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Aberystwyth University Art
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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
P il k f
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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
Titl S D t
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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
Title: Happiness
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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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