I think these are wonderful examples of mixed Media . There is that sorted of wonderful chaos that works together to create wonderful pieces of art.  I don't know who the artist of these works of art are I just looked icy up on google so if you like to find out who they are that would be great. But seriously I am digging these that are awesome .

Vincent Willem Van Gogh

1853 - 1890

Vincent Van Gogh had an intreating life and a very difficult life. He had several jobs and moved all around Europe before deciding to become an artist. He had a unhappy childhood and a history of illness which contributed to his death in 1890. During his years as an artist he became very intensely involved in his work, which led to poor health and a poor lifestyle. He has a very unique style, full of vibrant colors and emotion. 

He is a very inspirational artist, having over come all these difficulties and illness, becoming the great and wonderful artist that he has become known as today. 

Mixed Media

This is my Mixed Media Finished Project. We had to choose an issue and create work on it. My issue was Media Corruption, and how effective tv is in peoples lives today. Basically how the images you see in day to day life effect you.

I started out by using Matte Media to transfer the few images I have on my poster. That took most of my time, it took forever. After that I  started painting a little, black and red. Then I used was on my paper from a melted candle which turned out pretty cool. After that I used so Gray and Black Charcoal to make the wax stand out and I used that all over the paper. Then I got wall paper, and pasted it down with some matte media. And I got Green, Blue, and Orange pastels and colored over the wall paper. Then I got this textured paper with holes and painted over the tv picture in red. After that I painted down the textured paper to cause repetition. Then I started painting in red and black to kind of fix up some areas. I added tape over certain transfers, and around for a boarder and painted them white.After that i Got some tinfoil and putt it down with more Matte Media and painted over them red, and kind of showed like the texture of the tin foil. Lastly I put down sand with Matte Media and painted it red.

Doing all this thus created my crazy, yet together piece of work.

Hatching and Cross Hatching

We learned about these techniques last year, so I thought I would go more in depth and explain it more, maybe learn some more about it and try out what I learn and post pictures. But for now I found some examples online.

 These are the types of Hatching and Cross Hatching.
Linear hatching

Hatching in parallel lines. Normally the lines follow the direction of the described plane.^[

Crosshatching

Layers of hatching applied at different angles to create different textures and darker tones. At its simplest, a layer of linear hatching is laid over another layer at a 90° angle, to which further diagonal layers may be added. Other methods include layering arbitrary intersecting patches. Crosshatching in which layers intersect at slight angles can create a rippled moiré effect.

Contoured hatching

Hatching using curved lines to describe light and form of contours

Hatching and Cross Hatching are shading techniques. They represent ripples in clothing, and different layers, further away or closer, and they also represent shadows and other important details to add into drawings.

 

Home Artwork

I am have finished with this piece, so I still have a lot to fix, but since we are suppose to post progress pictures, so here is progress.

It started out like so, I drew it with pencil, then went over it with pen. Since I am at home I used Gimp to paint it on the computer. I just thought of the saying "People stand over me like Skyscrapers, I get lost in their shadows." and decided to draw a picture with it. So yeah nearly done, I have to finish painting it the colors I want, and then touch it up, and maybe add some special effects and filters.  

What Is Art?

So for my next post I have decided to I guess in a way discus this. First the Definition of art. :

1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.

2.

          a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

b. The study of these activities.

c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.

3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.

4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.

5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.

So here are just a few of the examples/ definitions for art on http://www.thefreedictionary.com/art.

Humans have always had an urge to recreate what we see, in our own image, in some way, shape, or form. It has been this way for centuries.                                  

                                    

Now art isn't just recreating what we see into paintings, drawings, or sculptures. No art can be a reproduction of sound, created for any instrument, art can be a sensation or feeling in an interpretive dance, art can be possibly anything in the world that you want to label it to be. 

There is no limitations on WHAT art is. Because really there are no boundaries. Art, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. 

Matte Medium

The next few weeks in my Graphic Arts class we are using Matte Medium. Matte Medium is a useful tool for artist. It allows you to transfer a printed image from the paper to a different surface. In my class we are using the Medium to transfer images onto different surfaces, and adding things such as paint, wax, soap, and other things to make our finished project look cool.
Each person chose a different issue in today's society to do a project on. I personally chose corruption within the media, (just so I can seem like one of those insane government conspiracy theorist). Within this project we have to do a multimedia portrait, using different substances and materials, along with the Matte Media.

How to Transfer Pictures Using Matte Media