Tittle: Light Size:12 in by 9 in For this work i tried to use new painting techniques as well as work on something I lack. My inspiration for this piece was Caspar David Friedrich. The materials used for this artwork were bought. This piece is supposed to show how you are the one who "lights" up your own path by the decisions you take. |
Inspiration
An artist that inspired this project was Caspar David Friedrich. One of his works that inspired me is called Wanderer above the Sea of Fog. This is an oil painting create by the artist. Some characteristics of this artwork are the way the figure stands looking and admiring the sea of fog and at the same time people could view this as the character doing a self reflection.
Another characteristic that this artwork has is the viewpoint in which this was painted. This artwork tries to show us the perspective of the character inside the painting. |
Planning
As I was planning this work, I decided I would use acrylic paints with some retarder so they would not dry up as fast. Then I started sketching what I would paint in the canvas. I came up with the idea of a person standing in the middle of the road looking at a foggy forest. Giving a mysterious feeling to my artwork.
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Experimentation
Before I started painting on the canvas I had to make sure that I had an idea of how to make the forest look foggy. I came up with an idea of painting the background first then letting it dry and add a very thin coat of white paint over the entire forest. Once I noticed that this worked I started adding more layers to create the forest until I was satisfied with the way the experimentation was coming out.
Although I experimented on how to create the fog effect beforehand, I experimented during the creation of the painting as I added some water to the white paint as it was much lighter and it really gave it that foggy look that I was going for. |
Process
I started off by sketching the trees that would be in the front of the painting. I also left a space in the middle to add a person looking into the forest once the forest was finished.After this I used some grey acrylic paint to fill in the sketch of the trees I did. Once this dried off I used some black acrylic paint and started to create smaller trees for the background of the painting as it would be a forest. For the other step I had to let the trees completely dry off in order to create a foggy effect by using a thin coat of white acrylic paint. I did these two steps three more times later in the project to create different layers of the forest. But before that i added some grass by using some paper as a brush and dabbed it over the painting to create the texture of grass. I also did this with some white and grey paints.
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I did these two steps three times to create different layers of the forest. Once I was done with the layers, I went over the grey trees I created at the beginning. I used black to paint over those trees and let everything dry. For the grass I picked up some paper and crumbled it up. Put some paint on the paper and dabbed it on the canvas to create textures for the grass in the front layer of the forest. When adding the white fog at first I did not like how it was turning out so i added a bit of water to the paint and it worked much better.
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The last step was to create a human with fire as its head would have a meaning which is that you are the only one that decides what to do with your life. I did not like how the fire looked so I tried to make the fire look more realistic by going to YouTube and look at different videos to try and perfect the fire and its movement.
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Critique
Similarities
Both Caspar David Friedrich and my work have some similarities. These similarities are, the format. Both artworks have the back ground and a character standing right in the middle of the painting/canvas. Another similarity is the hues used in the paintings. Most of David Friedrichs painting has dark or cool hues as well as mine work. |
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Differences
Some differences in Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich and my work are, the mediums.Although they are similar, David Friedrich used oil paints on canvas while I used acrylic paints on canvas. Another differences is the point of view in the artworks. Although once again they are similar, in David Friedrich work the character is facing under him admiring the foggy landscape from above while in my painting he the person is facing the forest straight on. |
Reflection
I refined my skills as I found a new technique I can use when using paints. Which is to add some water so the paint is not as thick. My inspiration which was Wanderer above the sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich does connect to my work as there are some clear connections like the mediums and the placement of objects in both his work and my work. The biggest challenge was creating the fog because some paints was not so good so if I used the white paint and added some water to it, the other paint started to bleed out. This project ties previously learned experiences as its another painting I create which gives me more knowledge of how to paint as painting is not one of my strongholds. My favorite part was creating the fire for the head of the character and the least favorite part was adding trees to make it look like a forest. I hope other see my work and reference that you are the only one who is able to decide what happens to you and around you.
I refined my skills as I found a new technique I can use when using paints. Which is to add some water so the paint is not as thick. My inspiration which was Wanderer above the sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich does connect to my work as there are some clear connections like the mediums and the placement of objects in both his work and my work. The biggest challenge was creating the fog because some paints was not so good so if I used the white paint and added some water to it, the other paint started to bleed out. This project ties previously learned experiences as its another painting I create which gives me more knowledge of how to paint as painting is not one of my strongholds. My favorite part was creating the fire for the head of the character and the least favorite part was adding trees to make it look like a forest. I hope other see my work and reference that you are the only one who is able to decide what happens to you and around you.
ACT
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
There are some clear relationships involving both my artwork and the painting by Caspar David Friedrich. Some can be the style or format of the paintings as well both have similar objects in our paintings.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The artwork shows a point of view that can capture both the artwork and the character on the painting.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
Point of view and movement can add a lot of character to a painting.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
Using point of view and movement can add character to ones work and make it better.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Adding movement to a painting can make the painting have a totally different way of interpreting it.
Bibliography:
https://www.artble.com/artists/caspar_david_friedrich/paintings/wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog#:~:text=Some%20believe%20Wanderer%20Above%20the,a%20religious%20and%20spiritual%20experience.
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its effect on your artwork?
There are some clear relationships involving both my artwork and the painting by Caspar David Friedrich. Some can be the style or format of the paintings as well both have similar objects in our paintings.
What is the overall approach the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
The artwork shows a point of view that can capture both the artwork and the character on the painting.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, culture, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
Point of view and movement can add a lot of character to a painting.
What is the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?.
Using point of view and movement can add character to ones work and make it better.
What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
Adding movement to a painting can make the painting have a totally different way of interpreting it.
Bibliography:
https://www.artble.com/artists/caspar_david_friedrich/paintings/wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog#:~:text=Some%20believe%20Wanderer%20Above%20the,a%20religious%20and%20spiritual%20experience.