This is my value project, it was the first project of the year. I used only graphite pencils for this, which I am still not happy about. I was really feeling hot air balloons for some reason so I decided to try and draw them. I focused mainly on that main hot air balloon close up and then just kind of went around that after to be honest. I really wanted to try my hand at shading and trying to get the texture of the fabric of the hot air balloon.
I did a rule of thirds composition and made sure to place the hot air balloons our proportionally. For a principle of design, I think proportion is a fitting one because of how I placed the hot air balloons around the page. Balance could be another principle because I think that putting two hot air balloons opposite of the one big hot balloon really balance each other out. There is also rhythm in the piece with the clouds and the hot air balloons themselves.
There is no certain meaning behind this piece. I really just wanted to work of texture and depth. I absolutely never work in graphite, I don't enjoy it at all, I prefer color, lots of color. I referenced different pictures of hot air balloons, trying to capture the way the light hit the fabric and how the fabric moved while in the air itself.
I have no feelings towards this piece. I don't think it is complete garbage but at the same time, if it ended up in the garbage, I wouldn't mind. I think for never working in graphite, it wasn't half bad but at the same time I just look at the line in the middle of the waterfall and just cringe Why did I do that, I have no idea but yet I did and it was too much of a hassle to go and erase it.
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