ETCETERA

WOODWORKING

"Woodworking Tech" Side Table Made By: Karlycia Payne

During my Grade Twelve year, I was able to take a Woodworking Technology class to broaden my horizons to not just Communications Technology. As a first project, we were to create a simple project such as a stool. Instead, I decided to make a side table that I would actually be able to use in my household. To create this project, I had to utilize the radial arm saw to cut down the pieces to specific lengths, the table saw to obtain certain widths, as well as the surface plainer to let the sides be parallel and smooth. After obtaining all the pieces to the sizes I wanted, I cut out the certain designs I wanted on the skirts (as shown at the front) and the legs. After finishing, the project is sanded down, waxed and then stained for protection and looks.

"Woodworking Tech" Night Stand Made by: Karlycia Payne

This was my final project for the year. I was to choose a piece of furniture that was a little more complex and could be used in my house hold. From this, I chose to make a night stand. Like the first project, I conducted the same process to obtain all of my pieces and avoided any knots on the outsides so no holes would be made in the project. Difference with this is the creation of drawers and a backing. With the drawers I had to take four pieces and make grooves in each of the ends so they could all fit together like puzzle pieces. This allows them to be screwed in together and glued giving the frame. For the bottom, thinner pieces of wood are used and nailed across (after making a groove around the bottom to fit the pieces). This same technique was used to make the back of the table.




SKETCHBOOK

"Penguin Mother's Love" by Karlycia Payne

This piece was inspired by a couple of movies which include Happy Feet as well as March of the Penguins. This photo shows a mother penguin feeding and caring for her baby. This type of sketch is slightly out of my comfort zone and it gave me some difficulty to obtain the look I desired in the end. This was drawn with a regular pencil and no extra colour was added since I felt it would take away from the picture. Overall, this is not one of my favourite sketches but many people do admire it amongst some of my other pieces of art.

"Firefly Meteors" by Karlycia Payne

This photo was inspired by my fascination for nature and the Japanese culture (anime, kimonos etc). The sketch was originally drawn with a 0.7 lead pencil while utilizing the technique of shading and blending for the moon. The main objects I went back over a little darker in pencil to stand out in comparison to everything else. The colours were a mix of both pencil crayons as well as regular wax crayons to give a different texture to the photo. This sketch was the starting point for other anime photos I have drawn, where since then I have improved on. 

"Realistic Lil Wayne" by Karlycia Payne

This photo was originally a gift for a friend to capture his love for Lil Wayne and rap music through an artistic sketch form. The piece took several hours to complete since realistic drawings are not my strongest suit, as  well the small details (ie. tattoos on certain parts of the face). This was drawn using a normal 0.7 lead pencil to be able to accomplish the small details with some ease. For a human drawing, I am quite pleased with the way it turned out but I was unfortunately able to give my hard work away.

"Luke Graffiti" by Karlycia Payne

This piece of art was originally created for a friend but also was a learning experience for me to try a different type of art. I wasn't familiar with graffiti design yet was willing to try it out for the experience. The original design was sketched with an art pencil, and outlined later with permanent marker. From there, I outlined the inside of the lettering with red marker for the top as well as orange (giving the fire effect). From there, the inside outlines were coloured in with regular pencil crayons. To finish it off, I added the black backings to the letters to obtain a 3D effect. This piece to me is one of my favourites since it's so different from any other pieces of art I have created.

"Realistic Eye Ball" by Karlycia Payne

My artistic style is usually geared towards cartoons, anime or anything not realistic, yet I decided to branch off from the norm. If I was to draw a cartoon, the part that I enjoyed the most was the eyes. This part of the body can tell so much about a person as well as their feelings or expression. As a result, this intrigued me to try to draw a realistic human eye. This eye was drawn using a soft lead art pencil. The piece took a couple hours to accomplish due to its detail and size. Shading was incorporated to give the skin around the eye depth, as well as the iris and pupil. As a realistic piece, this ultimately is my favourite in its' own category.