Aberystwyth University Art Portfolio Part 1

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Aberystwyth University Art

Portfolio

Sarida Scott


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Observational Drawings

These are some observational drawings I drew from real objects that I

arranged to form still life, most of which I used as coursework for my final

IGCSE Visual Arts exam in May 2010.


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Pencil drawing of different vegetables - 2B, 4B and 6B

graphite pencils, 2010


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Color pencil study chilies,

onions and sliced tomatoes

arranged on a table, 2010


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Pen and ink study of a cabbage leaf with string, 2010


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Color pencil study of a single chili pepper,

14 x 6 cm, 2010


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Pencil drawing of a bundle of ginger roots tied with

string, 4B and 6B pencils, 2010


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Pencil study of my friends feet I sat under a table to

draw while she was working. 2B, 4B and 6B pencils, 20

x 21 cm, 2010


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Pencil study of a wood Hanuman mask arranged on

cloth, 2B, 3B and 6B pencils, 2010


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Oil painting of a fishtail on aplate, 20 x 20 cm, 2010


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Pencil drawing of three fishtails in a row, 2B and 4B

pencils, 2010


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Color pencil

study of two

mackerel

tails on a

plate, 2010


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Pen and ink

study of a

Barbie doll

arranged

on some

rocks at the

beach,

2010


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Oil painting of my Little Mermaid Barbie doll, 2010


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Etching

of my

Barbie

doll with

black oil

paint,

2010


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Color pencil study of my eyes while looking in the

mirror, 14 x 6 cm, 2011


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Self-

portrait

with color

pencils on

brown

sugar

paper,

2011


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Self-

portrait

with

color

pencils

on

brown

sugar

paper,

2011


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Oil bar study of a single tomato on brown

sugar paper, 2010


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Pen and ink study of

vegetables on a cutting

board and protruding from

plastic bags, 2010


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Sketchbook PagesThe following (except for the first 9 slides) are pages from by sketchbooks

which I use for my IB Visual Arts course, and which show my research of

artists and their style as well as other cultures and themes, and the final

pieces I have created as a result of that research.


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Initial idea sketch for my IGCSE final art piece,

2010. My topic was Mythical Creatures


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Development and

improvements to the

idea that I chose


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Further

developments

to the

composition

of the final

piece


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Line drawing

of the final

piece


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Color pencil mock up of what the final piece would look like


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My IGCSE final piece, done with oil paint on canvas, 2010


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Some changes that

I made to the

completed final

piece


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Japanese Theme

At the beginning of the school year I did a lot of research on the Japanese

culture because I find it highly interesting and diverse, and I created several

final artwork pieces based on my research on Japanese artists, their style

and the Japanese culture and tradition.


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Research page on an

18th century

Japanese artist,

Kitagawa Utamaro,

2011


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Further research on

Utamaros work and

its relation to the

geishas and

courtesans of 18th

century Japan


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Some research on

Van Goghs artwork

inspired by

Utamaros

woodblock prints,

and a media test in

pastel pencil


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More media tests in

oil paint and pastel

pencil from a

section of

Utamaros work


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Title: Bijin na Onesan

(Beautiful Big Sister)

Size: 38.5 x 25 cm

Year: 2011

Woodcut in black

oilblock ink based on

my research of

Utamaros work


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Title: The Escape

Size: 33 x 37 cm

Year: 2011

Pastel pencil triptych based on my

research of Utamaros work


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Research page on a

contemporary

Japanese artist,

Morita Rieko, who

creates paintings of

geishas and maiko

(apprentice geisha)


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Continuation of the

previous page, with

more research into

the cultural aspects

ofJapan, and a

media test of one of

Morita Riekos work

in color pencil


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Some initial ideas for

a final piece based

on Morita Riekos

artwork and my

interpretations of

geishas in Japan


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My chosen idea and

some revisions to

the composition and

layout

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More development

on the layout of the

piece and

adjustments to the

position of the three

figures in the piece

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Pencil mock-up of

the edited final

piece and a media

test in color pencil

to practice drawing

the temple which Idecided to use in

the background

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Title: Sunny Day at

Todai-ji

Size: 38.5 x 57 cm

Detailed color pencil

piece inspired byMorita Riekos work

and relating to

Japans cultural icon

of geishas and rich

history of Buddhist

temples. Todai-ji isthe name of a very

old and famous

temple in Japan

deeply connected to

the countrys history

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Research page on

American artist

Norman Rockwell,

with some analysis

of his style, and a

copy of his pieceAnn-Margaret in

color pencil on white

sugar paper

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A page of some

ideas for a new final

piece based on

Rockwells work. I

took photographs of

my friend Emmawearing a kimono

which I used as the

composition for my

piece, and did some

editing with

Photoshop below

More editing of my


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More editing of my

chosen composition

in Photoshop

Some practice with


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Some practice with

getting the

composition right

using my chosen

media of color

pencils, and practicewith getting the

right facial

expression

Title: Portrait of


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Title: Portrait of

Emma Russell

Size: 38 x 46 cm

Detailed color

pencil portraitof my friend

Emma, inspired

by Norman

Rockwells style

and my ideas of

juxtaposition byportraying a

European

person in

traditional

Japanese

(Asian) clothing


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Faces and Emotions Theme

After I finished with my Japanese theme, I moved on to do human faces

and expressions because its one of the themes Im most interested in, and I

love capturing different facial expressions as well as portraying peoples

faces and what makes them unique.

