10Art Reflection || Art

In Art for a while we have been doing stencil paintings. The process to make these was lengthy, but we had gotten it done in the end.

Subject Matter:

My subject matter of my stencil is the Light Fury from How to Train your Dragon. The stencil subject matter is a portrait of the creature. There's no added background with the image, only the black background. The piece is more focusing on the stencil itself and its red offset.

Form

Aside from black and white, which are tones, red is the only true colour used for the stencil. It is intended to create an eerie setting. Instead of blends, there are intentional bold contrasts to distinguish the colours. There is a heavy application of white paint, though, there is also a thin application of red paint to create that translucent offset. It's meant to look like it's 3D, however, the blue colour idea was scrapped to create simplicity within the piece.

Composition / Space

The chief interest in the painting is the semi-3D effect, even though there is no blue. I have used overlap within the piece to create the space between the white and red. The red that is presented moves forward towards the person where the white moves further back into the painting. My piece creates leading lines because the offset goes up in an angle.

Content / Meaning

My stencil represents a dragon from a film, so there is meaning behind it. However, the meaning kind of changes because the creepy offset. The repeating stencil symbols allows it to have a bit more emphasis, rather than boring the viewer. The colours used allows it to demonstrate more of an eerie vibe.

Table:

Subject Matter	Form	Composition / Space	Content /  Meaning	Your image
What is the subject matter of your stencil? A Mickey Mouse? Gumboots? Kowhaiwhai? Light Fury from How to Train your Dragon	Does your colour set a mood or structure the picture space?  One real colour was used for the stencil--which was red. It is intended to create an eerie setting.	What is the chief interest of your painting? The stencil shape? The negative space?  The chief interest is the semi-3D effect, however, there is no blue.	Does your stencil express any values or ideas?  Mine represents a dragon from a funky movie trilogy. That’s it. That’s literally just it
Is your stencil subject matter a symbol? A logo? A portrait? Something else? Only the face of the dragon itself--so a portrait	Are the colours related in bold contrasts or gradual transitions (blends)? Bold contrasts; as the red offset doesn’t blend into the white base colour	Stencils are quite flat. Have you used overlap to create space?  Yes; the red offset has created space between the white.	Is the meaning of your stencil changed by the way you paint it?  repeating the stencil shape?  The meaning kind of changes because the red offset makes it seem kind of creepy.
Have combined your stencil with other imagery? For e.g., used it in a landscape? No. Added black as the background; however, no textures.	Does your painting use a variety of applications of paint? Have you used Impasto or flat painting? A wash, stippling or drybrush?  Yes, heavy applications of white paint were used for the base white colour and watered down red was used for the offset.	Tone and Colour contrast create space. Do your colours react against each other? Move forward or backwards in space?  The red moves forward to the person in contrast to the white, which is more flat on the black colour but still sticks out.	How does repeating a stencil symbol change its meaning? Does it have more emphasis or less?  It has more emphasis
Does your subject matter change? Is the painting more about the colour, form, texture, and space than the stencil subject matter? It is just more focusing on the stencil itself	What kind of texture does your painting have? Were you able to control this effect? It’s meant to have some 3D kind of texture, but there isn’t any blue, so it’s kind of more intentionally incomplete.	Does the repeated placement of your stencil create any focal points or leading lines? Yes because it goes up in an angle, and focuses on the white part of the painting.	How does the colour used change the meaning of the stencil? For e.g.,if a Batman symbol is painted in pink colour?  It makes it seem a little more eerie.