I really enjoy the rough quality of the linework and the flats in these pieces. It gives a nice illusion of texture and makes the set take on a semi-rustic feel that I find appealing. Coupled with the looseness of the linework, the whole thing really sells. If anything, I'd like to see a bit more darkness and depths in the shadows - that might make things pop a bit more.
That last flatbread looking one looks delicious. I really like the two pieces that seem to be tossed into the air. The two have that are grounded have that 60s-70s looking tablecloth background that goes well with your color palettes. I think one improvement could be cleaning up the sketchiness of the coloring. Don't make it exact. I like how it is now, but maybe reel it back a little.
I think the strongest quality of these pieces is the rough, geometric and sketchy quality to it. The colors and textures give it a feeling of being lighthearted and playful,almost like a picture book illustration. The one drawback to this is that it doesn't look edible because it feels inorganic- a really good interpretation of food, but very much an illustration. I still really enjoy looking at it, though!
I think that all of these are really easy to read as the different dishes - except for the one with the little pans? Are they tiny cherry pies? I think the reason that one is a bit harder to read is because the gestural quality of the linework is so thick and black in some areas that you can't see the definition between where the form stops and starts. I think an easy way to fix that would be to lighten up the line weight, or try to just change the line color when it shifts from one piece of the pie to the others? Overall, I think that they match pretty well in style, too - I realize that the bottom one might have been the one that we did in class, but I do like how there is a bit of a lineweight difference in that one that is not in the others. I think it would be cool to see that line difference added into some of the more gestural ones, too. I think that the brushes that you're using in the gestural ones are really nice. The way that they sort of taper off like graphite is a great effect and I could see you using that in a large scale to add shadow / texture even more to some of the bread-y areas, or many in the crust of the pineapple cake up top.
These have such a warm, fuzzy energy Sarah. I especially like the honey one which has such a nice, snaking composition through the image. You obviously try to give these digital images a lot of textured depth. The one thing I'd think about is where in the image you can maybe add just a few quick sharp lines to bring the rest of the composition into perspective.
I really enjoy the rough quality of the linework and the flats in these pieces. It gives a nice illusion of texture and makes the set take on a semi-rustic feel that I find appealing. Coupled with the looseness of the linework, the whole thing really sells. If anything, I'd like to see a bit more darkness and depths in the shadows - that might make things pop a bit more.
ReplyDeleteThat last flatbread looking one looks delicious. I really like the two pieces that seem to be tossed into the air. The two have that are grounded have that 60s-70s looking tablecloth background that goes well with your color palettes. I think one improvement could be cleaning up the sketchiness of the coloring. Don't make it exact. I like how it is now, but maybe reel it back a little.
ReplyDeleteI think the strongest quality of these pieces is the rough, geometric and sketchy quality to it. The colors and textures give it a feeling of being lighthearted and playful,almost like a picture book illustration. The one drawback to this is that it doesn't look edible because it feels inorganic- a really good interpretation of food, but very much an illustration. I still really enjoy looking at it, though!
ReplyDeleteI think that all of these are really easy to read as the different dishes - except for the one with the little pans? Are they tiny cherry pies? I think the reason that one is a bit harder to read is because the gestural quality of the linework is so thick and black in some areas that you can't see the definition between where the form stops and starts. I think an easy way to fix that would be to lighten up the line weight, or try to just change the line color when it shifts from one piece of the pie to the others? Overall, I think that they match pretty well in style, too - I realize that the bottom one might have been the one that we did in class, but I do like how there is a bit of a lineweight difference in that one that is not in the others. I think it would be cool to see that line difference added into some of the more gestural ones, too. I think that the brushes that you're using in the gestural ones are really nice. The way that they sort of taper off like graphite is a great effect and I could see you using that in a large scale to add shadow / texture even more to some of the bread-y areas, or many in the crust of the pineapple cake up top.
ReplyDeleteThese have such a warm, fuzzy energy Sarah. I especially like the honey one which has such a nice, snaking composition through the image. You obviously try to give these digital images a lot of textured depth. The one thing I'd think about is where in the image you can maybe add just a few quick sharp lines to bring the rest of the composition into perspective.
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