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Spray Painting - unrelated study I am quite used to using stencils for my spray painting, so I decided that whilst the weather was nice, I wanted to mess around with freehand techniques. I found this quite fun to do, but do quite like the safety of my stencils, so it was kind of stressful at the start when pigments started to run and I couldn't control it. I have found that I really like KOBRA stock caps as opposed to Montana stock caps, as I have more control with the KOBRA ones due to them being variable widths.  It was not a 'stencil-free' piece though as I did use some curves to be able to get the lines that I did on the shine in the eye and also some of the fur markings. 

Oil Pastel Experiment - Tyler Joseph After deciding that I was quite enjoying using oil paints, I decided to have a go with Oil Pastels.  Previously, I grew impatient with the medium so sought to avoid it at all costs. But decided that it would benefit this experiment with tone and detail better than using charcoal or pencil. The pastels are also good for making an 'airbrushes' appearance from blending them, so this settled my medium choice for the portrait. I already knew that I was going to create a portrait as I had the line-work for it already. So far I have found the medium quite refreshing, as I have not used it in so long. Unfortunately I do have problems blending out the medium as my hands are always cold, so I cannot melt the medium in my fingers. To overcome this, I have been periodically heating my hands when I need to blend out colours.  Materials used : - white oil pastel - black oil pastel - paper blending stump (large) - c...

Oil Paint Experiment  My first oil painting and first time using the medium 1 layer before completion I have never used oil paint before for anything. The most experience I have had with it was putting swatches onto pages in my first year of A-levels.  Previously, I did not like the smell nor the longevity of the medium, so avoided it for a long period of time. After watching a lot of art restoration videos on YouTube (particularly  Baumgartner Restoration ) I have grown fond of the way that it has been used over time, and as to how well the paint retains its colour over centuries. The permanence of paint is now quite flattering to me, so thats why I chose to use it for this portrait.  I have had quite a few troubles, which mainly consists of creating and mixing the colours that I need. I found that I lacked the pink hue of the original photo, so took the executive decision to wash out the skin tone, and to possibly put a red hued varnish over the fi...

Unit 5 & 6 Planning I have chosen the title “Armageddon” because it is rather fitting for 2020 as a whole.  The threat of war, disease, death and famine have shown themselves to be rather fitting to the new decade. Possibly a selection of 4 portraits (either individual or entwined) all with a motif of gold to link the 4 visually together. To be displayed within an environment that captures the pieces as a whole.  OR A2 in size watercolour piece, featuring two portraits that contrast one another in theme. OR An environment in which the works are presented, possibly a collection of smaller pieces of work (A4) OR “garden of death” “apocalypse” “death and all his friends” Social Influence and Propaganda WW3 , Corona Virus, Bush Fires The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse  War Famine Death Pestilence  Artists  Klimt Michelangelo Herakut (for spray paint) Monet Mediums // techniques Watercolour, acrylic, spray paint, oil paint, gouach...