I like the composition of the drawing with the rings; the placement of the epicenter of the rings help balance the piece as well as create a feel of depth. The attention to detail and texture really adds to character of leaves drawing. I think it would really help your work if you try to work on larger pieces of paper, especially when trying to capture detail with charcoal. Also, with your pencil pieces, I would suggest using a range of pencils. Softer pencils will give you darker shades. This will help increase the dynamics of your drawings as well as make them easier to read from a distance.
I like that you have your own style of work that it evident through looking at your portfolio. You work nicely with pencil, and i really like your shading on the picture of the cylinder and rectangle. Also, i like how one of your works is cut out in the shape of a leaf, which makes it stand out and gives it more personality. I would work on the subjects you choose to draw. I am unclear on what some of them are meant to be. Also, i would work on using darker lines, because a lot of your work is very faint and I think the darker lines could help it stand out more. Also, i would work on challenging yourself a little bit more and choosing harder subjects to draw. Good job though! I enjoyed your work! -Ashley
I like the ideas in many of your drawings. I think your monkey/shiva drawing, you took an iconic religious image and played with it, giving it a fun twist. The expression on the monkey's face is well done, it really conveys a sense of lightness and carefree. In general, I think you could develop your drawings more. Don't be afraid of darker values! They can really make your pieces stand out. That shows in the pieces in which you used charcoal. They stand out really nicely. I think you're a little like I used to be. You draw something, and then once you have something there you're not sure where to stop or if the next step will ruin it. To break out of your box, I would suggest doing more experimentation with no expectations. Draw something that you plan to throw away. And really try to see how far you can go, how much variation you get. Just let your materials do the drawing. It would help, too, to work larger. Try a large piece of paper and just make large, sweeping lines and see where it goes from there. Something really interesting in your portfolio is your use of different shapes of paper and matting. It gives your pieces a lot of depth and interest. I especially like your Massachusetts image. You use of the shaped mat aided in the comprehension of the piece, because without it I wouldn't know what the piece was about. I would say the main things are try larger pieces of different shape and size, darker values, and keep experimenting with the creative shapes of paper and mats!
Your works very imaginative. there is a large amount of play with the objects you were observing. Im not sure if I see a variety on charcoal or ink. Most of you work is pencil. This would be something you should explore. It would be interesting to see. Also consider larger scale daring your drawings are nice but they are a small scale.
I like the rings piece a lot. It almost looks like sound waves crashing into one another. It was very detailed and carefully put together. The composition is great. I think the drawing could have benefited from more uniform dark lines or coloring. I also really liked the question mark piece. I like the contrast and the shading around it, it really makes it pop out from the rest of your portfolio. I think the wording inside the question mark could have been done maybe in pen? or with a firmer grip to match the rest of the piece. I also really liked your still life. The composition works really well as well as the shading and dark lines. I think that some of the edges of your pieces could have been cut more carefully... some of the lines seem crooked or curvy. I really liked the 2 hand drawings you have as well. I think they could have benefited a bit from shadow, to give them more of a 3D look =)
I enjoyed the fact that you worked so small. In school I feel like people have a compulsion to create really large pieces under the impression that if something is of a grand size it must be a grand work of art. Such is not the case. Things can be great, even better sometimes, when they are small. Your drawings have an intimacy due to there stature. The viewer has to get close to see what is happening inside of the frame. The one criticism I would give is the use of value changes in the drawings. It feels as though there are only three or four values in the drawings. If you expanded that range it might make your work pop a little more and give the viewer the opportunity to explore the work when they get up close to it. Good work.
I can see that you had a lot of fun with your pieces. You are the only person who chose to work small and I think that it makes you stand out, as well as defines your style. You improved your shading techniques throughout the term and your final portfolio truly shows your evolution as an artist. I like the question mark. It's ambiguous but could be seen as a company logo, etc. You should definitely expand your medium use. I would like to see some color, some change in thickness, or shade. Your work all seems to be "comfortable." It would be helpful for you to feel uncomfortable and unstable while doing a drawing-- it may bring out a cool new style that you didn't even know existed. Great work, keep it up man.
I really enjoy that you kept to work of the smaller manner. I enjoy this aspect of your work because though I truly love working big I tried doing some small pieces but can't really get the detail that I really like. You on the other hand are able to utilize a small scale while still expressing varying thoughts and ideas.