Introduction to my


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Introduction to my

Faces theme and

testing a technique

that I called the

fading out

technique where Ifocus on a certain

part of the face and

fade the rest of the

image out

Continuation of the


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Continuation of the

previous page, with

some editing of my

eye color in

Photoshop to test

the effect

Research on


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Research on

contemporary

American artist

Drew Struzan, who

is famous for

creating movieposters for Harry

Potter, Indiana

Jones, Star Wars and

many others, with

an analysis of his

style and a mediatest in color pencil of

a section of his

poster for Harry

Potter and the

Philosophers Stone

Initial ideas for a


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Initial ideas for a

new final piece,

using photos I took

of my own eyes

making different

expressions, and apaper test to see

the effects of the

same color pencils

on different types of

paper

Title: Mixed Emotions


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Title: Mixed Emotions

Size: 41 x 24 cm

Year: July 2011

Color pencil drawing of my eyes inspired by the fact that just one expression of the eyes can

convey so many different emotions, such as this one which can be interpreted as shock, joy or

even fear

Evaluation of the


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Evaluation of the

previous piece with

ideas for

improvements, and

some further ideas

for two new finalpieces on capturing

the diversity of

emotions conveyed

through our eyes,

again from photos I

took of my own eyes

Photoshopping to


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Photoshopping to

change the color of

my pupils as part of

my idea to see if eye

color affects

peoples perceptionof the emotion

being conveyed.

Some research into

emotions associated

with different colors

and finalization ofmy next two pieces

Title: Anger


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Title: Anger

Size: 41 x 20 cm

Year: July 2011

Color pencil study of my eyes with pupils edited to be red because this color is most associated

with emotions such as anger and violence. The idea behind it was to see whether changing the

eye color to a color with certain associated emotions will affect peoples perception of it

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pp

Size: 38 x 22 cm

Year: July 2011

Color pencil piece of my eyes with pupils edited to be blue because this

color is usually associated with peacefulness, calmness and happiness

A page about an old


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woman who lives

near me, who I took

pictures of and

decided to use as

compositions forsome new final

pieces that capture

her emotions

Decision on the


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composition for the

final piece, with

some editing in

Photoshop to focus

the piece on the oldwomans face and

fade the rest of it to

black

Testing the fading


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out effect on brown

and black sugar

paper, and another

test using oil paint

on white canvas. Ichose to use the

brown sugar paper

because it picked up

the different hues of

skin color, brown

and black better

Composition ideas


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for a second piece of

the old woman. The

story behind it is

that she lives alone

and is very lonely, soI wanted to capture

the emotions of

sadness and

isolation she feels.

Some editing of the

color in Photoshopbelow

Further editing of


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the color saturation

of the photograph I

took along with a

media test of oil

paint on blackcanvas to see if it

made the colors

stand out more than

on white canvas

Title: Isolation


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Year: November

2011

Detailed color

pencil study ofthe old woman

and her feelings

of sadness and

loneliness, with

the edges fading

to black toreflect the

concept of

isolation

Title: Alone Size: 106 x 66 cm


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Year: November 2011

Oil painting of the old womans eyes capturing her emotions of loneliness and feeling alone

Research page on a


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contemporary

Chinese artist Hung

Liu, who creates

artwork about the

loss of historicmemory in China

and uses a unique

technique of

dripping linseed oil

and turpentine on

the canvas torepresent emotions

Research on a


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contemporary

Vietnamese artist

named Bui Huu

Hung, whose

artwork portraysVietnamese women

in difficult situations,

and has a very

recognizable style of

a colorful plain

background with anobject behind,

usually a personal

item of importance

to the figure

A page explaining


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about how the old

woman I met has a

collection of old clay

teapots that were

very important toher, and I wanted to

use them for some

new final pieces,

inspired by how Bui

Huu Hung portrays

his women withpersonal objects

Developments to


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the composition of

the final piece, with

ideas to use some

floral patterns from

a Thai silk sarongthat the old woman

wears as part of the

piece, as it is very

commonly worn by

older people in

Thailand

Finalizations to the

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final piece with

some ideas for new

final pieces below

Title: Teapots of a Lonely Woman Year: 2011


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