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After my exams every year I do a big piece of artwork (as this is the only time I get to do them these days). It's been a tradition of mine since my GCSEs (16). Well I didn't actually wait until the exams were over I just didn't revise! Good times...
Anyway it's my finals (and probably last proper exams) and I want to do a huge, technically challanging piece of work. But can I think of anything? No.
At the moment I' thinking of doing acylic on canvas as it is cheap and easy. Although I am considering mixed media to give it an extra dimension, probably collage, gutta or gilding.
I usually do portraits of animals and people, together or seperate, my favourites being bands and horses. I don't really have the attention span for backgrounds, landscapes or anything inorganic.
So with that wee bit of background does anybody have any ideas?
Words, pictures, poems, songs, your own work...anything!
Have you already come up with what you are going to do, or would you like some additional input for your question? I do apologize for not noticing your question sooner!
In the following image search, you might also find some ideas.
I haven't come up with anything yet but I am trying to get some stuff together to join deviantart now! I don't own most of my work and I keep forgetting to take pictures.
I've been trying to get into practice again, doing something everyday. I have come up with a few minor concepts but I'm nowhere near 'the one' yet!
I think I'm stuck because I want it to be special, not just another portrait. It's a bit depressing seeing the work some of my friends are putting out now they have been to art school. It's another level to myself and we used to be the same! I'm way too competitive for my own good.
Btw Clough the index was really good! I thought that was what you were up to!
Since you are still having some trouble coming up with ideas, I am going to alert some others to your question who also might be able to help you to come up with some ideas. A lot of times, those best able to help people with art type questions are not subscribed to that topic area.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2008/02/769273/
"The Nho mai technique is using Chinese ink (black) to draw on modern paper. After that, using blades to scratch or use hands to rub on the painting to make brightness or darkness."
I think if you could find out the technique of Nho Mai in detail,it sounds very interesting.
Firm, thanks for the techniques, I think I'll give them a try in my prep work. Especially the Nho mai technique, I've got some ink lying around somewhere. I have done something similar before with putting thick screen printing ink on a table then scratching away the design then putting paper on it to lift the design. Although this sounds much less messy!
I love those paper designs, I used to do a lot of paper cut pictures after I visited a gallery and there was a huge (floor to ceiling) landscape made entirly out of paper layers. It was really impressive. I can't remember what the artist was called...
I hve not seen anything as 3D before though.
My practice animal at the moment is puppies, so I will try both techniques with my next puppies. I like to constrain myself as I think the best creativity comes form working in a box. So at the moment my constraint is puppies. :P
I always find, when I have "artist's block" that I can cure it by running around local places, discreetly, of course, with a digital camera. I take many many slice of life images, go home, crop away and create my subject. I then like to paint them in acrylicon a collaged surface, usually wood because its cheaper than canvas and develops such a fabulous texture once the moisture sinks in. I keep a collection of collage materials I find at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets such as old letters, newspapers, postcards; all kinds of vintage ephemera. When you paint with acrylic thinned with gel medium- it creates a ton of depth and interest! Hope this helps!
Clough if you or Templenae do not mind , Is it possible that this thread be moved to the new artist in you thread. It would be so much easier to come back to it if it were there.
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