Ananda’s Digital Art Portfolio!

Ooooo a collage is emerging?!/!?

Studio Arts Period Four

Hello there! My name is Ananda Mayne, I am 14 years old, and this year is my first year taking an art class!

I have many hopes and ambitions for my art this year. I’ve been doing art my whole life, but there are some skills I’m yet to become comfortable with. I’m specifically hoping to get better at using drapery, shading, using colors, animating, and much more!

Let the Portfolio begin!

That’s me!

One of my oldest works

A Brief Introduction to the Artist

*on each section, you can see a different ecoregion from the USA Ecoregion Map level iii (https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/us/Eco_Level_III_US.pdf )

Miscellaneous

I spent most of my productive time these weeks working on proportions, drapery, clay fish, and a fun lil’ project where we took an abstract take on self portraits. I definitely struggled to get the hang of proportions and drapery, as they are completely new to me. To my luck, with remembering techniques and advice from my art teacher, each drawing gets a little less stiff.

^ The slightly crusty first two attempts ^

^ Applying what I learned to another drawing

*Ecoregion 2, Puget Lowlands*

We all know and love point perspective art (a form of creating perspective where you create a vanishing point on a paper, sketch lines emerging from that point, and use those lines as a guide for mimicking how shapes are affected depending on what angle you look at them at). It’s fun, its relatively simple, and best of all, it’s pretty dang realistic.

One Point Perspective

An example of how this has been used in another artists work

*Ecoregion 1, Coastal Range*

For my works using this method, I got pretty creative (in some ways, that wasn’t good, as I didn’t notice I was supposed to follow a step by step process). For my first drawing, I created a drawing of a simple perspective looking forward onto an airplane hanger. Sadly, I forgot to take photos during the process of this. For my second drawing, I experimented with a perspective looking up, for this, I created a drawing of a ropes course creating by mice using twigs.

One Point Perspective

With some practice in one point perspective, I found that two point perspective felt much more simple. For example, in the drawing I did of a city (which followed a provided tutorial), I felt more comfortable taking adding small details, and adding extra features using what I learned about two point perspective. In the piece I created, running low on time, I decided to draw the shelves in front of me

Two Point Perspective

The given tutorials result

My result

Another work I made using a tutorial

*Ecoregion 3, Willamette Valley*

Approaching my book report on the Scott Pilgrim in English class, I needed a project to do. I decided to take on recreating a main character’s magical bag. This required calculating the sizes of each piece, dying the fabric, and sewing it all together in a very short time frame. Without the excessive help and guidance from my art teacher, I would’ve been very lost. From this project, I learned how to use a sewing machine (which I’d never done before), different techniques in sewing a desired shape, how to add thickness to fabric, and so much more.

The Big One.

The Result

My References

*Ecoregion 4, Cascades*

For my water droplets, I followed three given tutorials, one for graphite, one for charcoal, and one for oil pastels. These techniques were very new to me, and I found great results in the mediums I was comfortable with (graphite and charcoal), and a lot of room for improvement in the medium I haven’t used much (oil pastels).

Water Droplets

Missing Graphite water droplet

Reward: 7 dabloons

*Ecoregion 5, Sierra Nevada*

Since October of 2009, artists around to world have been celebrating to spooky month of October by creating an ink drawing corresponding with a given prompt each day. I’ve always wanted to follow these list of prompts, but never actually got to it. But this fateful year, I felt motivated to take a try at it (along with also being assigned to do it). I did not complete all of the days, but I found myself having a lot of fun accomplishing what I did!

Inktober

*Ecoregion 6: Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains*

Prompt: Dream

This one was very fun! It definitely challenged me creatively.

Prompt: Spiders

The linework and water was very fun in this one.

Inktober

Prompt: Bounce Prompt: Dodge Prompt: Fortune Prompt: Path

Linoprint

Creating a lino print is process where you get a lino block, and carve out a custom stamp. I’d never done this before, so I was very intimidated by it. To my surprise, it was very easy! I sketched out the design of two whales, transferred in to my lino block, and started carving away. Since you have to carve around where you want your lines to be, I made some mistakes, carving the incorrect spots. Luckily, I was able to fix these by changing the locations of where I wanted my lines. In the end, I got this rad print to give to my mother!

*Ecoregion 7: Central California Valley*

Having done bleach painting before, I was pretty comfortable getting into this project. Using some scrap fabric from the art room, some retired paint brushes, chalk, and bleach, I created my doggo. First (using the chalk), I sketched out what I wanted on the scrap fabric. Then, I painted over this sketch with bleach. By then, I was practically done, I washed the chalk out, and left it on a tree….where I forgot to retrieve it over the weekend…and it’s rained…oh my…

Bleach Painting

These are at school, so no pictures yet!

