Pre Project introduction
My main objective for this project was to create a quality art piece that had to do with a topic in biology I was genuinely interested in. Viruses came to mind because of how interesting they were to look at and the many variations I could choose from. I picked an art piece in particular because I wanted to challenge/improve my artistic abilities. I wanted to be all drawn and painted freehanded. Other then the difficulties of creating a quality art piece it was difficult balancing the educational aspect with the art I was creating. Because when I would look to research a virus I was interested in the virus itself looked similar or sometimes identical to other viruses I was researching. Variety was a key point in creating a visually intriguing art piece.
Project process
I first sketched on the canvas of what I wanted my viruses to look like.
I continued to make numerous drafts/sketch's of the viruses and when I drew something I was satisfied with I then started outlining each sketch. Here are some of the final sketch's outlined.
After I finished outlining I started to paint each final drawing. This was the process of painting below.
Conclusion
In addition to my art piece I created a presentation with info on each virus I also included a step by step process of how I created my art piece. Very similar to the one you just viewed. Overall I definitely feel like I improved my drawing skills and painting throughout. I especially improved with replicating pictures and drawing them efficiently. I also learned a lot of interesting info about the viruses I studied.
Link to virus presentation- docs.google.com/presentation/d/17HLdPDgx39IbgLnObzl-BH2RYO_H3VzpZOCY7NksArk/edit#slide=id.p
Link to virus presentation- docs.google.com/presentation/d/17HLdPDgx39IbgLnObzl-BH2RYO_H3VzpZOCY7NksArk/edit#slide=id.p