My Thing-o-Matic Object

 

 

The Thing-o-Matic machine is an amazing piece of technology that can be a great tool for art and also for every day life.  To create an object on the Thing-o-Matic machine, you first need to draw the object that you want to print on Google Sketchup.  Google Sketchup is another great tool that can be used from art to architecture.  To draw the object, you must first think of an idea.  After you have envisioned what you want to create, you begin on Google Sketchup by first drawing a square, circle, or triangle.  Once the first shape has been created, you can then push or pull the object to make it three dimensional.  Once this is done, detail can be added to make it better.  Once you have made the object that you envisioned, you must make the object compatible to the Thing-o-Matic machine so it can be printed.  First you must go to a website and download a file that allows you to save your object on Google Sketchup to make it compatible to the Thing-o-Matic machine.  Once this was done I saved my object using the file that I saved to Google Sketchup and sent it to be printed on the Thing-o-Matic machine.

The object that I created on Google Sketchup and that was printed on the Maker-bot was a ring.  Thing ring has writing on the top.  It says Brophy Basketball and has my number 43.  I created this because I thought that it was a cool idea.  The writing on the top was fairly small and I knew that it might be hard to print but I went for it.  Unfortunately, the writing did not print because it was too small.  Even though the writing did not print, the ring still came out very good and the size is perfect.  My measurements were very accurate and it fits my finger very well.  I enjoyed learning how to use the Thing-o-Matic machine because it taught me much about art using technology.  This project also increased my knowledge in computers because making my Google Sketchup object compatible to the Maker-Bot was very challenging.

Makerbot

The artwork that I am going to attempt to create using Google Sketchup and the makerbot is a ring.  The ring that I am going to create will have a diameter about the size of my finger so it will fit.  I am going to create some sort of a design that will not be too hard for the makerbot to create.  I believe that I am capable of creating a ring with the help of you, Mr. Lewkowitz, and the technology of the makerbot.

Medici Art

The Medici employed the greatest artists of the Renaissance.  The artists that the Medici family employed created some of the most magnificent artwork in history.  The artists that the Medici family employed includes Michelangelo, Rafael, Donatello, Botticelli, and Brunelleschi.  All of these artists created artwork that made the Renaissance great.  My favorite Renaissance artwork happens to be created by an artist employed by the Medici family.  My favorite artwork from the Renaissance is the Statue of David.  The Statue of David was brilliantly created by Michelangelo, who was hired by the Medici family.  When the statue was created it was very controversial.  Most artwork at the time was religious but this statue portrayed a naked man so it was not accepted.  Eventually people came to see its brilliance as a work of art and it was placed in front of a government office in Florence for all to see.  The Statue of David portrays the biblical hero David standing naked.  The statue was made from marble.  Now, most critics of the Renaissance generally accept the idea the the Statue of David is one of the greatest works of art created at that time.

Almost everyone believes that the Statue of David is just simply magnificent.  It is also very obvious that the Statue of David is extremely significant to the Renaissance.  One can see its significance by simply looking at the statue.  It is significant because of its beauty.  The amazing artwork improved the Renaissance because it made the artwork of the Renaissance more special.  The Statue of David also is significant because in a way the Statue of David revolutionized art.  This type of art that portrayed nakedness was not accepted at the time.  The mainstream artists created art that portrayed Biblical scenes.  When Michelangelo created David many religious leaders were not happy.  After time people began to see the beauty in David and accepted it.  The Statue of David revolutionized art of the Renaissance and art forever.

Understanding Color

Vocabulary

Color: The quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object.

Triad: A group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.  There are triads in the color wheel.  A triangle connects the three colors.

Chiaroscuro: The distribution of light and shade in a picture.

Primary Colors: A color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors.

Secondary Colors: A color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.

Tertiary Colors: A color, as brown, produced by mixing two secondary colors.

Hue: A gradation or variety of a color.

Intermediates: Being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons.

Monochromatic: Of or having one color.

Value: A gradation of tone from light to dark or of color luminosity.

Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color.

Complementary Colors:  These colors are the colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel.  The complementary colors are red and green, blue and orange, and yellow and purple.

Warm Colors: The colors on the color wheel that are associated with heat and fire.  Examples of warm colors are red and yellow.

Cool Colors: Cool colors are the colors on the color wheel that are associated with water, ice, and cooler temperatures.  Examples are blue and purple.

 

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The art work that I chose to examine is titled “The Bedroom” and it was painted by Vincent Van Gogh.  I found the painting interesting because of the different colors that was used and because it looks like a real bedroom.  The painting also has warm colors and cool colors which I thought was very interesting.  The intensity of the color is very bright.  There are no dull colors in the painting.  You can tell that it is winter outside because the window is painted with a cool color.  If it were summer out, Van Gogh would have painted the window with a warm color and showed sun rays bursting through the window.  Another thing that I found was that there is 1 point perspective.  Another thing that I found was interesting was how the bed and chair is yellow, a warm color, and the walls are blue, a cool color.  This makes the painting pleasing to the eye.  In “The Bedroom”, Vincent Van Gogh uses an amazing color scheme that makes it a great work of art.

