Eugene Delacroix was a French romantic artist.
Delacroix was born the 26^th of April 1798 and died the 13^th of August 1863.
He was from Charenton-Saint-Maurice in Ile-de-France, near Paris.
Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.
Delacroix’s drawings are filled with so much detail and great range of colours.
This is a study drawing of flowers, the tone and colour in this paintings is very simple but still a great drawing, very realistic and the line in this paintings is soft and smooth almost invisible to see in some areas.
The shading varies from light to dark in some areas such as under the leaves, it is a darker shade as the top.
Materials used for this drawing was a pencil, watercolour a brush and paper.
I like this study of flowers it is simple but detailed, very smooth not too harsh or it isn’t just one dark line everywhere, it varies from tone, light to dark where you use the pencil right.
This work reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh’s flower drawing.
The colour used in this drawing is very similar to the colours Van Gogh has used in his flower drawing.
I have drawn a group of flowers (lilys) that is kind of similar to Delacroix’s study, like the line and shades, light and dark, but I believe I should have added more shading to my flower drawing. 

Mono print

For the mono print, it was a simple technique. The materials used follows as; Sheets of paper, Roller & Ink.

Started by choosing my design by cutting out shapes from the pieces of paper I had, next spreading ink across the sheets of A3 to create a layer on top which then I used the shapes which were cut out to create a pattern on the exterior of the ink by laying it on top. Afterwards I got a blank sheet laid it on top of the ink & used the roller to press the sheet down to leave a pattern I’ve created, which the outcome was many different shapes & that was the final piece.

Harry Bertoia & Orna Feinstein have used mono print in their work, I had no doubts about myself finalising my piece, as it was most of all fun and involved lots of creativity.

                                                          

Stencil

With the stencil piece I did I got a copy of a stencil, with the same technique used in mono printing, except with sheets of paper, ink & the stencil alone, I placed the stencil on of the ink to create a template which all I needed to do next is roll a blank paper on top for the stencil to duplicate the image which is on the stencil. I found this piece particularly fun as I was able to duplicate an original art from a stencil provided.

Banksy uses this type of technique in his art.

Styrofoam

This technique was exciting, to start off I had a piece of Styrofoam which I used a pencil to mainly mould a design/pattern onto it but just before cutting forward I did plann for the design, which the design was sketched out on a blank paper before carving it into the Styrofoam. Similar technique to linoprint, I spread the ink across the Styrofoam piece & to imprint the design onto a blank page. The design is similar to a stamp.

A Malaysian artist called Cheeming Boey uses this method.

Lino Print

To start off this piece required a lot of attention, from chiselling out the linen to create a pattern or design. Required a lot of force as compared to the other prints such as mono print & stencil, this technique requires focus but however it uses the same materials used in mono printing & stencils which is ink. Same method with ink, except I spread the ink across the lino print ive created & lay it on a blank sheet to duplicate the design onwards.

I found this type of art/technique competitive as patience was needed & it devours time.

Pablo Picasso uses this technique.

Alexander Brodsky was born in 1955 in Moscow, where he lives and works.

Ilya Utkin was born in 1955 in Moscow, where he lives and works.

The imaginary architectures of Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin rethink the city as a dream landscape, blending memories of the past with visions for the future.

From the early 1980s, Brodsky and Utkin collaborated primarily on etchings, working on each copper plate for years. Their dense style of engraving emulates the antique appearance of prints from the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries.

The etchings in this display are all taken from their Projects portfolio (1980-90) and draw upon a variety of architectural, literary and visual sources, from classical mythology to science fiction. They depict absurd proposals and fictional cityscapes as eclectic mixes of ancient mausoleums, early industrial structures, neoclassical utopias and constructivist towers. 

Brodsky and Utkin's work uses light and dark tone, called chiaroscuro.

These etching pieces remind me of another artists work called Piranesi, their work connects in light and tone.

Andy Warhol is an artist was born in August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, died February 22, 1987, New York City, New York, United States.

Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil to receive a desired image, Warhol's pieces are also silk screened.

The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate.

A fill blade or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink through the mesh openings to wet the substrate during the squeegee stroke.

Andy Warhol makes pop art and also has silk screened images of Marilyn Monroe.

Warhol’s work is very bright and funky, he tends to repeat the same image down and across.

Pablo Picasso is an artist that is famous for his paintings, sculpture and prints.

Born: October 25, 1881, Málaga, Spain

Died: April 8, 1973, Mougins, France

Picasso's linocuts were made by gouging out a sheet of linoleum which had been fused onto a harder block of wood.

Using gouges, he would cut out the areas of his intended image that were to be absent of color (and therefore appear the color of the paper when printed).

The relief areas that remain would be inked, usually with a brayer. 

Paper would be put on the inked linoleum block and pressure applied, after which the inked image is transferred to the paper.

If there were to be multiple colors, Picasso would create a separate linoleum block, each corresponding to a different color, each printed in succession.

This is how he worked since his first linocuts were created in 1958.

Picasso’s work is interesting and very detailed, the disfigured faces and his great choice of colors makes it stand out of the crowd and look very sharp and edgy.

Paul Catherall is a London-based printmaker and illustrator, renowned for his clean, sharp linocuts of architectural landmarks as well as his illustrations for high profile clients.

Drawing influence from classic mid-20th century poster designers, such as Tom Eckersley and Edward Wadsworth, and inspired by the semi-abstract landscapes from Cezanne, Catherall combines an expert eye for composition and colour with consummate draughtmanship to create striking and iconic images.
The subjects of his prints include controversial London buildings (Elephant and Castle shopping centre) and celebrated landmarks (such as Battersea Power Station, Tate Modern and New York's Flatiron).

Each limited edition is created using high quality oil-based inks and acid-free paper, and produced entirely by hand, from the intial design and sketches through to carving, inking and editioning.

Artist: Banksy (British, b. ca. 1974)

Title: Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower), 2002

Medium: Paintings, Stencil, spraypaint on raw canvas

Size: 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)

Movement: Contemporary

Banksy is a pseudonymous English graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Although his identity has not been proven, reliable sources report that he is believed to be Robin Gunningham, a former public schoolboy at Bristol Cathedral Choir School.

His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.

Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris. Banksy says that he was inspired by "3D", a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of Massive Attack.

Banksy displays his art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built physical prop pieces.

I really enjoy Banksys artwork because it sends a very strong message about society and the government.

Banksys work is so interesting, the fact that he combines things together that do not belong together and creates something different, for us to question and see how artists see things in their perspective.

The colours in this piece 'Love is in the air' are quite simple, but very sharp.