1. Discuss your decision on pen and ink techniques. Why you chose to use one or more.
I used multiple techniques throughout the piece. I chose to use stippling on the road to help with the appearance of distance. I used cross contouring on the roof of the building to give it shape and color. I also used invented technique to give unique textures to objects. I didn’t want to just use one technique because I wanted the piece to have variation.
2. How did you use perspective? Why is perspective important?
The perspective is in the road as it gets farther away. Perspective is important because it gives an image depth and prevents it from appearing flat.
3. How is texture important in your composition?
Texture is important because it gives definition to objects and differentiates them. It also helps add diversity and interest to a composition.
4. Why is value so important in this project?
The values are so important because there are no other colors to add, there is only black. If there is not value, the piece will end up looking flat and ill defined.
5. Describe your craftsmanship (How well the project is crafted technically)
The piece is crafted well, but I believe it could be improved. Some of the lines and shading could have been more consistent. The level of detail could be expanded on as well.
6. If you could recreate your piece what would you do differently to enhance your final outcome?
If I could do the piece over again, I would add more value in some of the empty space that is white. I would also be a little more careful to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes in the lines or shading.
7. When applying the pen and ink techniques why and how is it important to make sure you understand the concepts taught in class?
It is important to understand the concepts so that the medium can be used to its full potential. It is essential to understand how to add values and textures to enhance a piece. It is also important to fully understand how to use pen and ink because it is permanent and cannot be redone.
8. As a growing artist how do you think what you have learned will guide and better your future projects.
I learned how to use pen and ink techniques and how to add value and depth using them. I also learned how to plan a piece out fully so that when I do the final piece, I already know exactly what I am doing.
I used multiple techniques throughout the piece. I chose to use stippling on the road to help with the appearance of distance. I used cross contouring on the roof of the building to give it shape and color. I also used invented technique to give unique textures to objects. I didn’t want to just use one technique because I wanted the piece to have variation.
2. How did you use perspective? Why is perspective important?
The perspective is in the road as it gets farther away. Perspective is important because it gives an image depth and prevents it from appearing flat.
3. How is texture important in your composition?
Texture is important because it gives definition to objects and differentiates them. It also helps add diversity and interest to a composition.
4. Why is value so important in this project?
The values are so important because there are no other colors to add, there is only black. If there is not value, the piece will end up looking flat and ill defined.
5. Describe your craftsmanship (How well the project is crafted technically)
The piece is crafted well, but I believe it could be improved. Some of the lines and shading could have been more consistent. The level of detail could be expanded on as well.
6. If you could recreate your piece what would you do differently to enhance your final outcome?
If I could do the piece over again, I would add more value in some of the empty space that is white. I would also be a little more careful to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes in the lines or shading.
7. When applying the pen and ink techniques why and how is it important to make sure you understand the concepts taught in class?
It is important to understand the concepts so that the medium can be used to its full potential. It is essential to understand how to add values and textures to enhance a piece. It is also important to fully understand how to use pen and ink because it is permanent and cannot be redone.
8. As a growing artist how do you think what you have learned will guide and better your future projects.
I learned how to use pen and ink techniques and how to add value and depth using them. I also learned how to plan a piece out fully so that when I do the final piece, I already know exactly what I am doing.