Category: Student Posts (Page 3 of 40)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9AQoI7mYU

The song is definitely a song you can dance to. It’s an EDM party song thus the composition for this must be a little rough although it is a little ‘easy on the ears’. The pattern is pretty basic in this 2:56 song. In verse 1 and 2 its basically the same from the beginning of the verse to the chorus. On the third verse however, the pattern changes a little. In the beginning of the third verse the mood of the song changes a little to the smooth side while keeping the EDM vibe and then in the chorus it returns to the same pattern. My understanding of this song does not change after this observation, I still feel the ‘chilled out’ party vibe.

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/schmerlerspevackfylcfa16/2017/01/21/urban-artifacts-phase-1-16/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/schmerlerspevackfylcfa16/2017/01/21/urban-artifacts-phase-2-19/

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/schmerlerspevackfylcfa16/2017/01/21/urban-artifacts-phase-3-15/

Starting with the basic terms we used during this project, I learned ambiguous and obvious figure grounds and I learned how to distinguish between organic and geometric shapes. In ambiguous compositions it is impossible to set a background and foreground while for the obvious compositions, the work is stable enough for us to distinguish the back ground and foreground. The organic shapes are more rounded and has “flowing contours” while geometric shapes are more precise in measurements and its easy to see shapes.  We viewed some stunning pieces of work to help us practice distinguishing figure ground relationships. For using the inking pen for the first time, I am moderately proud of what I’ve created. I wish I was able to fill in certain edges/ shapes in a more precise manner. I also learned it’s best to coat the inking layers at least 2 times so the work looks a little more filled in and more professional. In my next project i will make sure to sketch with the pencil a little more precisely before inking.

Trace Paper covered- Ambiguous Figure Ground

Unveiled Piece- Ambiguous Figure Ground

Trace Paper Covered- Obvious Figure Ground

Unveiled Piece- Obvious Figure Ground

This is the inked version of the digital compositions created previously through Adobe Photoshop. I chose to create the inked version of these two out of the other ones I made from the suggestions of my classmates and professor. The composition I created with the Metro Card was supposed to be ambiguous. I tried to make it as difficult as possible for the viewer to figure out the background from the foreground, which really doesn’t exist. As for the Obvious composition, its pretty clear what is the foreground and which ones the background, its pretty stable.

Hour(s) Spent: 2

I couldn’t find my PSD files so I took pictures of the print outs I had. I am sorry about that.

Hour(s) Spent: 3

This project tome was the longest. It was interesting using gouache paint for the first time. It was difficult to me, I’ve never really been good at painting in general. Creating specific shades of light and darks was a challenge, partly because of mixing the wrong proportions of black and white and adding to much or too little water to the mixture. Something I could’ve done better was manage my time properly to have been able to finish in time. Overall it was a challenging and enjoyable project.

Phase 3

Phase 2

Phase 1

This took me a while to finally finish. The Narrow-Range Digital Collage took the longest due to the amount of small shapes the original collage has. Overall I am pleased with my work.

Time Spent : 4 – 5 hours