 

 

Pompeii Art

This work of art is from the city of Pompeii.  The work is titled “Jason Recognized By Pelias”. Like much of the artwork in Pompeii, this painting was drawn on a wall.  This painting depicts a prince who is returning to his hometown to claim his birthright.  The prince is Prince Jason and he is returning to Pompeii from some journey.  Prince Jason is the figure in the bottom right of the The painting had to be done before the eruption of 79 A.D.  This painting is just another example of how Pompeii had an enormous amount of amazing artwork.

2PT Perspective Resource Post

This image is an example of 2 point perspective.  This is because there are two vanishing points.  The lines of the houses and street on the left go to the left vanishing point and the lines of the houses and street on the right all go to the right vanishing point.  In this particular drawing, the vanishing point on the right cannot be seen, but it is very obvious that if you were to look in real life, there would be a vanishing point.  I chose to address this picture because it is a very clear example of 2 point perspective.

When drawing 2 point perspective, you must have 2 vanishing points, a horizon line that goes through the two vanishing points, and all of the non-vertical lines must go to one of the vanishing points which depends on which side the line is on.

1 Pt Perspective Resource Post

 

1 point perspective is a way of drawing.  In 1 point perspective, all parallel lines have their own vanishing point.  There is always a horizon line in 1 pt perspective.  In the picture, the railroad tracks run until they disappear when they hit the vanishing point.  The vanishing point in 1 pt perspective is the dot that is situated on the horizon line where the two lines meet when they disappear.  In this particular picture, the parallel lines that go across the picture will never meet.  If they were longer, they would keep going and will always stay the same distance apart.  This occurs in 1 pt perspective when there are parallel lines.  The two main lines that seem to be moving away from us meet at the vanishing point.  This occurs in all 1 pt perspective.  Whether it is a railroad track or a road, there will always be two lines that meet at a vanishing point that is situated on the horizon line.

This picture represents 1 pt perspective because it has two lines that eventually disappear at the vanishing point.  The vanishing point is located on the horizon line, so therefore this picture is an example of 1 pt perspective.

Still Life Reflection

I think that completing this project increased my art skills immensely.  I more thoroughly learned the skill of shading and value.  Even though this project helped me, it was very challenging.  I think the hardest part of this project was drawing the candlestick.  It was very challenging to add value to the candlestick.  Another one of my main problems was drawing the pots.  I found it difficult to shade the inside of the flower pot because of the hole in the middle of the pot.  It was difficult to determine where to put the hole at.  Another problem that I ran into was drawing the striped cloth.  It was difficult to add the stripes of the cloth and to determine which direction the stripes were moving.  I think that I overcame these challenges and the final result came out pretty good.  Looking at my final drawing, I think that I sketched the glass bottle the best.  I think that the value that I added to the bottle made it look very realistic.  I believe that I put in much effort especially when I sketched the bottle.  I have never really drawn a bottle like how I did in this project before.  Judging myself, I think that the final result was successful.  The only reason why I was successful was because I put sufficient amount of effort into it.  Even though the project was successful, there are certainly areas where I can improve.  The one area in particular is the striped cloth.  I think that the lines could be straighter.  I should have used a ruler in certain ares on the stripes to make them look neater.  Overall, I think that this project helped my value and general art skills.

Landscape Resource Post

Artwork Collection – http://goo.gl/QPxzV

The title of the artwork that I chose was “The Starry Night”.  The artist who painted this magnificent work of art is Vincent Van Gogh.  Vincent Van Gogh completed this artwork in 1889.  In this assignment, I needed to select a landscape painting.  “Starry Night” very well be the most famous landscape painting of all time.  It is also probably one of the most popular paintings ever painted.  Personally, “Starry Night” is one of my favorite paintings.  “The Starry Night” is a landscape painting because it fits the definition of a landscape painting.  The Merriam Webster Dictionary definition of the word “landscape” is  a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery.  So that means that a landscape painting must be a painting representing a view of natural inland scenery.  “The Starry Night” fits this definition because it represents the scenery of the small town and the sky.  There is no doubt, “The Starry Night” is a landscape painting.

Art Article

Title of Article: The Trinity Root, a 9/11 Memorial Sculpture

Author: Steve Tobin

Date: September 6, 2011

http://laughingsquid.com/the-trinity-root-a-911-memorial-sculpture-by-steve-tobin/

The article in which I chose is about a sculpture that was built in the courtyard of Trinity Church in lower Manhattan.  The sculpture is a memorial to the tree that protected St. Paul’s Chapel from the debris from 9/11.  St. Paul’s Chapel is a chapel that was near the World Trade Center.  The tree was a sycamore tree.  On that terrible day when terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda attacked the world trade center, this sycamore tree shielded St. Paul’s Church from debris.  This is the reason why the sculpture was built.  The sculpture looks like a tangled mess of roots.  This is because the old sycamore tree’s roots probably looked much like a tangled mess.  I think that it is great that a sculptor created a memorial for the tree that saved St. Paul’s Church.  The memorial itself is a work of art.  It took the sculptor many tough hours to complete this memorial.  I believe that it is great that the artist payed respects to 9/11.  We need more art like this in the world.