Equivalents project summary

1. The Equivalents Project Josh Jefferson
This is a photo I took of my relief printing plate, my first print using the
plate and the drawing I did of my expectations before the print.

2. Primary and secondary sources
David Hockney:
This painting is called winter timber. I did a watercolour study from
a section of this secondary source. Lots of cold colours are used
such as purple and blue, this portrays the season the painting was
and relates directly to the title of the piece. The yellow logs have a
good contrast with these cooler colours yellow and purple are
opposite on the colour wheel. It creates a vibrant energetic feel to
the painting.
Still life:
This is a photo and a
study of one of the
still lives that I have
been drawing from. A
still life is a primary
source because you
are drawing from a
visual observation
and not an
interpretation of a
primary source. For
this drawing I was
asked to use the
formal elements to
create a study of the
still life. I work mostly
using line and tone
one thing that I learnt
from this was how to
proportion objects
and to think about
negative space.

3. Development
This is a painting I did from one of
the still lives. Firstly I filled in the
main blocks of colour to get the
proportions correct I then started
to fill in the finer detail as you can
see on the left. Then to develop
my painting I used mark making
to create tone and to portray the
textures of the different materials
and objects I was painting. for all
my paintings I have used only the
three primary colours which
when combined give more
organic colours.
This is a drawing I did for homework, I chose these
particular objects because of the contrast and how
different the textures are. The shiny tin in contrast
with the organic plant and also the wooden pencils. I
didn’t use colour in this piece because I wanted to try
and capture all the main textures just by using line,
tone and mark making.

4. Visual language
Cezanne fruit
This is a painting I did for the colour study
homework. I did this painting in the style of
an artist called Cézanne. I used acrylics to do
this painting and I only used the primary
colours and a little bit of white. By doing this
the colours looked more natural. I used the
white to get tone In the drawing and to show
where the lighter and darker areas were. I
used acrylics to get the right texture for the
painting. I think that I could have structured
the painting better because the apples are
the wrong shape, I also should have used the
measuring technique that we learnt in class
to get the proportionality correct.

5. Techniques
These photos are of my abstract art piece I created in
lesson. I used tracing paper to trace interesting shapes
and forms from my sketchbook and magazines. I then
thought about the composition and how I could lay out
the objects making them disguised in the other objects.
When I had thought of the layout I then traced the
shapes onto a piece of paper to create the template for
my composition. I then gathered different techniques of
making textures using different materials such as prints,
string, sponges, and bubble wrap, and made splotches
using these techniques. I also did washes of colour using
different amounts of water and paint to create different
affects. From this I then retraced some shapes from my
first drawing and traced them onto the different colours
and textures I had made. To prevent lots of white space
behind the shapes I did a blue wash at the top of my
paper. There are some things that I would change about
the methods that I used for example I think I used too
many vibrant colours with very busy patterns, this
created a clash that makes my abstract forms less
recognisable because of the similar techniques used.

6. Development and safety
We focused on the relief printing process for a few lessons we were given a demonstration on how to use the
print press and the health and safety risks included in using the print.
Health and safety:
Wear protective clothing to prevent ink
stains.
Drain the paper only over the tray to prevent
people from slipping over.
Only put the ink on the plastic or glass
surfaces.
Use white spirit if the ink gets on skin or
clothing.
Be careful not to get fingers or loose objects
caught in the press.
Never force the press to prevent it breaking.
Process:
Plate must be created with outstanding image to be printed.
A thin layer of oil based printing ink should be used lifting the
roller when lightly coating the outstanding areas.
Then soak a piece of a2 cartridge paper in water and put it in
between two other pieces of paper to dry it.
Put a piece of newsprint on the roller press and then put the
plate face up with another piece of newsprint on top.
Lay the blanket on top of the plate and roll the press over it.
This technique and the safety precautions helped me to
develop my work by using different materials and process to
portray my drawings of the still life.

7. Evaluation Summary
Time management:
At the start of the project I had to work a lot faster than I had to before which at first was a challenge but I gradually gained my skills and I now feel more organised with time.
I found the homework's more difficult because I never left myself enough time to do a detailed piece and the research. I now know that the homeworks are important for the
rest of the project in class.
Research:
I researched into different artists and the different techniques they use to portray certain moods and feelings. I also researched into different styles such as cubism.
I used others work to improve my knowledge of the different techniques and styles or art. I then did my own representation of these things.
I found the technique aspect most useful because it gave me ideas and inspiration to help develop my work.
I mostly used the internet to gather research as it’s the most accessible resource for me to use.
Development:
I think I developed my ideas okay overall but I think I could have done better by using more of my own ideas with others to move on and develop my ideas rather than just
others ideas and techniques.
Drawing was an important aspect of developing my work because I could plan out the composition before adding too much detail which is important so the proportion is
correct, also to create new ideas and add to old ideas
For my model I mainly used cardboard and brown tape. This is because cardboard is a sturdy material which can also be bent and shaped very easily. Both materials made it
possible for me to paint my model.
I like using the negative space of drawing to develop my work because it shows another side to a composition.
I have learnt about visual language and how to bring it into my work. I think my skills using visual language have greatly improved and I feel a lot more confident that I did at the
start.
Final outcomes:
My work contains all the formal elements but I think I could improve by incorporating all the elements into on composition instead of using different ones in each piece.
This related to the brief as I have used a large range of 2D and 3D materials in my work, I have also learnt to analyse develop and communicate my work and the rest of the
learning bullet points.
If I was given the chance to redo this project I would organise my time better so I would have enough time to complete my work and I would experiment more and present my
work in a more visually interesting way.
Overall I have learnt about lots of different processes and the safety aspects of these. I have also learnt about visual language and how to use this in my work. I think the
presentation of my work could be a lot better because my sketchbook should be more visually interesting. Also my blog is not up to date which I need to improve. I have learnt
that I need to record the processes I use by taking pictures and writing notes so that I can look back and explain how i got to my final outcome.