Monthly Art Agenda

Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject:

My plan for September is the following:

-Find time to draw pictures, don't procrasitinate on homework. . . . .

-Don't waste paper on a project that never gets finished.

-Use a lot of marker-pencil crayon combination, the last picture was gold. ^_^

-Produce at least 3 more pictures by the end of this month.

Do you have any goals for this months? such as, "try and draw a picture without so much erasing?" Wink

post them here. Smile

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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

... How about "start planning out my portfolio"? ...Which I'd like to do, but I'm too busy to actually act on any plans I might make. >_<
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

[quote]3. Find out just what a portfolio is[/quote]
A portfolio is basically a selection of work you've done centered around a theme, and shows that you've explored different types of media and subjects/genres (like landscape, fashion, figure study...), and that you reflect on your work, etc... really useful (actually, mandatory) if you're planning on going into art after high school. Art collages and stuff. And it's good to have, even if you don't plan on going into visual arts.

[quote]6. Get Sakura inking pens!!![/quote]
Sakura pens = :wub:
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Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject:

You don't need to get "Sakura" pens, per se, they're just another ink pigmented liners, there's the Steadtler kind which is bit cheaper (German-made) and there's Faber-Castell Pitt Artist pen which is even cheaper (again, German).

I somehow managed to use all three kinds, there's really no difference, except Steadtler and Sakura offers more pen width, but Faber Castell comes with Sable colored-ink which is indespensable for watercolor :wub:

so yeah, most art stores have them. about 3 dollars for each, I think.
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fallenangel · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:39 pm Post subject:

[quote]
A portfolio is basically a selection of work you've done centered around a theme, and shows that you've explored different types of media and subjects/genres (like landscape, fashion, figure study...), and that you reflect on your work, etc... really useful (actually, mandatory) if you're planning on going into art after high school. Art collages and stuff. And it's good to have, even if you don't plan on going into visual arts.[/quote]

Doesn't have to have a theme. Any collection of your work in one place can be a portfolio. My college entrance portfolio was the biggest random group of crap (from photography to raku fired pottery), and that's usually what colleges want to see. A theme in that case limits you and doesn't show them you're willing to try new things and have experience in more than one area. A few of your strength or a particular series is good, but an entirely themed one would hurt. (not counting the AP test, which I believe requires a theme)

Job portfolio is a whole other issue and should be very focused to whatever job you're trying to get, but that's just a specific kind n' not what most are.

Yeah, your FAC gallery can be a portfolio. Any collection of your work in one place.
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

Alright. I was just using the definition my art teacher gave us. But she's a dumb cow anyway, it's not worth listening to her...
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fallenangel · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:51 pm Post subject:

In the context of art classes it usually does have a theme 'cause they're doing it for the AP exam. And in that case, it's more of a...demonstrative portfolio of your thought processes as well as technical skill.

But like on a website portfolio (that most employers prefer these days), it can be anything and everything, as long as it's easy to find each kind of art.

My portfolio was ugly. Sad

I think I got rid of the slides.
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Lizkay · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:

- Repair my WinXP-System, which still crashes when I open any explorer folder.. THE SH*** Grr!

- Finish the portfolio folder for the StudioAgency... DAMN MY LAZYNESS!

- Start and finish my 3 last Commissions

- Clean my flat, which is generally clean, but full with dust, everywhere this damn dust... I hate it

- get my PS2 to the store, since Sony calls the modell back I own, because it could explode.. oh man, I have so much luck with that stuff...

- Get my ass to the dentist.. *YAAAAARGHHH*

- Draw more human studies, specially of arms and legs...

- drink less coke...

- go to Boesner ArtistMegastore and live a little daydream, oh my god that store has EVERYTHING!

- well I guess that's enough..

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jhonenfreak · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:06 pm Post subject:

[u]September[/u]

- finish my sea turtle stippling by Friday

- have that art interview with the Tribune reporter this weekend

- start my cobra stippling

- get one set of pixel art private room furniture started for Fusion City

- clean out my art folders on the computer (aka: delete old crap)

- work on school club t-shirt design

- go back and touch up my ebony still life drawing in class

October

- finish all five sets of furniture for Fusion City

- start 3rd stippling concentration piece for art class

- work on website layout design and implementation

- create CD portolio cover design and organization

- finish the food festival poster

- work on chalk pastel still life in art class

That'll keep me busy for the next two months. Thank goodness I already finished the school's yearbook cover yesterday. That took for-freakin'-ever. :wacko:
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Brianhjh · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:

[quote="Brianhjh (St. Arsenic)"] My plan for September is the following:

-Find time to draw pictures, don't procrasitinate on homework. . . . .

-Don't waste paper on a project that never gets finished.

-Use a lot of marker-pencil crayon combination, the last picture was gold. ^_^

-Produce at least 3 more pictures by the end of this month.

Do you have any goals for this months? such as, "try and draw a picture without so much erasing?" Wink

post them here. Smile

[/quote]
[s] -Find time to draw pictures, don't procrasitinate on homework. . . . .

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[s] -Don't waste paper on a project that never gets finished. [/s]

[s] -Use a lot of marker-pencil crayon combination, the last picture was gold. ^_^ [/s]

-Produce at least 3 more pictures by the end of this month. Grr!

Impossible!!!!!

:)
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Beatlechick90 · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

Do something that isn't a portrait, or at least isn't a portrait of Joan Baez.
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keautye · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject:

-Do the two reqeust I have to do

-Make a drawing that will at leat look like one so there won't be only my friends that like it but [i]me too[/i]

-Maybe give a try at doing a background for at least one drawing

- Stop drawing on lined paper or in my agenda (Though it's personalised now! ^_^ )

- Ink my drawings ><

-Learn how to use my photoshop 7.0

-Get a tablet

-Try paying more attention in class and keep dodling for later (though I made a very nice drawing today in class Rolling eyes

)

That's what comes to my mind right now..

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SilentSoul92 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject:

-Learn to use Photoshop better
-Finish sketches
-Start on the webmanga

The third one might not make this month, next month maybe

Brianhjh · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:

For October:

Don't buy any more art materials <_<

For the love of fajebus, complete at least three colored picture a month!

More WIP whor'ng

Get progressively better, if a techinque works, use it, don't explore more until you mastered the techinque.
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