Friday 27 March 2015

Tohunga mahi toi

Tohunga mahi toi - Artists in residence ( Room 13)

Our amazing art is based on the New Zealand Artist Warren Pohuta. Warren Pohatu is a graphic designer and artist with a strong passion for his culture. Originally from the east coast of the North Island, Warren is a member of the Ngai Tamanuhiri tribe, with links to Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki. We were inspired by his colourful images of many of our special creatures that inhabit New  Zealand.

  • We had to plan and sketch our ideas in pencil first.
  • We focused on getting the big image proportioned.
  • Next we added in some of the finer detail ideas on our plan.
  • Then we began our final copy taking care not to press the pencil to hard.
  • We outlined in sharpie, adding in all the black details.
  • Finally we put all the pastel colour onto the paper. We had to think carefully about colour tones that contrast and /or complement each other.
  • Lastly we had to either go over with black pencil, or scratch out some of the pastel to add extra detail..
We are proud that our hard work produced such fine artwork.

Whakamihi (Give praise)


1 comment:

  1. Thank you for sharing your amazing art with the office Room 13. Our visitors have been very impressed with your skill, well done!

    ReplyDelete