HS Art II & III - 3-D Project

 Students in High School Art II & III got to choose their own project for this one. The goal was to create something with texture or 3:D. The projects they could choose from were Assemblage Collage, Paper Curling, or creating something with Acrylic Skins. Have fun checking out what they made! 

(Click on each photo to see more closely.)

Acrylic Skins Collage by Kyler M.

I have made a mosaic ocean in this piece. Layers of different cool colors until the board is filled.

Mixed Media with Paper Curling by Emmett M.

I chose the paper curls because they seemed like the best option and I chose the bow tie design because it is very formal and the eye in the middle really pops.

Jewelry made with Acrylic Skins by Madelyn K.

I picked the skins project because I liked the idea of making jewelry. I made the earrings with paper in supporting the skin. I like the effect of the acrylic and really enjoyed the composition.

Mixed Media with Acrylic Skins by Jaron M.

I made these Acrylic Skins in a way to expand my [art] media knowledge. I love the idea of trying new art medias.

Acrylic Skin Flowers by Miranda L.

For this project I decided to turn the paint peels into flowers. I wanted the colors to be like a different shade of blue, so that they would all match. I painted on the [parchment] paper in circles so that petals could be formed.

Paper Curling by Teagan M.

For my project I chose to do 3D paper curls. I took strips of black paper and curled them into spirals before gluing them to the canvas which I previously painted. Overall I had fun with this project and I'm happy with how it came out.

Paper Curling by Julien S.

I chose to do paper curling for my 3-D project. First I painted a fire on a blue background. then I used paper curling to make smoke.

Textured Artwork made with Acrylic Skins by John M.

When I was tasked with creating a 3D project, I wanted to do paint skins because I can still utilize 2D techniques while keeping it 3D. When I was deciding on what to create for the project, I looked back to Ren and Stimpy and its use of shapes in character design and backgrounds. So I thought to do yet another Ren and Stimpy project, because I thought the technique would work with those characters, and I just really love the show. However, to do it I had to be very technical to cut out specific shapes and glue them in the right spots. It was a long and hard process, but I believe I really pulled it off!

By Paul S.

I wish I had painted this art piece. All and all though I think it turned out decent.

By Emily P.

This project was particularly difficult for me to do since this is not the type of art I normally do. I wanted to design an interesting weapon, kind of like a stained glass medieval piece with more saturated colors. It ended up looking more like a collage, but I'm happy with the design.

By Hope T.

With this project I debated whether or not to use symmetry as the focal point but I decided against it. I thought that the unsymmetrical pattern would look more appealing than a symmetrical one. 

Acrylic Skin Art by Jaxon B.

For this project I chose to try to create an imaginary alien sky. The reason I chose to draw this is because while searching for things to paint on the Martian surface project [see Artwork Rework Project post], I stumbled across some neat concept art for different alien planets. I chose to attempt to create a swamp-like planet for this project just so I wouldn't have 2 rocky planet looking things. Creating this project was very difficult for me. The paint took about 3-4 hours to completely dry and I could only create one batch of "skins" at a time. The pieces were also quite fragile and some broke. If I ever were to get the [Artwork Rework] assignment again I will be sure to include this project with it.