LINOLEUM, PAINT AND BAYERS, OH MY

What is sleep?
Apparently it's good for me or something.
Pfffffft. Idiots. Who needs sleep 8D
I'm on my tea high. Hush, children.

HOKAY. SO. WE DID PRINTS IN ART CLASS.
And it was fun because I got to cut stuff. Dunno why Mr. Sands thought it wise to give me pointy things, but  it happened. No small animals or children were harmed in the making of this print. Only a jaguarundi's dignity.

So. As always. Here's a self-evaluation. Thing. Also a pretty picture. Let's roll.

I cannot smile for a camera help. I can't tell if it was intentional or I was really trying to smile.

SELF EVALUATION (in which I begin sounding dull)

 

1.     Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).

  In short? No. In long? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

2.     How did you add texture and contrast to your print? Is this important? Why?

    So to make the prints, we had to carve into the linoleum block. The parts carved out would not show up if we put paint on them, allowing us to create texture/contrast by leaving parts un-carved. A way to add contrast was choosing colors. Like black paint in gold paper. It is indeed important, Mr Sands. It's not like you were talking about it in class or anything. Cough. ANYWAY. 'tis imporant because. Uh. It would be hard to tell what the image was without the texture (not to mention it would look so incredibly dull) or contast. However,  too much contrast (blue/oragneg, red/green) would make it look. Uh. Not. Good. And cause eyepains.

3.     Explain how you used positive and negative space to show your image.

   So I commented about how nice the day was, but then commented about how it would rain and be freezing cold within a few hours. Okay. Bad joke. I can't think, I'm trying to deal with the sugar overload in my tea ;_;. So. Positive and negative space. The whole thing relies on the positive and negative and how it is used. The positives and negatives are used to (oh my god terrible repetition help me) show the texture and assist in the contrast. Which I expained in prior question.

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your print. (How good the project is technically crafted) 

  I guess it's pretty good? It's not bad and it's still pretty obviously a jaguarundi. Which looks like a mix between an otter and a cat, by the way. So. Adorable. Anyway. The positive and negative spaces are key in making the texture, which came out pretty well. You can tell what's leaves and what's wood and what's fur and stuff. And my contrast wan't atocious. So yis.

5.     Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.

   Sure. I'll answer. Maybe.

Later.

*procrastinates*

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?

    Uh. it was fun? I got to cut things. Obtacles included not accidentally cutting myself. Advanteges included awesome jaguarundi print. Although now it looks like it has eyebrows...

Case in point.

Coming up next: Andrew Scott's beautiful villainous face on a stencil.