Thursday, October 31, 2013

Color vs. Black and White

It all comes down to your opinion. Do you like color or black and white? To me, they were completely different experiences. Each had their own highlights and downfalls. With the black and white drawings, you really had to make the picture pop with just shades of grey. You had to make sure that you shaded in just the right spots to make the bicycle its own thing on the paper. To me, it was hard to make the bike come to life on the paper and make sure it didn't just look like it was sitting on the page. Although the bike drawing was easier than the candy jar, I personally enjoyed the colored picture more.

With the colored pencils, you didn't just have to put all your efforts into shading and value. You could play around with certain colors, mix them, match them, and make an entirely your own. Instead of blacks and greys I learned that you could use shades of blue instead.  It was fun to make things really pop off the page with colors rather than shadowing and different pressures with the pencils. Even though I liked the colored pencils more, it was really fun working on both drawings. In the end, I'm not actually sure if you can compare the two since they are two different things completely to me. One thing that was the same for both was that everyone in the class had something different on their paper for each one. It was extremely cool to see how everyone interpreted the bicycle and the candy jar in their own way. I can't wait to see what the next project is!

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