Prior to art this year, I have had two years under my belt. I took art one as a sophomore and art 2 my junior year. The things we are doing this year are really a combination of all the things I already learned, but more difficult in my opinion. I was never really interested in art until it was honestly a requirement. As the years went on, I got more into drawing and decided to keep on taking the class. It is all around my favorite class to be in. I get work done and at the same time have fun doing so.
This semester I have learned how to create a drawing with only use one main color and mixing it with black and white. I found this rather difficult because I had to still get the affect of the elephant, but only being able to use one color. It took a long time to mix all the colors and it did not turn out the exact color I wanted it too, but the finished product was still satisfying. I also learned how to paint on a bigger surface and painting in between lines more precisely so I did not mess up any of the other colors. When painting the memorial, you have to make sure you do not mix the other colors since it has to look super neat. It was actually easier than painting on a smaller surface, but still rather difficult to stay in the lines. When doing the rope, the most difficult part was trying to make the frays on the rope and just making it look like a rope over all. The way the rope was flowing was rather difficult to draw and hard to make it look realistic. I got a lot better at shading and I feel a lot more confident in shading also. For the personality project, I learned how to use lines to describe a word. For example when I used the word funny I would use lines and make a picture that describes the word funny. It was difficult because sometimes you think your picture looks like the word when others do not and it just looks like a ton of lines on a piece of paper. It was a fun project to do. I really improved on my painting skills because the monochromatic drawing you really have to blend the colors together and use them correctly. You really have to look where the elements are darker and lighter and start blending all of them together. It took a very long time to do so and it took a lot of effort. I painted a lot this semester so that is one skill I really improved on and I improved on creativity too. When in art 3 it is really about you picking something and making it into your own creation. I am not really a creative person so it takes a while for me to find something cool and interesting. That is a skill I really did improve on! I am really excited to start clay because that is always my favorite part of art. I always like making a cup, or a bowl, or even a little character from a movie. I am really excited to see what we are going to make this year and see what challenges I have to face. I also am excited to see what else I have to draw or even paint. I really like painting and I like being able to pick out something and start drawing it. I feel like I do a better job when it is something I am interested in and actually want to do. I really was interested in my monochromatic drawing so there for I put a ton of effort into it and try to make it the best it could be. I was so proud of it I even put it in a frame and took it home. I am just excited to get back to art! |
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May 2016
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