Juxtaposition and Texture Examples

Juxtaposition is two things being put next to each other, in a way that the viewer can see the contrast. The first picture has a tree on top of an atomic bomb, showing life and death in one picture. The second picture and third pictures are of old buildings and more modern ones. The fourth picture has a toy for children in front of what could be called a "toy" for adults. The fifth picture is an a little girl with a soldier. It shows how she is still innocent and hasn't seen much of the world yet, while the soldier has seen much more.

Texture is the visual and tactile quality of the picture or artwork.

In all the pictures, the viewer can see how the subject would feel if they touched it.

Essential Question Project (not finished)

The word I first came up with was death. When I came up with my list of questions, the one that really stood out to me was "Is there beauty in death?" I remembered one of my favorite characters in an anime, and she was a dullahan. She's really oretty, but she doesn't have a head. Dullahans are fairies of death in Celtic mythology. 

Final sketch + practice sketches w/ notes

I'm not done with my final sketch yet, but I'm going to be tracing this onto an illustration board, inking the dress black, and inking the outline. Then, I'll use watercolor (or just water and colored ink) to make colorful shadows that come out of the neck. It's slightly challenging for me, since I don't have much experience with drawing the human body, so I've been doing a lot of practice at the side. As long as I don't mess it up, I think the final product will look pretty cool.