A FINE ART STUDENTS JOURNEY 
By Faith Jacobs

Aquarius was the one I was most looking forward to working on simply due to the sign being progressive and forward thinking, this piece...

Aries was a little more complicated then Taurus due to the bone structure in the rams horns and the braided hair. I wanted to stick to...

This is my final work up of Taurus, I decided against using the wasted materials in my images just simply because of the restriction I...

I knew I wanted to do something different so I decided quite early on that even though I was going to work on primed canvas, I still...

Once again, the masking tape comes into play (I do use an ecofriendly, biodegradable, cruelty free masking tape, which I will be using in...

So again, I have used the maskign tape method to protect the sketch as best as possible, I was thinking about using masking fluid as I...

I have started Aries by prepping the first sketch with masking tape so I can start on a background, it has been tedious but I don't want...

I decided to change up Aquarius quite abit, I felt in the original draft she looked too much like a cyborg and I feel I lost the human...

With Taurus, I decided to play around with the delicate, empathic, nature theme, being a Taurus myself I find it easier to play around...

This is my first draft of Aries on canvas, the canvas is 30x20 inches, so it gives me room to expand on the original draft, I was going...

Character: Water bearer Colour: Light blue, silver Element: Air Season: Winter Traits: Progressive, original, activist, shy, perceive the...

Character: Archer Colours: Purple, blue Element: Fire Season: Autumn Traits: Hunt for the best experiences, positive, party people,...

Character: Virgin Colour: Grey, beige, pale yellow, brown, green Element: Earth Season: Summer Traits: Kind, shy, worrier, careful,...

Character: Lion Colour: Gold, yellow, orange Element: Fire Season: Summer Traits: Creative, passionate, cheerful, lazy, loves bright...

Character: Fishes Colour: Mauve, lilac, purple, violet, sea green Element: Water Season: Winter Traits: Compassionate, gentle, wise,...

Character: Mountain Goat Colour: Grey, brown, black Element: Earth Season: Winter Traits: Caring, hardworking, provider, traditional,...

Character: Scorpion Colour: Scarlet, red, rust, black Element: Water Season: Autumn Traits: Brave, stubborn, jealous, suspicious,...

Character: Crab Colour: White, Silver Element: Water Season: Summer Traits: Emotional, moody, suspicious, sensitive, happy, content,...

Character: Bull Colour: Green, Pink Element: Earth Season: Spring Traits: Stubborn, loves nature, artistic, strong, powerful, finds...

Character: Ram Colours: Red Element: Fire Season: Spring Traits: Fiery, Brave, Ruled by fire, Leader, Warrior, Bossy, Confident,...

The reason I have chosen Sharmon Davidson is because of her use of colours, textures, patterns and movements in her creations. Her...

Juliette Belmonte is another artist who for this project I am very intrigued and inspired by, her love of textures combined with her...

What inspires me about Olga Zelinskayas' work is how each piece has it's own story not just a title and a small description (like mine)....

As soon as I discovered work by Andrea Matus I was in awe! The beautiful nature of her images combining photographs, collage, paint,...

A plan for my Fine Art methodology module 1. Outline of current concerns reflecting on the work you have previously made – outline the...