*Ecoregion 8: Southern California Mountains*

Since my book report of this quarter is on the book ‘The Sea Around Us’ I decided to create a map of the oceans currents…but super artistically! Using strips of paper from various National Geographics, I made a textured collage of the general mountain ranges of the world, and the main ocean currents (the areas with the strongest currents having big red arrows to show their presence). My map ended up not being very accurate in the mountain ranges, a little messy, but still a fun way to model our ocean’s currents.

*Ecoregion 9: Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills*

World Current Map

Soon there shall be a visual (forgot to take a picture on friday :P)

For our pop art unit, I wanted to create a fun lino print including the Earth from a space view; since I find the Earth very cool looking from that distance. Another topic I adore is birds, so I combined those into a piece of art. In my linoprint, albatross are orbiting Earth among the stars. I felt really happy with the final project, and I could see it as a cover for one of my notebooks, or something along those lines. The fun thing about lino prints is you can do a TON with your carving.

*Ecoregion 10: Columbia Plateau*

Worldly Albatross

Starting the fiber arts unit, I wanted to make something rad and super funky. Suddenly, it came to me…I wanted to make a wizard hat!! Inspired, Aster (my fellow wizard lover) and I began the super duper difficult and unconventional method of gluing random fabric together to make the most whimsical hats we could. Though this method may seem lazy (which it definitely is), the planning for all the shapes we were going for, such as how the wizard hat pokes up, then droops, took a lot of mental math and thought. By the end, I had created the coolest hat in existence.

Wizard Hat

*Ecoregion 11: Blue Mountains*

Alas, I was unable to complete this project, due to a higher interest in other projects. Despite that, I really enjoyed the time I spent weaving. It was way simpler than I expected. Because of that, I got slightly bored by the repetivity of it, through the strings, out the strings, and repeat. Looking forward, I plan on working on this weaving project between other projects when I need some downtime. I would rate weaving nine relaxing points out of ten.

Weaving

*Ecoregion 11: Snake River Plain*

Like the ecoregion in the background (which takes up a majority of Nevada) this clay project was dry, and unbelievably long lasting. When I first created this lemon, I planned to create a small container you can take the top off of, and put back together after. As you can see in the picture, the top and bottom do not blend together smoothly as I hoped. Yet despite this, I decided to attempt to fix it by sanding each side down to make it flat, and carve around the sides to make them blend together better. So I began to sand away at the lemon for days, slowly morphing this ugly thing into a beautiful citrus. Even though the squeaking of the sanding was horrible and it’s been taking so long, I’ve truly fallen in love with my little lemon, and hope to finish it.

Clay Lemon

*Ecoregion 13: Central Basin and Range*

When two friends love eachother very much…they create a clay baby!! My friend Zoey and I longed to create art side by side, but she joined a different art period. So on my own, I crafted this lil guy out of clay, and in her art class, I came over and we glazed him together. Now we have a child to alternate custody of each week, so we can stay in each others artistic presence from afar.

As a clay creation, I think this project has been my smoothest and most successful piece I’ve ever crafted, with a lank of random wrinkles, so much personality, and smooth small details.

Lil’ Guy

*Ecoregion 14: Mojave Basin and Range*

Howdy ❤️

Now that we had the materials for it, I wanted to try out needle felting. I decided to make an animal of some sort, seeing where things would go as I felted. I started by making a circle, then I molded the end into a snout like shape shape. The hardest part for me was attaching the separate pieces like the ears or the body. I kept forgetting to shape those separate pieces before attaching them, so it got messy really fast. I like my end result, but I definitely think the body could’ve used some more shaping.

Fiber Dog

*Ecoregion 15: Northern Rockies*

My dog literally ate my fiber dog. I saw her snatch and SWALLOW IT. Please click the link below to learn more on how to prevent the issue: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/14d0TcHkPjuccxwS5TKwQs4PSFk06Mp6GWnFHB1MSGzA/edit

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Having extra time and clay, I wanted to craft whatever my heart desired. On this fateful day, my heart desired a little man with a giant foot for a body. Personally, I think he may have some magic properties. After he emerged from the kiln, I showed him to Aster, who I had showed this clay friend to while making it. Yet Aster didn’t remember me making him…

Either my friend has a memory issue, or I’ve created something much more powerful than intended….

Clay Friend

*Ecoregion 16: Idaho Batholith*

What is he hiding?

By a long shot, one of my favorite things I’ve done in Studio Arts this year is using the pottery wheel. Out of the tens of smooshed lumps of clay, I got two good end results. One being a bowl (my first success) that I flunked the glazing on. The other being a tiny vase with a unique shape. I am yet to glaze my little vase, but I intend on painting fish and underwater fauna all over the sides.

