section

Christine-Smith_Value — by Christine Smith

Jessi-Holloway_Value — by Jessi Holloway

Kaitlynn-Harness_Value — by Kaitlynn Harness

Spring 2016 // 2 sections

Section1_Emory-Endicott_Value — by Emory Endicott

Section1_Jeremy-Hamilton_Value — by Jeremy Hamilton

Section1_Mary-Zuniga_Value — by Mary Zuniga

Section1_MaryHannah-Ruff_Value — by Mary Hannah Ruff

Section2_AnnaKatherine-Surholt_Value — by Anna Katherine Surholt

Section2_Ashley-Prather_Value — by Ashley Prather

Section2_Elizabeth-Phyfer_Value — by Elizabeth Phyfer

Section2_Gabrielle-Martinez_Value — by Gabrielle Martinez

Section2_Kyle-Murphy_Value — by Kyle Murphy

Section2_Mimi-Sheppard_Value — by Mimi Sheppard

Section2_Olivia-Williams_Value — by Olivia Williams

Design I // Space & Perspective Final

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015brittanyspencerLeave a comment

For Design I’s sixth and final project, we focused on value. Students drew a complex shape incorporating only 90° angles, and had to turn it into a 3D form, rotating and moving it through space using acrylic paint. For tough angles that were harder to imagine, they downloaded apps such as Think 3D and SketchUp, or built their shape the old-fashioned way with Legos and turned the shape in hand. They implemented the one-point perspective system of drawing to exaggerate their forms at particular angles. It is a mind-boggling assignment, and challenges students to think beyond what they have done on a flat surface. As always, craftsmanship is important and the image must include a full range of grey scale values.

Below are some of the pieces that were submitted. All have aspects to be improved upon for their portfolio, but overall I was very pleased with their results!

* I have permission from my students to promote their work on my website.