Wearable Watercolors

For this assignment, we had to create three watercolor vignettes of three people and the accessories they wear. Along with the accessory, each illustration had to include the immediate context of the person modeling it (for example-the arm, hand, neck). We were also asked to experiment with watercolors in this assignment.

Storytelling

For this assignment, we had to chose a layout from a magazine as our inspiration for a personal two-page spread. The design should describe the topic: "the first week back". I chose a layout that included both picture and text, and did a nice job of integrating the two together. I wanted to use this layout as an inspiration, but only just. I had ideas of my own, like the hand sketching the background, and I wanted to combine both my inspiration and ideas nicely. At first, the drawing was drawn in black and white. Just recently, I added watercolor to the sketch, and personally, I liked it better without color.

Illuminated Objects - 1/20/10

For this sketchbook assignment, we had to choose five artifacts that had importance to us. Using a black pen and one color of our choice, we had to memorialize these objects through both drawings and words. We were told to focus on layout, color, text, and hierarchy. My five objects were a pad of paper with my favorite Bible verse written on it, a picture of my dog, a croc keychain, a sunflower, and my grandmother's ring. I chose to draw the pad of paper in the background of the drawing. I wanted it to be more important than all of the other objects, but not be noticeably more important. I drew the sunflower growing out of the side of the page to show growth and importance. The spot color I chose was yellow not only because it is the natural color of sunflowers, but because all of the objects I chose have their own special way of uplifting my spirit, and have impacted my life in a positive manner. The text of the Bible verse itself is drawn lightly and in the background of the sketch. I wanted it to be a main part of the drawing without overpowering the other objects. I also wrote little phrases next to the other objects that have a sentimental relation with that specific object. I really enjoyed the assignment, especially the fact that we were asked to draw it as a two-page spread.