A Visit to Suhu Artspace
On 27th September 2016, I and my friends had
a visit to Suhu Artspace which owns by Dr Hushnaidi and Dr Sukor. It is
situated not far away from Linton University College in Negeri Sembilan.
The objective of this visit is to have
exposure to artworks, and to find out technique or method of producing artworks
by our lecturers. We also asked by Dr Hushnaidi to ask as many questions as we
want so that we have a clear understanding on the method of producing certain
artworks.
Figure 1.0: Suhu Artspace
Figure 1.1: Dr Hushnaidi
showing his artworks in a book
During this visit, we gained a lot of
information about materials, tools that Dr used in his works. We also shown the
methods that produce certain artworks like acrylic painting, oil painting,
method on creating charcoals, method to produce pigments, stencils, 3d printing
and etc.
Title:
Producing the natural paint pigments
Material:
pigment rocks/soil, water
Method:
Grinding
Steps:
1) Collect a variety of
different pigment rocks or soil which situated around the area, or nearby a
quarry or building sites. Make sure unwanted particles like leaf or insects are
removed.
Figure
1.2: Different types of pigment rocks in the jars
2) Grind the rocks into fine
dust using pigment grinding machine. It may take overnight to grind them into
fine particles.
Figure
1.3: Pigment grinding machine
3) After 24 hours, check the
grinded particles for any large lumps, and if any exist continue grinding the
rocks until it turns into powder.
4)
Take the pigment powder, and mix with water to produce colour solution.
5) Paint it on a piece of
paper with different proportions to experiment with colour to be used in the
artworks.
Figure 1.4: Pigment applied
on paper for experimentation
Title:
Producing a stencil
Material:
Cardboard/paper, paint/spray/ink
Technique:
Stenciling technique
Steps:
1) Draw the desire logo,
pattern, letter or image on a cardboard.
2) Cut out the part of the
images that wanted to be applied paint by using a blade.
Figure 1.5: A stencil with
letters cut out
3) Place a desire medium
such as t-shirt, box, glass, or even canvas underneath the stencil. Make sure
the stencil is sticked to the medium by cellophane tape to fix the position.
4)
Apply
paint spray on top, through the hole until all parts of the hole are painted.
5) Remove the stencil from
the medium.
6) Dry the painting.
Figure 1.6: Logo produced by
stenciling
Title:
Producing charcoal lump
Material:
hibiscus wood/ other woods, tin/metal box/paint can
Method: Burning
Steps:
1)
Remove
the bark of the wood and cut them into desired lengths
2) Put the pieces of small
woods into the tin and seal it with a lid.
3) Make a hole on the lid to
allow air to escape.
4)
Place the tin into the firepit for 45- 60 minutes.
5)
Remove the tin and let it cool.
6)
Charcoal is ready to be used.
Figure: 1.7: Charcoal painting on canvas
Title: Producing acrylic painting
Materials: Acrylic paint, brush,
palatte, canvas, airbrush medium
Method: Painting
Steps:
1)
Create the first layer of painting by mixing brown/ or any background colour
with airbrush medium.
2)
Create second layer with more colours, and third with darker and define forms
3)
Introduce lighter values in the painting.
Figure 1.8: Acrylic painting
As a conclusion, from this visit to an art
studio, I have learn many different methods or technique of producing artworks.
The visit was fun and knowledgable and I hope to give a visit again if I get a
chance.
Reference:
Pence, R, 2014, How to make natural drawing charcoal, viewed on 2 October 2016,
url:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuQN3Wm_Jy0
Theberge,
M, 2013, Worst Mistake Acrylic
Painters Make, viewed on 2 October 2016, url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNpKUK4lMc
Linda,
K, 2015, Preview Acrylic
Painting Techniques for Building Layers of Light, Artistsnetwork,
viewed on 2 October 2016, url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0bpSV5eE0