In addition to that, my favorite piece is the one of the hands, this is the area that you really worked on shading and creating depth. I think this was well done and shows. Furthermore, the manner in which you approached different subject matters really elevates your images.
I loved that you worked with the firecracker like piece by using dark and light curved linear shapes. This adds a charismatic affect to the image and makes one feel its intensity.
On the other hand I equally feel that a varying use of tonal range could also positively affect this piece. Maybe if the actual fire-crackers were dark and bold, it would add something. I feel like you really accomplished this when you worked with charcoal. the question mark has a kind of hypnosis to it that i think the firecracker piece also has. The repetition gives these images that effect.
I would enjoy to see your pieces matted differently with some attention given to them all as a united piece, or each one separately able to work alone, because I think they can and do do well separate from each other.
The only other criticism that I have is that i would love to see a little more attention given to the skateboard image, because i think the composition is awesome and really only need something small like some shading detail.
On an end note, I adore the monkey image and that of the leaf! Your work has character which is entertaining and visually pleasing at the same time!
Nicky, As has been said in a lot of the earlier comments, you stand out because you work really small. It's a part of your style that I really like. I also really like the way you cut out your pieces, like the leaf one and the state one, how the matting reflects the shape of the piece or something in it. I also really like the subject matter of a lot of your pieces, it's quirky and imaginative! Some critiques would be to focus of detail more. A lot of your work doesn't have a lot in the way of details. Also, light and dark values could be worked on. All of your pieces have the same tone qualities overall. It would make the pieces stand out more as well as give them depth and dimension. Also, maybe play around with different sizes? You never know what could happen! Cool stuff overall. :) -Joanna Dahl
I really like how you have a unique style, and you still show a really wide range of subject matter. None of your pieces are remotely similar. I really like how you took your matting and made it the shape of your drawing, like the leaf and the Massachusetts’s Pieces. I think that your drawings are very creative and fun. I think that you should try next time to use more of a range of materials, more ink more charcoal. I think that by using more the techniques that we learned in class It would greatly add to your creative ideas. Also lastly your work is very small, size will add to allot of your pieces. My favorite piece that you did is your rings drawing. I think its really cool and its not what one would expect from the assignment that we were given. Good job
I enjoyed that you decided to make things in a much smaller scale that ultimately forces the viewer to come close and get much more involved with the work. I am quite obviously enamored by the drawing of the skateboard with its shadow in the sunlight due to personal influence. The most interesting pieces were the ones of the many spirals all mixed together, and the one of you broadcasting where you are from with the large "light" expansion in to the sky with the trees to help personify your home. The hometown one is almost a black and white version of google maps. The most intriguing piece is the one of the question mark lightening up the dark space. It's as if yes I have an idea, but um not sure how I can express to you. Though I enjoyed your use of small scale it would have been much better for the hometown piece and the spiral piece in a much large scale to fully personify them. Like i have said many times before to others would be to simply use darker blacks to have a little more contrast on the works, especially the monkey Hindu god like piece. Laslty, don't be afraid to display things either, it seemed as if you kind of hid your small pieces back in the corner, but you have a fresh perspective that works well.
I like your own unique style that you portray throughout your portfolio. It seems like it’s kind of a playful style, and that you had fun doing these drawings. I really like your drawing of the question mark that says what in it. It’s very original and portrays a bigger idea than the picture originally looks like it does. I also really like your drawing of Massachusetts. It’s again very original, like most of you pieces, and gives us a little it of information on you as well. My only critique would be to experiment with different shadings and using darker lines in your drawings. Some of the drawings seem kind of bland and lightly drawn and could have used some places with emphasis on specific areas. Also, some of your borders are kind of edgey, and some could have used a matt underneath the pictures to make it look professional. Overall, good job this term and keep drawing!
You have a distinct style in that your work all tends to be so tiny. When I looked at all of the portfolios on the wall, I knew this one was yours because of the size. And I think that is great that you do that. However, I think you should try to draw something really big. Try and see what you can do with a huge paper.
A drawing that really caught my eye was the still drawing of the box like looking things. I am not sure exactly what they are but I know what exercise they came from. I think you did a great job with your shading and you were able to show enough depth to show which object was closer than the other.
