Task 7 - Ongoing and final evaluation

For the first task, I practiced using different art mediums and techniques, involving pencil, charcoal, oil pastels, tea/coffee, acrylic paint and watercolours. I also experimented using glue, tape and string to create different textures and effects with the other mediums. Overall, I think this task went well. I knew the majority of techniques for pencil, charcoal, and the paints, but learned a lot about the other mediums, as well as the glue and tape, which I had never thought to use before. This task gave me good ideas for the upcoming tasks, but I felt as though I didn't use as many techniques as I could have. 

The second task involved collecting a minimum of 3 images from the internet, to be used as inspiration and reference for my samples in the next task. Overall, I feel like this task went well, but some of my images looked quite similar to each other, and I probably could have benefited from a greater variety of images, of both landscapes and urbanscapes.

Then I had to create 8 sample pieces of one of the collected images (or a combination of multiple), using techniques that I practiced in the first task. My first sample was done on A4, using one of the images I found, but I found the image difficult to use, and the size of the paper to be a bit too much, so for my other samples I switched to a mountainous image and used A5 paper instead. My samples were done using watercolours, acrylic, felt tips (not included in the first task), tea and coffee, pencil, and oil pastels. One of my watercolour samples used watercolour pencils, and one acrylic sample used a painted sponge.

After completing my 8 samples, I had to create a final piece on at least A4 paper. I looked at my 8 samples, and picked the medium/techniques I felt most comfortable with, and felt were most effective. In the end I decided to use watercolour pencils, because I felt like I had the best control with them. Overall, I liked how my final piece turned out, but the main improvement I would make is improving the fog/clouds so they look less like solid blocks. My final piece took around 2 and a half hours, which I think was enough time to complete it, and improve small details.

Once my final piece was complete, I had to present all of my work up to this point in my sketchbook. I cropped and organised all of my practice work, separating them into groups, like pencil work, watercolours and acrylic. Next were my samples and my final piece, with my reference images at the end.

For the project overall, I feel like it went well, and I believe the majority of my work to be of a good standard.One thing I could improve with is time management. I gave myself too much time for the 8 samples, and didn't leave much time for other tasks.