Over the past 5 months, I have grown not only as an artist, but have also gained many other things. There were many experiences that I have been through that have been some of the most important moments and I will always cherish them. The people I have had the pleasure of working with and the friends I've gained are very important to me. They are some of the sweetest, most talent human beings.
I remember the first week of art class, I was nervous that I wasn't good enough or that I would have trouble being able to portray my ideas. After talking to the others in our class, I felt a bit more confident in my art and once the first piece was finished, I was surprised at all the support I had. I never knew a group of people could not only be so nice and kind, but also helpful and motivated to help each other out. This was also the first year I joined the art society and I can say it has helped me open up more and become more involved in the art community at our school Through National Honors Art Society, I have participated in many different events. Walking in both the Homecoming and Christmas parades were fun and I had a great time. These people are some of the most creative and inspiring people I have come across and we all shared a mutual interest in creating art. One day in 3rd period I was able to go to downtown Apex and help put up and decorate the tree for the auction. It was amazing to see everyone's small canvases all together on the same tree, giving a creative and unique vibe that none of the other trees had. I am excited to see all the events that will be taking in the next semester and plan to participate in as many of them as I can. Fast forward to now, I have not only been exposed to many new mediums, but have also received a large amount of feedback on the way I create my pieces. Seeing what needed to be fixed or touched up in each piece is very helpful. I don't want to have elements that bring my piece down, and would much rather have a piece that i'm much more satisfied with in the end. I would have never known my strengths and weaknesses until this class and I am glad that I have this information. I am ready for my art journey to continue, I can already see improvement since my first day in the class. I am curious to see how much my art will be improved by the end of the year, I still have so much to learn. I wouldn't choose any other group of people to share this experience with. Mrs. Rossi has been an inspiring and influential role model and has helped me along the way and I am grateful for the things I have been taught. The second semester will be strong and I know our class has great things ahead of us.
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This theme was one of my favorites in comparison to the whole semester. I really liked the concept of combining two things that are generally not shown with each other. Elements of nature are usually shown with other nature elements and mechanical elements are usually the same way. I got a sort of save the environment vibe from the theme so that's what I decided to go with.
I really thought about environmental issues I have noticed in my life, and the thing that stood out to me the most was when pandas were going extinct. As I was growing up, this was the first time I had even heard of extinction and I was scared because I loved pandas. I wanted to portray the effect we are having on wildlife so I went with a city theme that also incorporated pandas and their natural environment. It was a bit of a struggle to get my idea down, but once I knew what I wanted to do, I was able to start it and keep going with it. I had actually never drawn a panda before so it took me 2 tries to get it, having to adjust the arms and the legs. In the end, I like the colors I used, however I do plan on going back and adding more detail to the buildings in the back to make the piece come together more. Choosing a landscape picture was most likely the hardest part when it came to this project. I wanted to do something that wasn't generic and widely drawn. This crossed out things such as the beach or a forest. Taking a picture that had one tone of color and adding in new colors was something that I wanted to do, which would have been more fun with a creative landscape.
I decided on using a picture that Tori took in Las Vegas. She took the picture at Red Rock Canyon and I really liked the atmosphere that the picture portrayed. It just seemed like such a calm area and I wanted to capture it in my own way. The way the mountains were shown was very subtle and the plants popped out. Since I used oil, I had some issues when creating this piece. The first layer, took so long to dry, and its because my house is very humid and keeps paint wet. So after moving it into the art room, it dried and I began adding new layers, and I was working on it at a much faster rate. Overall, I like the use of color I gave this piece and how I was able to give it a messy look that pops. For this piece, we were instructed to take a picture of an animal and recreate it using any medium. I thought about all of the art pieces I have created so far this semester and I decided that it would be good for me to go back and use Prisma for a second time, since I enjoyed it so much the first time. For the picture of the animal I used, I ended up using Anna's cat, Napoleon.
This was actually a struggle for me since I wasn't very used to coloring fur on animals. When using Prismas, I always like to find hidden colors that you don't normally see within the piece. From the picture I was using, I was able to pull out pinks and blues as well as slight greens and yellows. For the final piece, I decided on a light pink blanket for the background. In the end, I do have to say this wasn't exactly my favorite piece I have made this year. If I were to redo this, I would give the entire piece a crosshatched look to make the cat look soft. I really like how texture can be created with Prismas and I will keep that in mind if I end up drawing an animal using them again. For this project, we were asked to create a self portrait and were allowed to choose any medium to make it. We then were told that we had to make sure our self portraits were not generic and that there were elements within the piece that made it stand out. I took some pictures and messed around by putting paint on my face and using a matching bandanna. After all of the different pictures I took, I ended up using this one for my piece.
For my medium, I went with digital. Digital is a medium that I have a decent amount of knowledge with and have been working with it for around 5 years. This piece, however, was new to me. I had never attempted semi-realism and have only done a few test sketches for it, so this was a step out of my comfort zone. To achieve the look I got, I started with the base skin color and went over with generic shapes of color and slowly got deeper with color values. For realism, i had quite a few issues that I had to overcome. Usually I have exaggerated features with eyes and lips with my general cartoon style so I had to conform the shapes to be slightly more anatomically correct. Coloring was also an issue cause I'm not used to getting deep colors on the skin tones. In the end, I was able to pull it all together and create this piece, I am happy with how it turned out and I am glad I went out of my usual comfort zone. |
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