Category: AY1617 S1 FDN2D1 G2

18 Emotions

Prior to research on the 18 emotions, I tried my hand at mark making these emotions to see what would come out. Some worked and some didn’t.

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And because some didn’t. It’s back to the drawing board. So with that I present to you- my chosen 18 emotions w/ visual references. The visual references are not just inspiration for what to draw but also for me to get into the headspace of the emotion.

  1. Dread: To face whatever lies ahead with great apprehension and reluctance. I am dreading having to deal with the next 17 emotions.
    dread
  2. Affection: A gentle feeling of fondness; the kind of love without expectations.
    steven u
  3. Exhilaration: A heart thumping, exciting, ride. No bet
    Exhilaration
    enter the void
  4. Nervous: Shaking with a sort of fear that everything will go wrong very soon. Usually goes away after the item which we are nervous about has passed.
    nervous
  5. Patience: Calm and collected; unburdened. Enjoying the journey
    patience
  6. Impatience: Burdened by purpose. Rushing to get to the destination.
    impatience
  7. Paranoia: Delusions of persecution and a general distrust of others; a form of illogical fear.
    paranoia
    edmoses
  8. Infatuation: Butterflies in your stomach; an overwhelming sensation in your chest.

    infatuation
    Ignore the ‘play’ sign
  9. Indifferent: The absence of emotion.
    indifferent
  10. Annoyed: Agitated and spiteful. Muted as compared to anger
    annoyed
  11. Calm: Peaceful; floating in the wind; one with nature.
    luvsic
    calm
  12. Dejected: Heartbroken, sad, feeling down and blue.
    dejeced
  13. Anxiety: Uncontrollably jittery panic; like your heart is crumbling and the walls are closing in around you.
  14. Lonely: Isolation from everything else.
    lonely
  15. Sorrow: Losing willpower; sinking and drowning.
    drowning
  16. Hopeless: Trying but, overwhelmed by everything, giving up. Consumed by despair.hopeless
  17. Rage: Wild, violent and usually short bursts of anger.
    rage
  18. Blissful: A state of calm and peaceful euphoria
    bliss

Mark Making: Part I

For week 2’s mark making exercise, I came in with my tools and left all wits behind me.

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Always use protection
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As neat as it gets

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Getting off the ground, I experimented with the tools that I had to see what kind of marks they made. Following that, I just let my feelings guide my hand to create the following:

I feel that this piece has a lot of energy in it. Being the first piece that I worked on, I feel that it really shows.
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I feel that this piece made too much use of whites on the white background. It feels lacking.

After my first two tries at mark making, I decided to try the linoleum board.

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First adding a layer of black paint
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Much focus, such paint
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Experimenting with both the use of white and negative space

Again, with the first piece, there was a lot more of feeling than thoughtful actions. This is the result.

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I don’t know why but there is something about this piece is so interesting to me. This is by far my favourite.

With my second try at the linoleum board, I tried to give this piece symmetry on the side while being completely asymmetrical in the middle. This is the result.

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Looking back, I think there is something to this technique but the overall quality of the print on the linoleum board was lacking a point of interest. This could have been a lot better.

For my last piece, I did some more experimenting with ways to use my tools.

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This one is a lot more controlled that the other pieces.

There is some order to this piece; more so than the rest. It feels strong and confident, with just a hint of a wild side. The process was insightful and I thought this turned out pretty decent.

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To recap, always wear protection- because it’s gonna get messy.

The pieces that I loved the most were the ones where I just let myself go wild. I’m going to think about what kind of emotions my pieces convey. I believe that some of them will convey more than just one emotion to me. For next week, I will definitely need to bring in more mark making tools that what I have brought. Here’s a sneak peak:

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