Self-Portrait

I didn't really know where to start on this drawing but i worked my way through. Throughout the whole drawing I needed a mirror infront of me. This was kind of difficult because half the time I needed to draw while looking at myself. I made shawdows to create dimension and highlighted where needed. Of course i measured where my eyes, nose. and lips needed to go so this looke dmore natural. If i were to do this again, I would take my time and focus on making my self-portrait actually look like me.

printmaking

For my prints I first sketched out an idea of what i wanted to do. I chose giraffes because those are my favorite animals and I thought they were a good idea for texture. Next, I carved out the lines that i didnt want to have paint. I had to use smaller tools for thinner lines and bigger ones for thicker. Then, I rolled on a good amount of paint onto the slab. I had to wait until I the paint make a sticky noise so the paint wasn't too thick. Most of my prints came out good but my favorite was my last one. I made a gradual affect with the blue and white and contrasted it with the balck paper.

Acrylic Landscpae Painting

I started this project off looking for a background, middleground, and foreground. After I found the pictures I put them together to make my project. Then I decided what colorscheme I would use. I decided to use monochromatic. This means I can only use one color and I chose blue. At first i didn't know how to work with only blue but then i started mixing it with its complementary, white and black.  Then I started actually working on the canvas. I started with sketching the mountains, ballons and the waterline. I painted the backgroud first so the horizon looked more natural. I painted the ballons last so they popped out more. Fo rthe ballon in the ballon i mixed the blue with its complimentary to increase its intensity.

Ceramics project

Radial designs where stressed in this project. I used the hump technique therefore my piece serves as a bowl. I made a design that would go well with my piece. Something that didn't standout too much. I learned that you haveto be careful removing the mold. Also,sppons are hard to make. I would be more careful with my project and put a little more of my time into it.

Pastel Still Life Project

I didnt't really plan on my composition. I just saw the paints and arranged them to look in a some what organized but messy way. A thumbnail sketch is a sketch that you do before you actaully draw. It makes sure what your drawing has a good composition. the viewfinder helped me focus more on the paints and not the background. I made the items look three dimensional by highlighting where the light hits and shading where it doesn't. I created a light source by making a shadow on the opposite side of where the light was actually coming from.