Value Study

One similarity between the oil pastels and the iPad was the ability to blend the colors together. The methods to blend them together to get the desired gridation varied between the two mediums. The iPad dragged the color you were touching over the color in place. This made it a little streakier than the oil pastels. However, I did like how the white in the sphere was able to streak out across it like rays of sun. This look was harder to accomplish with the oil pastels. Both the oil pastels and the iPad had layers of color to them. The iPad had layers that you could lift and delete as you wished. This was helpful when you had accomplished the desired blending of the grass and did not want it to be mixed in with the purple cone. This also makes the shapes sit more on top of the grass as opposed to the oil pastels where you had to shade around the shape. While the iPad had its advantages when it came to layering of colors, a major drawback was the tool used to draw on the iPad. Both my finger and the stylus were rather cumbersome and chunky. These were not helpful when you wanted to go into more close detail at the tip of the cone. The cone looks somewhat rounded on the top because of this challenge.

The highest praise I can give for this picture is its resemblance to something sketched on paper. Going into the assignment, I had my doubts as to whether or not I could create something so detailed and intricate on the iPad. My favorite piece of this is easily the sphere. It looks the most realistic when it comes to the light hitting it.

Technology is useful in art because it adds another medium for artists. Many artists might struggle with layering the oil pastels and simply build the wax up until it cannot be manipulated anymore. The iPad eliminates this problem with the layering system on the app.