Art Class Project #2

Art class has been fun on some days and a challenge other days. We have been working in black and white only, and this giraffe assignment was to create a design with "transparent" layers so that each element of the design could be seen (such as the branch and leaves are in front of the giraffe, and the branch color changes when it goes over a giraffe spot). This was difficult for me to visualize. Then we had to create at least three "color shifts" by drawing lines through the images. An example of this is near the top of the giraffe's head where what was black changes to white. After all the struggles, though, I like how the final product looks.

P. S. It was made with a product, called Contrasto paper, which is made from two layers of plastic film. When you use an Exacto knife to cut through the top layer (of white plastic), you reveal the black underneath. Cutting this so carefully  was a challenge!

Comments

[Sonia E.]

I LOVE this effect! What size project is this? Is it on paper, canvas, digital?

[Heather T.]

Oh, PRETTY!!!

[Julie K in Taiwan]

Amazing!

[Carolyn Summers]

Brenda, another terrific piece. I'm also curious; what did you use to draw the giraffe? Is it pen or pencil or?????

Carolyn