Graham Dodd Art

Art with Graham Dodd

On Wednesday 4th of march 2015 the senior people were getting ready to go to the hall but we had to bring a sketching pencil a book to lean on and some coloring pencils. When we got to the hall we met Mr Graham Dodd it looked like he was a really famous artist because he gave us all a piece of paper with some lines that he drew to go over with. When we started he took us step by step because he thought he would find it easier for us to do it that way. It was fun because we were shading colours light to dark or dark to light. When people were working on their art some rude people were being silly and not listening they were just talking while Mr Graham Dodd was trying to teach us the next step but when Mr Wong came over they stopped talking then Mr Graham Dodd could start talking again. When we were done he told us to start coloring in our piece of artwork. When we finished coloring in our artwork most of the people had to wait until some other people were finished. I think everyone enjoyed doing art with Mr Graham Dodd because we learnt how to shade colours and to draw things like waka’s fish and english man ships.

Here is my recount about art with Graham Dodd. It tells you what we did with him and how he was a very famous artist.

My Andy Warhol art reflection

Reflecting on my Andy Warhol themed portrait

1. Are you pleased with your Andy Warhol themed portrait? why / why not?

Yes because I put a lot of effort to it.

2. What did you find easy when you created your portrait.

I found tracing using a black marker easy because I only had to trace over my face. There was a pencil outline to guide me.

3. What part did you find tricky when you were creating your portrait? -think about tracing round your face, outlining your face using a black marker pen, dabbing areas using the dye, dying the background. 

Dying within the lines and trying not to smudge my work.

4. Who / What helped you when you were creating your portrait?

Jasmine helped me do my Andy Warhol artwork

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: tracing around your face, features on your face, dabbing the dye colours, colour choice, photograph, time management skills.

I would like to do dying more better so that it doesn’t smudge.

6. What frustrated you when you created your Andy Warhol themed artwork? 

I was frustrated by dabbing the colours over my portrait because you have to do it within the lines and make no smudges.