Okay so when I first started this bubble gum machine I was so overwhelmed. It required a lot of deep and vibrant colors and intricate shapes. I was excited because I feel like every time I make another piece using prisma colors I improve my skills. I was officially ready to take on this challenge.
To begin, I got the basic outline of the shape of the gumball machine. This was so hard because the machine itself is very close to being perfectly symmetrical but the gumballs inside threw me off. So I basically avoided the gum in the machine. I worked instead on the red metal part. I love this part of the machine. I add so many layers and I worked very hard to include a wide range of values. I love the way it shines. After adding a few layers of red I moved onto the gumballs. The gumballs took me a very long time. First I started out at the top, slowly adding the gumballs in below it. Getting the circles to have a realistic shape took a while. It was hard to find a way for all the gumballs to fit together. It felt like I was drawing a puzzle. Then I began adding color. My goal was to capture the vibrancy of the gumballs. This helps make the mood of the piece light and fun. I went to work starting with a base color then added shadows and highlights. I think this was one of my best pieces in terms of value with prisma colors. It took me a very long time but I finally colored all of those gumballs. I counted. There were 64 gumballs visible. Next was the part I really dreaded, the coin slot. I really did not want to capture all the detail in the picture because I did not want the eye to be drawn into the center too much. Instead, I tried to add the values I saw. I avoided to many detailed shapes of what looked to be animals. This worked in my favor in that I was able to create the look and maintain a balance throughout my piece. If I had more time, I would go back and add even more color to the gumballs. This would make this piece even stronger. If I redid the piece I would add more colors because I think that the orange and yellow look too similar. I was overall happy with the way this piece turned out. I think it only helped improve my skills as an artist no matter how frustrating it may have been.
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