What's The Point

   I had a lot of ideas for "What's the point". One of my ideas was a geometric-type drawing and I came up with the idea of drawing cards.  I chose to do cards because I thought I could use different values and shading with this particular subject. I showed contrast by making the cards underneath darker and adding shadows. I also used contrast when identifying the black and red cards. The black cards are darker whereas the red cards are lighter. The medium I chose was pencil. I chose pencil because for my drawing, it had a lot of defined lines which I thought I could best draw with pencil.  For this drawing, I used different techniques.  I wanted to be sure that all the cards were equal in size, so I made a template for the shape of the cards. I also measured out and sectioned off the suits and numbers so I could make them even.   Some risks I took were I changed the scale of the card and I had to try and change the contents of the cards to scale. Also, in sort of a "spur of the moment" I took a chance when I decided to differentiate between the red and black cards.  The message I am conveying is how all the cards are the shape and I used the same method to create all of them even though they hold different values. So what's the point of discrimination if we're all part of the same deck of cards in life.

Printmaking

Well, I started off the project by finding pictures of goldfish and their environment and then combining different elements from the pictures to create my own drawing.  Then I traced it onto linolium and cut out the parts that I was not going to put ink on.  In my original drawing, i had all the scales on the larger goldfish drawn out, but after realizing how difficult and almost impossible it would be, I decided to do just a couple of scales.  It still gives it some texture and design, but keeps it simple and not busy.  I found the scales the most difficult part because they were so small.  I think, overall, I did pretty good on this project.  I do agree that it lost some of it's design while being transferred to the linolium and being cut out, but it was neccessary to complete the project so it looked good.  I also like the colors I chose, they are the colors of a goldfish.  I learned a lot from this project, including how to draw simple but intricate designs, and then to cut them out and make prints out of them. 

*****Shoutout to my goldfish, Joey, who inspired me to do a goldfish. Whoop Whoop*****

Frog Tongue :P

     This is meh frog tongue photo.  I thought this photoshop project was really fun and interesting.  I found it relatively easy to complete.  But then I came to the shadow, and I did something weird with the frog so I couldn't put the shadow on it without it looking messed up.  However, I think it still looks good. I liked this project.

Angry Pancake

     This is my angry pancake.  I had a lot of fun doing this.  I really enjoy doing photoshop projects like this and being able to create fun and weird things.  I think I did a good job of following the directions, yet making it my own.  I thought this activity was really fun and simple.  I would enjoy doing this again.

Stencil Project

 

     I really enjoyed doing this project.  I found that using the spray paint was very fun, and watching how a normal picture could turn into a big picture spray painted on to cardboard.  Some things that I learned are that when you cut out the stencil, you cut out what you need to spray paint.  One thing I had trouble on was spray painting over things I had already cut spray painted.  But I just spray painted back over those areas.  For this project, I had to get an expressive photo, so I decided to take a picture of my little brother.  Then we used a program on the computer where we could change the colors to simple colors.  I decided on black, blue, and white because they are boy-ish colors so I can give my stencil to my brother.  Then I projected it and traced it onto large poster paper.  Then I cut it out and put it on my cardboard.  Then I spray painted it.  I think my stencil was successful.  It looks like the original picture and all the elements that I wanted to show are there.

Contour Line Shoe Drawing

     My drawing improved with the contour lines.  I was unsure, at first, how it would turn out since I am used to picking up my pencil and moving around the paper, and not paying as much attention to detail.  It was difficult at the beginning of the unit, but I eventually got used to keeping my on the paper for the whole drawing.  I was able to add more details with the contour lines. I could see and draw the creases and little details using contour lines.  They were very helpful in this drawing.  And very important.  This is more detailed than I would have originally drawn it originally.  Drawing the shoe laces was difficult, however, with the contour lines.  But overall, I feel contour lines have improved my shoe drawing.

iPad Value Study

     Creating the values on the iPad is very different than doing it with pastels.  First off, you have an endless amount of colors so you're shape can be valued to the fullest. Another plus to using the iPads is you can layer the different shapes so if you mess up, you can easily erase what you need to without messing up the other objects.  Also, there is a blending tool in the iPad unlike with the pastels where you have to try and blend the colors with the different pastels.  But there are similarities.  Like you have to think about which colors would look good together so your values look good.  I feel I've learned a lot about values to make objects look 3-dimensional.  I think I did a good job showing the different values and the way they blend.  Technology is useful and important in the arts because it gives artists a new way to express their art and creativity.