One sketch that I really like is the one with the circle things in the background with the stick thing with ropes tied on either end. I know exactly which object you used and I think you did a great job drawing it. It was kind of a boring object but you were able to add life to it by duplicating it and placing it on some kind of vortex background. It’s kind of trippy and pretty cool to look at.
The picture that jumps out at me right away is the question mark picture. I really like the shading. The paper you used was a good choice also because I didn’t see to many people use that type of paper. It’s unique. The other picture or pictures I liked were the pictures of the hands. I like them because they look realistic but kind of cartoony at the same time. They are nice! I liked how you matted all of your works. The brown paper was a good choice for a background but I think instead of just using that color for the background you could have used a different color on some of the pictures just to change things up.
I think you could work on drawing people. I’m not saying my drawings or better because they aren’t but just try to be more realistic. The other thing is I don’t really know what the thing is above the question mark. You should have used some other things like ink in your pieces. Changing things up with ink might make your other pictures look better. Nice job! -Colby
Your pieces are so tiny! It’s almost a relief because they are so different from everyone else in that way but it is so hard to see the details. I love that you framed the piece with the shape of Massachusetts. That is hilarious and awesome. I’m really distracted by the un-even framing on some of your pieces. I feel like if you are going to present them this small, the framing is very important. Perhaps, because of their size if they were all framed in a similar manner, it would allow the pieces themselves to pop more. You variety between simplicity and complex creativity is delightful. The pieces in which you let your creativity go are really enjoyable. I would go with that, and let that flow into everything you do. Your work is playful and unique. You play with composition and perspective, and that works well for you. I really enjoy the pieces in which the framing shape is connected to the content, especially in these little tiny compositions. You seem comfortable with pencil and I would like to seem more experiment with charcoal. The blending and contrast in the question mark piece is awesome. Keep experimenting and working!
Nice portfolio Paul! The first thing that drew my eye was the framing. I really enjoy the torn paper and then the clear white framing on your storyboard. I wish the cabinet composition was either completely irregular or not at all though. It takes away from the actual content. I enjoy your experiments with ink, the little monsters are funny. I really enjoy the little robot guy, he’s awesome! The contrast and shading make such a simple composition stand out. I wish that your masterpiece had a little more life and a little more of your personal style in it. Compared to other works in your portfolio, it seems to lack the energy that the others have. Your storyboard between the two lights is hilarious. You work has a light hearted humor to it, it isn’t serious and doesn’t try to be. Even in your still life, which is a more ‘serious’ piece, it has energy. The pine cone piece is my favorite. The way it reaches out from the corner, takes up the space and then gives it back is engaging. The shading that breaks up the white space helps give it a contrast that takes over the space. Good work!
I really like the concept surrounding your drawing of the multiple armed Hindu god Shiva. Or at least that's what it reminded me of. Also your shading with charcoal gives those pieces a nice pop, and draw the eye to them. I also see a lot of imagination in your works, which is some thing that i always like to see.
I think that if you added more of the intense/dark shading you used in some of the charcoal pieces that your work would stand out more. There is a lot of light lines used that make it fade out and darker lines could highlight your works better.
First off, I want to comment on how I really like the variation in size of your pieces. I really appreciate this because most pieces were squares and rectangles and your pieces were so different it was refreshing. What stands out to me in your work is the humor and experimentation you used. I appreciate your boldness and how your pieces were so different than anything else shown in class. Compositionally you used the space of the page very well and gave interesting angles and created a great balance with each of your pieces. As a critique I would like you to have gone darker with most of your pieces. You tend to stay fairly light and I think if you were to incorporate the darkest darks with the lightest lights your figures would be much bolder and would stand out. Also I would have liked to see you make more use of ink, I think you could make some really fun images with the ink because of your zany style, you could really go wild with the ink. Another suggestion I have would be to go larger with your compositions. I think you tend to stay pretty small and by going larger using charcoal may be easier and you could create some cool images. Overall I really like the variation in your style and the framing of your pieces and also how abstract your pieces are really nice to see.
