What is an SI?  

"In the context of AP Studio Art, a sustained investigation is a body of work that demonstrates an ongoing process of inquiry, exploration, and development of a specific artistic idea. It's a cohesive series of artworks that reflects the artist's thought process, experimentation with materials and techniques, and the evolution of their artistic vision" - College Board

My SI:

1. Identify the inquiry that guided your sustained investigation

"How can I personify human struggles and our relationship with them through character, enviroment, and monster design?"

Through my SI, i wanted to explore a series of complex emotions that are not only personal to me but to humanity. I wanted a relationship to form between the viewer and the protagonist of my SI. A noble knight on a quest to slay humanities pains. Beast and creatures around every corner, peril, action, an intresting way to perceive the emotions we feel every day. My goal was to depict how we form relationships with our shames and weaknesses in a symbolic and fantastical way.

2. Describe ways your sustained investigation developed through practice, experimentation, and revision.

I found myself instantly taken to my SI topic as soon as I began to brainstorm. Not once throughout
the process did I change my SI inquiry. However, I did add a very important factor that changed the
way I viewed my SI completely. IAdded Mr. Knight, The SI's Protaganist. I felt like the very few
pieces I had were too disjointed to tell the story I wanted, so I figured I needed to be consistent
through the works. I never anticipated to love a character so much. Mr. Knight was never meant to
represent me but humanity as a whole. Yet I found myself relating with him more and more each

Selected Works

The mingling of mixed media. Each of these peices use's a distinct media to set it apart from the rest.

ACRYLIC 

PENCIL

OIL PAINT

GRAPHITE

WATERCOLOR

Sketches & Process

Development:

  1. Conceptualization

I start by thinking about my concept. I begin to make connections between the feeling I want it to portray and relevant character and environmental art knowledge. By now I have started brainstorming positioning and perspectives for my next step.

2. Thumbnailing and Sketching

Next is a quick thumbnail to get a grasp on what I do, and don't like about the arrangement. After creating about five more rough thumbnails, I have an idea of what the final product is going to look like. I then make a digital sketch that adds details and dimension. This is the final sketch.

3. Rendering

After the final sketch, I start on Lineart. After lying down and playing with my base colors I start rendering the main figures. After the “characters” have texture I move on to the background and lighting that brings the piece to life.