2D I Foundation, G7, (AY2016/17 Sem 1)

Here are my mark making tools:

1. I wound together a ball of wool and wound more thing string on top of it to create more textures with the print.

2. I tore up gift paper into small pieces and bunched it all together to form a “paper brush”

3. Chinese brush

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However, unlike the inspired mark making tool, this tool was less controllable in terms of what markings it left. Unpredictable even which was what i was aim for.

Below are the prints that were produced!

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Below are drawings of lines using a traditional medium, a pen.

The rigidity that is found in Mondrian’s De Stijl paintings is intriguing, being that rigidity, for me, symbolises suppression – a trigger for fear or uneasiness. I also played with the tones of the boxes created by lines through thinner or darker lines.

Another method of showing such emotion is still Read more →

Using chopsticks as my handle, I was able to create three different mark making tools. One of my favourites would be the chopstick wherein I sliced through its end so as to create spiky and rough texture, allowing me to produce dot-like effects on paper. Despite it being interesting, however, it did not allow me to make bigger and more Read more →

This was done by the 2nd mark making tool from the left, the army brush:

I used different ways to leave marks on the paper, stippling, brushing it across a straight line and also kind of like brushing it in the “S” form. It all gave different patterns and marks.

This was created by stippling the brush onto paper that created a Read more →

This is my mark making tool that I made. So what i did was taking an old paintbrush and attaching two different types of feather at either side on the end. One was a slightly sturdier feather like that of  a chapteh whereas one was more of a soft and fluffy texture like that stuffed inside a pillow.

I tested out my Read more →

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Those triangular white little thing is a make up sponge. I cut of the surface area to create some depth and and create holes in them. I wanted the sponge to have a bit more texture. That’s my marking tool #1.

As for #2, I used the cross section Read more →

what type of spice can be found in Hell??

SIN-NNAMON

first day of school and i’m currently craving for xiao long pau

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