Task 1

We started off with the basics using different materials and tools and we did different patterns and tried using other types of strokes on how to use the materials. We did different uses on pencils on dark and light and did some shading effect, then used ink and with that we created patterns on using the light and dark, we used charcoal to get to know about the basic patterns we could do with it and the type of tone we could do with it as well. We also used quite a few materials like tea, coffee, acrylic paint then with the tools of paint brushes, sponges, toothbrushes, paper, cotton bud. With those equipment we created different type of images on mixing different materials, tried being creative on mixing the tools and materials like the coffee with acrylic paint to make different types of images with different layers on create something new.

We started off using pencils for this with the 2b pencil to make different types of patterns and getting to know the strokes and techniques. 

With this one I used more of a darker pencil tone to have a shading effect also made patterns with it I used to smudge and have that light fading effect.

This one is pretty similar with the other one on how the shading is used but with this one I used a rubber to shade the darker area to make a light effect.

Then we moved on to ink using different types of stroke techniques and did some simple lines till it fades from dark to light, then moved to more of a scribble pattern with the same style on how it fades from dark to light, with the third image I used more ink and did a similar style on fading dark to light, with the last image it was quite different on how we had to get oil pastels and drew a pattern and covered it on top with ink as it turned out with scribble patterns.

Then move to 2b pencils and did more of the patterns but with different strokes and styles on using the 2b pencils and get to know how to be consistent with the pattern making.

We used charcoal afterwards and used different variety of patterns and styles on many different ways to use charcoal, we used equipment like rubber and styles like layering we did four images and used different styles like using lighter background then darker on top.

We moved to using a lot more equipment and tools with the next project we moved to using coffee, tea, acrylic paint, newspaper, cotton bud and more. For the first one I just used a simple back ground with coffee on the whole page.

Then used coffee background again with that I used a layer technique on putting white acrylic paint on top then smudged on using my finger to have a different effect.

I used an equipment tool for this one using a plain sponge and dabbed on white acrylic paint to have a simple white background and as it dried it had a different texture feeling.

With this one I used brown paper that I cut out on then stuck down with glue then finished off using white acrylic paint again using my finger to smudge the whole page to have a different texture feeling.

I mixed a black and white acrylic paints for this one then turned out into a light grey background with  that I finished it off by smudging the two acrylic paints together.

I used the black and white acrylic again to blend it using the glue spreader and to meet in the middle, it was more of a different style technique compare to the other ones.

I used a white acrylic background that's applied using the glue spreader then got the toothbrush and dipped it in black acrylic paint and use the bristles to spray the black acrylic paint as a top layer.

I used a plain coffee background then got some cotton buds and dipped the cotton bud on coffee and dabbed the cotton bud on the coffee background to have different looks and style on the image that is used.

I applied a black acrylic paint as my own background then got a sponge and dabbed it on white acrylic paint then created a hard texture on the page which is different to other textures I made,

I stuck down some newspaper as a background then brushed white acrylic paint as a top coating for a layer to have something new with the background.

I used a simple background for this one when I applied tea using a paint brush it was a lot more different compared to the plain coffee background.

I applied a white acrylic paint background then used a toothbrush and dabbed it on coffee then scrub the bristles on the brushes to spray the coffee on the page to have a different effect on using other equipment.

We used different equipment's for this one when we moved to water colours I started off using the white oil pastel and drew a pattern then painted red and blue water colours on top, then move on using the same colours but used pieces of paper that I stuck down as a top layer, with the third image I used the red and blue as a background and used the glue spread to have a glue on top as a coating to make a different style, and on the last on I cut off some strings and glue on as a straight line then paint the two water colour background.

I used water colours again and used around seven to eight different colours to change then made lines of the colours that was used as a top layer and the lines go straight through. 

We moved from water colours to more different acrylic paint colours and used the acrylic paints to have different tone, blending, texture. Like for example we used glue spreader, cotton bud to blend the colours together.

With this we got light colours from the acrylic paint and mixed the two acrylic paints to make a different colour like orange, dark green and purple this made it more of a different style that's used.

We moved to more tools and equipment's like oil pastels and made more patterns using two different colours then finishing off by getting the toothpick to create line patterns on each image. 

For this final task on using equipment's we finished off using felt tips and colouring pencils and we made different patterns by mixing it around and create something different like using the light colouring pencil from a darker effect and tone, then used a lot of colouring pencils and made a pattern with it. 

Task 2

For the second task that we had to do we looked at different pictures of landscape and used that technique that we did on all the materials that we used to combine together to make different tools of landscape pictures and I created two different landscapes using various types of materials and tried being creative with it.

I used water colour pencils for this one and drew out the landscape and after that as soon as it was all drew out I applied water and spread out the water carefully to make the colours even.

For this same landscape I used oil pastels and tried being creative with it making the scenario daylight as it was originally dark, I should have made the sky more detailed if I could improved it.

The same landscape again I used oil pastels but used even darker colours compared to the original picture and I made like the moon was reflecting the water as the water is pretty dark. 

I used different materials for this one as I made it more of a black and white theme, I started of using water colour paint for the water and mountains for my main thing on my portrait then added acrylic paint for the dark sky and moon, I used the black acrylic first to apply the first layer then dried it out and applied the white acrylic as a top layer to make the moon reflex the water.

With this one I used a sketch version for the same landscape picture I mixed it between from 2b pencils 3b, 4b and 5b. I mixed the lighter and darker mountains and for the sky I did a very light sketch and smudged it with my finger to have a lighter effect and used the rubber for the sun and the light effect for the water.

This was the second image that I did for my landscape, this version I used water colours I didn't do it quite well as I struggled at the start but I tried doing the sky and trees in the background.

This was the better version that I did for the water colour I used the same image but I added different colours to have like a northern lights effect and blended the dark sky to the green. 

I used the same image again and used a very dark pencil 5b and I tried pressing hard to have a darker effect as shadows and gently made the sky by sketching it.

For the last piece of the second image I did I made a charcoal version of it and made it really dark also made some white spaces as I smudged it with my finger to have a fading tone and finished it off on the sky by applying white acrylic paint gently tapping the paint as a top layer.

Out of all the sample images I made and all the tools I tried creating I had to make a final piece and any choice of materials I stuck to oil pastels as I was really more comfortable using it and knowing how it works more I tried making the them more darker and using different styles on applying it, I blended the black and blue as a shadowy effect on the side and used yellow as more of a dark sun. Then finally made the mountains from light oil pastels to darker, then used tooth pick to create that wave in the water. If I could have improved this I would have taken my time with it since I kind of rushed it a little but then I was happy overall on the final piece on what I did.