Oil Paintaztar (Part 2)

We have been working on Oil Painting for about three days and have moved on from only using black paint and water solution to adding white and oil. 
Honestly it is much more interesting having a variety of shades to choose from. The objects this time were a bit harder. A hat, a camera lens, and a camera bag.
Having the oil has given the paint a different texture but on the brush I feel no difference, is it because I am not experienced enough?

The harder the subjects I feel were more interesting to paint along with it was more interesting to look at afterwards. Unfortunately I feel like I still have to learn to paint simple objects before jumping into the more advanced things.



The third day was both the hardest and the most fun. There were only two objects that day and they were the same, although that does not mean that they were easier to paint. They were two lamps with a reflective outer and inner metal, the kind of lamp that people use in photo shoots. 
My goodness that was complicated, people said that they liked others and one said they liked my painting. I think that because we are drawing our own we do not see how good our works can be and only see them in others and become wishful. Or they could be lying but I hope its the former.
Again the more complicated the object is I see it more interesting but I am starting to get the idea that if I constantly saw something overly complicated then my eye would be either lost or get bored from the excited plain.  

Oil Paintaztar

Today, my class were separated into groups of focuses we were doing for the quarter. My friends and I were put into the painters group and had to base our paintings off of ideas and thoughts that came up when watching an animation called "The Illusionist".
The majority of the group voted for painting with oil pastels, I was conflicted about this only because I have never used oil paint before but I have heard some people say it is difficult.
We started out with some Windsor and Newton Artisan Water Based Oil paint, which included one tube of paint. Only for testing how it feels and getting use to the paint were we allowed to use the paint for. The three objects which we were to paint where a speaker, a boot, and a CD radio. The reason was, there were all black...or dark colored.


Oh my goodness it was one of the most difficult painting sessions of my high school life. I have never met a paint that was so stubborn and disagreeable. Unfortunately I have to adjust.
The kind of paint or style I am use to is more of a controlled, detailed environment. With oil paint I had to cut my comfortable zone up into little pieces and chuck them out the window.

What I thought would be more of the painful part would be the erasing I would have to do at the end of every painting I produced. On the flip side I actually enjoyed that part the most.


Personally I thought the speaker was the simplest but not the most interesting thing to paint. Next was the radio, I found it more entertaining to paint that instead because where was more of an interesting shape and shading to it with its arranged dark and lights. The most difficult was the boot. I found that at a certain angle it was not that bad to draw, very interesting. But the first time I drew the side view of the boot where you get to see the full shape of it, the boot suddenly turned into my worst oil paint enemy. The constant dark-grey color it had made it hard to differentiate the boot from the laces, or the rubber, or the cloth. To me, in the end, my drawing of the boot became a blob of oil paint. Not that a blob is a completely bad thing

Prince Florian

It has been a while since I surfed the web for something I personally wanted to look for.

Now everyone knows the stories of the famous Disney Princesses such as Ariel, Cinderella, and Jasmine. Even some of the newer ones such as Tiana, (the newer) Rapunzel, and the supposed "new Princess" Moana are known by a lot of people.

(The Disneywiki site is here but this is not where I got the information about Moana at first; 

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Moana )

Since each of these princesses usually have a handsome prince behind them saving the day or just hanging around because they have nothing else to do, we as the viewers don't get as much of a background story of the princes. Although over time the princes in more recent movies have gotten more of a character and background, I would like to focus on one Prince in particular, Prince Florian.

Usually referred to as "Prince Charming", the Prince of the traditional movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Because of a lack of introduction for this character not a lot of people know his name just by watching the movie itself.

"Florian" branches off from the word Florus(German), or Florent (French) which means "in flower".
There were some arguments about the Prince's name but Prince Florian was the final decision made by the producers.

The original reason I brought up Prince Florian instead of another; such as Prince Eric, Prince Philip, or Prince Adam (the Beast), because of his role.
(And of course I could name some who are not princes but still have characters but that is not the point.)

Almost all of these princes have at least a small indication of an individuality.
I guess back when the movie was made, Princes were not as talkative. Actually, in the original write up of Snow White, Prince Florian was to have a great role but later was cut to the point where he only shows up twice in the movie. Why? Whats the reason cutting him off like that? What was his story?

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Disney_Prince

Try looking for side characters who's background story has not been explained through the movie (or sequels afterwards) and maybe make one up for them if your research threads come to a dead end.