Yaru Zhang

In Task 1, I like the style of large-scale painting，which makes the picture richer with stronger visual impact. The paintings are very successful. Through your work, it can be seen that the mixed use of colored crayons and colored pencils is your advantage. You can use the characteristics of crayons to draw the texture of different objects very well, such as broken chair sign, three-legged dog outside, waitress, face mask, faces, etc. I especially like your face mask work. The eyes and mouth are drawn with colored pencils to draw the delicate skin, and Using black crayon to draw stiff masks, so that the overall picture has a strong contrast and impact. In addition, the colors used are also very bold, which can attract the attention of the viewers and led a deep impression on me. The faces work’s texture is very interesting, In this work you can change the texture by mixing lumps form and collages. I suggest that you can explore with more expressive forms and painting techniques about crayons and colorful pencils in the next work. For example, using decorative painting techniques.
I like your series of works very much, and the colors and composition of the paintings are interesting and fun. I believe you will have fun in the process.

In Task 2, it is very interesting to use Photoshop to develop existing works and get new patterns. I really like your colors and the further patterns obtained by PS, which is very creative, full of your own style and characteristics. I suggest that you can use different observation methods to get more textures or patterns of drawing, then develop and create new patterns.

I learn from your works that it is very interesting to draw large-scale paintings. This will help me to paint more details and make my works more impact. I also want to make my work more personal. I can practice a lot in my own works to find my own style and characteristics.

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Use the hook line pen and the marker pen to draw the cracks

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a hook line pen to draw the paper ball with detailed observation

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pencil to draw a view of the park using Collage paper as background

An abstract design was made with a detail of a crack

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Use a marker to draw the lotus with the technique of wave dots

gouache and marker to express the slanting night view of the city in mid-air

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Using a pencil, observe the foam at the water’s edge

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Using brush and rice paper to draw mountains

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Part of the scene in the mirror using watercolor

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Use markers to paint the lotus seedpod with the technique of black and white decorative painting, then collage

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Use brush, dry painting method, and use zoom- in observation method to draw mountains

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Wet the rice paper with shower gel, imitating the fault texture of the mountain with a brush

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cover a piece of paper, and use graffiti and then print onto the paper to show the texture of the wall

The main purpose of this task is to explore and develop pattern design through different observation perspectives. I observed different angles of the mountain by zooming in and out. Tried to draw an angle of the mountain, the cracks, the shape of the water on the beach, the angle of overlooking the city, paper balls, etc.  Through the texture I saw, the shape was drawn into patterns.

In this process, the observation mode has brought me many surprises, different angles have allowed me to re-recognize some objects. The magnified observation method worked very well. But choosing a certain part of an object was still very challenging for me. Didn’t know how to choose.

I could also print some photos and collage them into patterns in the future. I need to maintain a more open mindset to observe things around me to continue the future experiment. Learn to describe and simplify the details of different objects will be useful for my future development.And I will try to simplify the patterns I get, and then try to create new patterns.