Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Google Doodle

Our assignment was to create a Google Doodle for a certain day using colored pencils and the "wet technique." I chose to do National Cheeseburger Day.
One of the very first struggles I faced was the concept of a sideways hamburger. It made complete sense in my mind, in order to clearly spell out Google. But for some others, it was a little off putting. But those original sketches involved a hamburger that was pieced together, layers one against another.

So I continued exploring with more ideas. Along with numerous other drawings that went in complete different directions, I tried to improve upon the original idea by spacing out the pieces of the burger. Classmates insisted this idea was the winner and the concept seemed very much like something Google would do. And that was exactly what I wanted to hear!

Once I had the basic idea of what I was going for in the beginning, it was hard to hear that my vision wasn't necessarily communicating to others the same way. So I was more than happy to hear that it finally clicked with others like it did with myself.

I have been looking at "Google Doodles" hanging on the walls in the art department year after year. They have always appealed to me. I can easily see them being used on the actual website. So I am very happy to have finally had the chance to do this project myself, and it didn't disappoint!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A Bug's life

This was a preliminary project using a "wet technique" with colored pencils. This project was to familiarize ourselves with the colored pencils and how the colors can be manipulated. The Prismacolor pencils that we used were much softer colored pencils than your typical classroom Crayola pencils. The softness enabled us to mix the colors, one on top of the other. If we properly carried out the technique, then the pores of the paper would be filled and the pencils would almost give a "painting" appearance.

I really enjoyed trying out this new medium, although it scared me a bit. The colored pencils are much less forgiving than the graphite pencils which I have grown accustomed to. The upcoming project is a "Google Doodle," so I guess we will see soon enough how well I do with this new technique!