As part of this unit, We reviewed shading and perspective before creating art using a clay slab, different kinds of paint (watercolor and acrylic), and different materials in printmaking. (These weren't all used in the same art piece, although that would be cool.) While we were etching designs into clay tiles (mine's below), we were adding as well as subtracting from the clay to add depth to our artwork. In paint, it's all adding to the canvas to create texture, like I did below. We didn't get very far into printmaking, but we did create the print-maker (above).
The most successful art piece in this unit that I created is my painting below. My clay slab (which is second-to-best, shown above) isn't the best in comparison to others, although it's more detailed than (one or two) some of them. I'm proud of this painting because it resembles character's ties to each other and has a largely unreal effect due to proportions (ex. The stained glass memorial thing is taller than the tree in front of it).
I'm interested in using paints again to remake the painting above. I didn't have the correct brush size (or time/patience in class) to fix the supposed-to-be metal parts of the stained glass, and I love my own concept (relationship issues in an otherwise peaceful-looking place). I also enjoy using layers and different values while coloring with any medium, and I'd like to create no-pressure shaded pencil drawings as well.