Advanced Higher Art

[forbidden_soul]

(sorry if i didnt help or repeated anyone, i just read the beginning post)

[Young Blood]

ive forgotten what my theme was....

hmmm

[cinamon*spider*]

Originally Posted by forbidden_soul

i did AH art last year

got an A

i did expressive with an essay on Frida Kahlo, and began just doing eyes and broadened it to what my teacher could only identify as identity because it had lots of sub topics like people hiding their true feelings behind a smile, attitudes over appearance (vanity, eating disorders) etc and more


you should start out on something simple, then you can lead it onto lots of other things and not end up drawing yourself into a corner

eg. my mate started drawing his ring and ended up drawing animal skeletons and my other friend who started drawing a ring ended up drawing decaying and rusted things (because she drew the rings from boat chains and stuff)

world = your oyster

an A that's amazing well done!! only one person in my school got an A, the rest got C's.
But like, I would start off &work my way towards a theme but he wants us to have a definite theme for like the end of the week which is a bit restricting really... thanks anyway, though love

[cinamon*spider*]

Originally Posted by De Kuntz.tk

ive forgotten what my theme was....

hmmm

well you're an art student just suggest good stuff to me

[forbidden_soul]

just tell him something that it could look like you're doing but do your own thing

i dont think its a good idea to know exactly what your theme is at the beginning because theres no room to explore and come up with lots of different interesting experiments

could feminine stereotypes fit? or the image of femininity

[Young Blood]

Originally Posted by cinamon*spider*

well you're an art student just suggest good stuff to me

steal ma ideas eh?

i know your game


hehe

but aye something i think would be interesting is if you were to work on an "artist's book" cos it's not something that's really done that often and would stand out - think of something that affects you deeply and try pour that emotion into a varied amount of work that links together and if one work stands out rather than the whole then thats always a bonus

[cinamon*spider*]

yeah i like that idea, but ya see the thing is i don't want to dive straight into slut porno photos yanno.... ahh i'm so indecisive

[in response to forbidden soul]

[forbidden_soul]

i think would be interesting is if you were to work on an "artist's book" cos it's not something that's really done that often and would stand out

it was compulsory in my class to have that

[cinamon*spider*]

Originally Posted by De Kuntz.tk

steal ma ideas eh?

i know your game


hehe

but aye something i think would be interesting is if you were to work on an "artist's book" cos it's not something that's really done that often and would stand out - think of something that affects you deeply and try pour that emotion into a varied amount of work that links together and if one work stands out rather than the whole then thats always a bonus

what's an artist's book? a sketch book? i'm not sure what you mean/the relevance...
yeah i know i have to do something that's important/is personal cause he keeps goin on about that... but ehh i can't really think of anything which affects me very deeply....

[Kenny Macca Doo]

If I'm thinking of the same thing its a book with a whole load of ideas, materials, thoughts blah blah blah in it - "Its a good idea!!!" I remember they grounded into us.

[Young Blood]

uhm by that i mean a book with the one idea running throughout with the same style - in a way not too dissimilar to a series of photographs on a wall...so it could have images and text or just one

it's a good way to develop an idea through one piece of work.

something to try is mindwebbing - its pretty good for coming up with ideas, or just goin out and doing something like taking photographs or just collecting items that interest you

[Young Blood]

not like a sketchbook - more refined and editted so that its actually a piece of work in itself

[Peatbog]

Im doin advanced higher art and choose deign and fashion. Still sketching and stuff trying to gte some inspiration for whatever im goin to design first. Got the opportunity to goto a 2 month fashion workshop thing working with some designer to design and create whatever we want really. really looking forward to that.

[Zooropa]

Advanced highers are the new CSYS's, aint they?

Just draw a picture, or something, and don't go over the lines

[Young Blood]

it might be better to start working first - and then realise what your theme is - or even waiting till its finished