Monday, August 25, 2008

Assignment 11: Creating mood in our artwork

For this week's assignment, we'll be working on creating mood in our art work. The paintings below were done by Marti Jones Dixon. Please review her website and take a stroll through her galleries. Notice the moods she creates in her portraits. The way she uses not only body language to show the mood of the person but the way lighting is done and which colors are used. I also like this idea of an interchangeable portrait. 5 paintings that create an interesting piece when displayed together.
For our assignment, please pick one of the moods below and try to incorporate it into your art piece for this week. There are also a list of questions below for you to ask yourself before you create your piece. This assignment will be due Next Monday, September 1st by 9pm. If you have the time, try doing more than one piece and choose different moods for each piece.

As always, you can use any medium and do the assignment in any dimensions or size but for those who would like a little more help getting started recommendations are also listed below.

Moods to choose from:

  • Love
  • Anger
  • Envy
  • Disappointed
  • Cheerful
  • Content
  • Peaceful

Questions to ask yourself before you start your piece:
  • What color/colors represent the mood best?
  • What type of lines would represent the mood best? (thick/thin, feminine/masculine, Horizontal/vertical)
  • What perspective or view should the subject be in to best display the mood?


Recommended Materials and Dimensions: Use oil paint or pastels. Pick your mood and write a list of ten things you automatically think of when you hear that mood. Pick a subject from your list of ten to portray in that mood. (for an extra challenge, try displaying that same subject in a different mood than you first picked.) Remember to ask your self the questions above to help guide you. Your finished piece should be at least 11" x 14"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

SMAshby's drawing definitely felt lonely as the title states. She really captured the mood she was trying to express. I liked the way the other people were just shadows passing her in the hall, which contributed to the feeling of loneliness. She also achieved depth through the other people. The only problem that stands out is the triangular shape cullminating at her head. It needs to be softened or something.

Rett Gorgeous what else can I say. I think a lot of the peaceful feeling comes in the subject (Karleigh)? looking downward. The blue color almost brings a feeling of sadness though.

Haleigh Bubbles makes me laugh every time I look at it. Yellow adds to the happy feeling. Nice work I like it
Alissa Content" is a nice drawing. I didn't know you could do people that well. However she has just a little bit of a scowl on her face which doesn't exactly read content to me, nor do the dark colors.. But hey it is a great drawing.

Karleigh The colors and the subject matter definitely portray the happy and sad feelings. I had to make the picture larger to tell the last picture was a balloon that had popped. At first I thought it was an ant with a rope around its neck, but I always did let my imagination run away with me
Fun picture and you can reenter it for textures this week.

I won't critique my own. Sandra Faye