To begin. Heres some pictures.
I've finally done the pencils. After painting over them as many times as I possibly could! In my opinion they are painted differently to the rest of the painting. Maybe because other aspects of the painting have clear defining shape, where as my pencils do not...But I think if you stand back a little and squint. They look just fine. Besides if this is somewhat mild impressionist art, its all about human perception.
Some 'touch ups' to the ball has been done and I made the 8 more neater. I tried to make the transition from light to dark more clear butI somewhat failed in that attempt. But I'm satisfied with it.
Added some darker areas to the rubber to make them seem more 3 dimensional. That was a bit of a failed attempt also.
Wording has been added to the bottle. I wanted to change what the actual bottle said and put something personal in it. I could'nt think of anything. But I managed to make the wording sort of readible yet still paint it following the size of the text.
Signed it with my initials.
And here's it altogether. Not bad I suppose... I do like the background because although it consists of obvious and erratic brushstrokes, there is a clear and smooth transition from the dark points to the light. I also like the base in which the objects are situated as again the change in tone in clear and smooth. Unfortunately I believe I wasn't as successful with one aspect of the background. Chardin's works usually have light behind the objects that look almost as if they are radiating from them. This i somewhat accomplished however mine is more a transition from light to dark as you travel upwards.
I very much like the bottle. The shape is completely wrong and a bit strange however I like the reflection of light on its surface, although the labels are a bit messy.
The pencils are a little strange in its shape however they are much better than my first few attempts. Shadows beneath each object are appropriately placed and well defined.
Perhaps I could have utilized the space of the canvas better because the bottom bit seems a little barren. I prefer my use of more obvious brush strokes than my previous attempt to blend my colours to get a more realistic effect. Since I lack the skills for such a technique the erratic, obvious brush strokes are more appropriate.
I enjoyed my choice of objects because of their simple shapes (excluding how complicated the pencils were). I wanted to use objects that not only were relevant to the subject we are studying but had reflective surfaces or simple shapes (which I thought the pencils might have been, but I misjudged that!!!). And for the most part I do like the choices I made although I had a bit of trouble with the reflective surfaces at some points.
Oh yes. I accidently broke the 3 colour rule. I used black, red, white and green...dang...
In conclusion, while this painting is in my opinion not as good as I had hoped, it remains that I shouldn't over estimate my abilities . Painting is, and probably never will be an area in which I have strong points. I dislike painting which can contribute to my lack of enthusiasm for the area and result in poorly created works (but in this case it doesnt and its only the product of my lack the ability to paint haha). I'm glad this painting is finished. At the very least I am actually pretty happy we did this assessment as it teaches me that a paintbrush and I can never quite get along and I won't be tempted to use this medium again.
And the blog is finished. Wow that was a long assessment and I feel pretty tired.