I like the composition of the drawing with the rings; the placement of the epicenter of the rings help balance the piece as well as create a feel of depth. The attention to detail and texture really adds to character of leaves drawing. I think it would really help your work if you try to work on larger pieces of paper, especially when trying to capture detail with charcoal. Also, with your pencil pieces, I would suggest using a range of pencils. Softer pencils will give you darker shades. This will help increase the dynamics of your drawings as well as make them easier to read from a distance.
ReplyDeleteI like that you have your own style of work that it evident through looking at your portfolio. You work nicely with pencil, and i really like your shading on the picture of the cylinder and rectangle. Also, i like how one of your works is cut out in the shape of a leaf, which makes it stand out and gives it more personality. I would work on the subjects you choose to draw. I am unclear on what some of them are meant to be. Also, i would work on using darker lines, because a lot of your work is very faint and I think the darker lines could help it stand out more. Also, i would work on challenging yourself a little bit more and choosing harder subjects to draw. Good job though! I enjoyed your work!
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I like the ideas in many of your drawings. I think your monkey/shiva drawing, you took an iconic religious image and played with it, giving it a fun twist. The expression on the monkey's face is well done, it really conveys a sense of lightness and carefree.
ReplyDeleteIn general, I think you could develop your drawings more. Don't be afraid of darker values! They can really make your pieces stand out. That shows in the pieces in which you used charcoal. They stand out really nicely. I think you're a little like I used to be. You draw something, and then once you have something there you're not sure where to stop or if the next step will ruin it. To break out of your box, I would suggest doing more experimentation with no expectations. Draw something that you plan to throw away. And really try to see how far you can go, how much variation you get. Just let your materials do the drawing. It would help, too, to work larger. Try a large piece of paper and just make large, sweeping lines and see where it goes from there.
Something really interesting in your portfolio is your use of different shapes of paper and matting. It gives your pieces a lot of depth and interest. I especially like your Massachusetts image. You use of the shaped mat aided in the comprehension of the piece, because without it I wouldn't know what the piece was about.
I would say the main things are try larger pieces of different shape and size, darker values, and keep experimenting with the creative shapes of paper and mats!
Your works very imaginative. there is a large amount of play with the objects you were observing. Im not sure if I see a variety on charcoal or ink. Most of you work is pencil. This would be something you should explore. It would be interesting to see. Also consider larger scale daring your drawings are nice but they are a small scale.
ReplyDeleteI like the rings piece a lot. It almost looks like sound waves crashing into one another. It was very detailed and carefully put together. The composition is great. I think the drawing could have benefited from more uniform dark lines or coloring. I also really liked the question mark piece. I like the contrast and the shading around it, it really makes it pop out from the rest of your portfolio. I think the wording inside the question mark could have been done maybe in pen? or with a firmer grip to match the rest of the piece. I also really liked your still life. The composition works really well as well as the shading and dark lines. I think that some of the edges of your pieces could have been cut more carefully... some of the lines seem crooked or curvy. I really liked the 2 hand drawings you have as well. I think they could have benefited a bit from shadow, to give them more of a 3D look =)
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I enjoyed the fact that you worked so small. In school I feel like people have a compulsion to create really large pieces under the impression that if something is of a grand size it must be a grand work of art. Such is not the case. Things can be great, even better sometimes, when they are small. Your drawings have an intimacy due to there stature. The viewer has to get close to see what is happening inside of the frame. The one criticism I would give is the use of value changes in the drawings. It feels as though there are only three or four values in the drawings. If you expanded that range it might make your work pop a little more and give the viewer the opportunity to explore the work when they get up close to it. Good work.
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ReplyDeleteI can see that you had a lot of fun with your pieces. You are the only person who chose to work small and I think that it makes you stand out, as well as defines your style. You improved your shading techniques throughout the term and your final portfolio truly shows your evolution as an artist. I like the question mark. It's ambiguous but could be seen as a company logo, etc. You should definitely expand your medium use. I would like to see some color, some change in thickness, or shade. Your work all seems to be "comfortable." It would be helpful for you to feel uncomfortable and unstable while doing a drawing-- it may bring out a cool new style that you didn't even know existed. Great work, keep it up man.
-Becca
Nicky,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy that you kept to work of the smaller manner. I enjoy this aspect of your work because though I truly love working big I tried doing some small pieces but can't really get the detail that I really like. You on the other hand are able to utilize a small scale while still expressing varying thoughts and ideas.