Pottery

*Ecoregion 17: Middle Rockies*

Stickers and Magnets

*Ecoregion 18: Wyoming Basin*

After Bublitz bringing in this musty sticker/magnet maker into art, Aster and I knew we had to go ham. We turned everything into stickers and magnets. As recommended, we turned our art into stickers, but we didn’t stop there. CD on how to make stickers…now it’s a sticker. Flowers…now they’re magnets. As fun as it was to mess around with the sticker/magnet machine, it was also really fun to put serious art into it, and see your art in a different form.

Digital Art

*Ecoregion 19: Wasatch and Uinta Mountains*

Outside of my time in art class, I’ve been working on improving my digital art. Messing around with brush types, colors, and the various tools that make the process of creating digital art unique. On the left, I was tried out a technique where you change the background color before starting, which ended up rounding out the whole image. On the right, I attempted to take more time to creating it. I often find myself rushing through my artmaking process, so I tested my patience over about four days with this one. The results definitely were rewarding.

Clay monkey

*Ecoregion 20: Colorado Plateau*

Though not completely finished, I’m pretty proud of this little guy! This project is the first time I’ve really tried carving something realistic out of clay. I tried to maintain the little details, like facial structure and the proportions of the body. I’d say it does justice to monkeys as a species. I’m hoping to finish it in a glossy glaze, and then glue fake fur to where it sees fit.

A Bowl for Eating

*Ecoregion 21: Southern Rockies*

Out the countless pottery wheel projects I’ve done over the quarter, this is one of my rare successes. I would like to maintain the clay color and texture on most of the outside, and glaze the inside, so I can eat rice out of this bowl. It’s certainly not a perfect bowl, but it’s relatively symmetrical, and seems like it’d function well to eat a snack. I definitely hope to improve how thick I make the walls of my bowls and cups in the future.

Wildflower Show Art

*Ecoregion 22: Arizona and New Mexico Plateau*

Originally planning to do a chamomile watercolor, I have to admit I made this piece very last minute. For that reason, I’m not completely happy with it, but I think it serves the purpose I was going for. To create it, I used colored pencils, and tried to keep to very few colors to create a pretty visual effect. In the end, I’m super excited to see my sorrel up in the wildflower show!

I’ve always wanted to construct a dome of some sort, yet I’ve never really known how to approach it. Doing my usual internet scrounging, I stumbled upon a tutorial on how to make a geodesic dome of cardboard. I took the opportunity, and constructed the dome over the course of around a week. Sadly, as a result of some off measurements, my dome ended up a lot more flat than I’d hoped, but it still ended up being pretty cool, so I don’t totally mind!

Geodesic Dome

*Ecoregion 23: Arizona and New Mexico Mountains*

Yet to add a picture! Will do on tuesday!

This vase was another result of my time on the pottery wheel. I was looking for the result of a pitcher, but sadly due to drying different components at separate times, I was unable to property attach the handle. Yet, I still got a pretty cool result out of it! I experimented slightly with the glaze on it, dipping it in a clear coat after applying the first couple layers of glaze. The result was surprisingly matte!

Vase/Reverse Pitcher

*Ecoregion 24: Chihuahuan Desert*

Also have to get a picture of this one on Tuesday

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Facts are facts; Bananas are berries, the Nile is the world’s longest river, and Mr. Bublitz has wayy too many pastels. Hoping to get rid of some of these plentiful pastels, Aster, Kellie, and I decided to do some chalk art (but using pastels instead of chalk)! My initial idea was to trace someone's body on the concrete and add to it (as seen on the lower left image), but I ended up spending most of my time and effort on the caricatures in the main image. Pastels were definitely effective in creating a blush effect on the faces, and accentuating specific features.

“Chalk” Art

*Ecoregion 25: High Plains*

Looking for a fun friday activity, Zoey, Kellie, Aster, and I decided to create a decked out map together. Our tools were simply a sheet of paper and the infamous tub of markers. As most decked out maps start, we began the project slowly and with not too much interest, but that quickly changed. As more pieces clicked in, we all searched for any little space to add another aspect. Before we knew it, we created the sickest little world!

The Atrocious Map

*Ecoregion 26: Southwestern Tablelands*

Scavenger Hunt: Kung Fu Panda, Pancake Eater, Protests Against Guy

Over the course of the past couple weeks, I’ve been scheming for a final to end the year off in a bang, but I was struggling to find a good topic to tie the year in a bow with. It was certainly a daunting task…until it hit me!!!

I’ve spent a lot of my time getting invested in topics such as the history of the world, geography, space, and biology. It’s deeply fascinating to me how all of life came from the atmosphere and the sea, and I realised that I’d love to represent this concept through art!

I hope to create a more detailed painting of my sketch to tie the year together.

Primordial Soup - Planning for the Big Final (eek!)

*Ecoregion 27: Central Great Plains*