In addition to that, my favorite piece is the one of the hands, this is the area that you really worked on shading and creating depth. I think this was well done and shows. Furthermore, the manner in which you approached different subject matters really elevates your images.
I loved that you worked with the firecracker like piece by using dark and light curved linear shapes. This adds a charismatic affect to the image and makes one feel its intensity.
On the other hand I equally feel that a varying use of tonal range could also positively affect this piece. Maybe if the actual fire-crackers were dark and bold, it would add something. I feel like you really accomplished this when you worked with charcoal. the question mark has a kind of hypnosis to it that i think the firecracker piece also has. The repetition gives these images that effect.
I would enjoy to see your pieces matted differently with some attention given to them all as a united piece, or each one separately able to work alone, because I think they can and do do well separate from each other.
The only other criticism that I have is that i would love to see a little more attention given to the skateboard image, because i think the composition is awesome and really only need something small like some shading detail.
On an end note, I adore the monkey image and that of the leaf! Your work has character which is entertaining and visually pleasing at the same time!
Jasmine
Nicky,
ReplyDeleteAs has been said in a lot of the earlier comments, you stand out because you work really small. It's a part of your style that I really like. I also really like the way you cut out your pieces, like the leaf one and the state one, how the matting reflects the shape of the piece or something in it. I also really like the subject matter of a lot of your pieces, it's quirky and imaginative! Some critiques would be to focus of detail more. A lot of your work doesn't have a lot in the way of details. Also, light and dark values could be worked on. All of your pieces have the same tone qualities overall. It would make the pieces stand out more as well as give them depth and dimension. Also, maybe play around with different sizes? You never know what could happen!
Cool stuff overall. :)
-Joanna Dahl
I really like how you have a unique style, and you still show a really wide range of subject matter. None of your pieces are remotely similar. I really like how you took your matting and made it the shape of your drawing, like the leaf and the Massachusetts’s Pieces. I think that your drawings are very creative and fun.
ReplyDeleteI think that you should try next time to use more of a range of materials, more ink more charcoal. I think that by using more the techniques that we learned in class It would greatly add to your creative ideas. Also lastly your work is very small, size will add to allot of your pieces.
My favorite piece that you did is your rings drawing. I think its really cool and its not what one would expect from the assignment that we were given.
Good job
I enjoyed that you decided to make things in a much smaller scale that ultimately forces the viewer to come close and get much more involved with the work. I am quite obviously enamored by the drawing of the skateboard with its shadow in the sunlight due to personal influence. The most interesting pieces were the ones of the many spirals all mixed together, and the one of you broadcasting where you are from with the large "light" expansion in to the sky with the trees to help personify your home. The hometown one is almost a black and white version of google maps. The most intriguing piece is the one of the question mark lightening up the dark space. It's as if yes I have an idea, but um not sure how I can express to you.
ReplyDeleteThough I enjoyed your use of small scale it would have been much better for the hometown piece and the spiral piece in a much large scale to fully personify them. Like i have said many times before to others would be to simply use darker blacks to have a little more contrast on the works, especially the monkey Hindu god like piece. Laslty, don't be afraid to display things either, it seemed as if you kind of hid your small pieces back in the corner, but you have a fresh perspective that works well.
I like your own unique style that you portray throughout your portfolio. It seems like it’s kind of a playful style, and that you had fun doing these drawings. I really like your drawing of the question mark that says what in it. It’s very original and portrays a bigger idea than the picture originally looks like it does. I also really like your drawing of Massachusetts. It’s again very original, like most of you pieces, and gives us a little it of information on you as well.
ReplyDeleteMy only critique would be to experiment with different shadings and using darker lines in your drawings. Some of the drawings seem kind of bland and lightly drawn and could have used some places with emphasis on specific areas. Also, some of your borders are kind of edgey, and some could have used a matt underneath the pictures to make it look professional. Overall, good job this term and keep drawing!
You have a distinct style in that your work all tends to be so tiny. When I looked at all of the portfolios on the wall, I knew this one was yours because of the size. And I think that is great that you do that. However, I think you should try to draw something really big. Try and see what you can do with a huge paper.
ReplyDeleteA drawing that really caught my eye was the still drawing of the box like looking things. I am not sure exactly what they are but I know what exercise they came from. I think you did a great job with your shading and you were able to show enough depth to show which object was closer than the other.
One sketch that I really like is the one with the circle things in the background with the stick thing with ropes tied on either end. I know exactly which object you used and I think you did a great job drawing it. It was kind of a boring object but you were able to add life to it by duplicating it and placing it on some kind of vortex background. It’s kind of trippy and pretty cool to look at.
Great job, Nicky! :)
The picture that jumps out at me right away is the question mark picture. I really like the shading. The paper you used was a good choice also because I didn’t see to many people use that type of paper. It’s unique. The other picture or pictures I liked were the pictures of the hands. I like them because they look realistic but kind of cartoony at the same time. They are nice! I liked how you matted all of your works. The brown paper was a good choice for a background but I think instead of just using that color for the background you could have used a different color on some of the pictures just to change things up.
ReplyDeleteI think you could work on drawing people. I’m not saying my drawings or better because they aren’t but just try to be more realistic. The other thing is I don’t really know what the thing is above the question mark. You should have used some other things like ink in your pieces. Changing things up with ink might make your other pictures look better. Nice job!
-Colby
Your pieces are so tiny! It’s almost a relief because they are so different from everyone else in that way but it is so hard to see the details. I love that you framed the piece with the shape of Massachusetts. That is hilarious and awesome. I’m really distracted by the un-even framing on some of your pieces. I feel like if you are going to present them this small, the framing is very important. Perhaps, because of their size if they were all framed in a similar manner, it would allow the pieces themselves to pop more. You variety between simplicity and complex creativity is delightful. The pieces in which you let your creativity go are really enjoyable. I would go with that, and let that flow into everything you do. Your work is playful and unique. You play with composition and perspective, and that works well for you. I really enjoy the pieces in which the framing shape is connected to the content, especially in these little tiny compositions. You seem comfortable with pencil and I would like to seem more experiment with charcoal. The blending and contrast in the question mark piece is awesome. Keep experimenting and working!
ReplyDeleteNice portfolio Paul! The first thing that drew my eye was the framing. I really enjoy the torn paper and then the clear white framing on your storyboard. I wish the cabinet composition was either completely irregular or not at all though. It takes away from the actual content. I enjoy your experiments with ink, the little monsters are funny. I really enjoy the little robot guy, he’s awesome! The contrast and shading make such a simple composition stand out. I wish that your masterpiece had a little more life and a little more of your personal style in it. Compared to other works in your portfolio, it seems to lack the energy that the others have. Your storyboard between the two lights is hilarious. You work has a light hearted humor to it, it isn’t serious and doesn’t try to be. Even in your still life, which is a more ‘serious’ piece, it has energy. The pine cone piece is my favorite. The way it reaches out from the corner, takes up the space and then gives it back is engaging. The shading that breaks up the white space helps give it a contrast that takes over the space. Good work!
ReplyDeleteI really like the concept surrounding your drawing of the multiple armed Hindu god Shiva. Or at least that's what it reminded me of. Also your shading with charcoal gives those pieces a nice pop, and draw the eye to them. I also see a lot of imagination in your works, which is some thing that i always like to see.
ReplyDeleteI think that if you added more of the intense/dark shading you used in some of the charcoal pieces that your work would stand out more. There is a lot of light lines used that make it fade out and darker lines could highlight your works better.
First off, I want to comment on how I really like the variation in size of your pieces. I really appreciate this because most pieces were squares and rectangles and your pieces were so different it was refreshing. What stands out to me in your work is the humor and experimentation you used. I appreciate your boldness and how your pieces were so different than anything else shown in class. Compositionally you used the space of the page very well and gave interesting angles and created a great balance with each of your pieces. As a critique I would like you to have gone darker with most of your pieces. You tend to stay fairly light and I think if you were to incorporate the darkest darks with the lightest lights your figures would be much bolder and would stand out. Also I would have liked to see you make more use of ink, I think you could make some really fun images with the ink because of your zany style, you could really go wild with the ink. Another suggestion I have would be to go larger with your compositions. I think you tend to stay pretty small and by going larger using charcoal may be easier and you could create some cool images. Overall I really like the variation in your style and the framing of your pieces and also how abstract your pieces are really nice to see.
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