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= = I chose peace of mind as my theme for my __Pinwheel For Peace__. I chose this because I feel that if the world were to just close there eyes for a moment and see that beautiful beach sunset in their minds, the world may just be a little better. I know that if I feel angry or sad, I just close my eyes and imagine the orange and purple streaks painted across the sky and the sound of those waves softly splashing onto the sandy and all my anger fades away. = = A problem I encountered while making my pinwheel was whenever tried to make it spin, it would get stuck and cease to spin. At first, I was thinking about just making a new pole for the pinwheel and seeing if that would work any better. However, while simply loosening it from the pencil’s eraser, I tried to spin it again and it spun splendidly. = = I believe that my pinwheel came out very successfully. When I was finished, it spun right, its colors were very peaceful, and it is very easy for anyone to look at it and see that is symbolizes peace. The only thing I would absolutely want to change about it is its size. It is quite bulky and I believe it maybe knocked over by a strong wind.

== A main problem I occurred when working on this piece of art was the background. I would sit and ponder whether drawing everything and spending large amounts of time working just on the background, or just draw the main figures and black out the background. I decided on using the black out method as this saved time and made the piece much simpler. A minor problem I occurred was the face of the male figure. When using pastels on his face, I used too much of a tan mixture and needed to remove some. I tried using a straight blade, which removed a majority of it, but there was still more. I decided trying to use a damp rag to remove it, which did nothing. So then, I tried to use the straight blade again, which tour the paper beyond repair. In the end, I believe that this piece was a complete disaster. Even though the figure came out very well proportioned and were drawn well, I can see the little problems and issues I made in it. People have told me that it looks great and they love it but I still see the problems and dislike it. __My Kid/ Digital Art__

First, I took and lassoed the original arts figure. Then I add the background behind the figure. After that, I used the flames from the background and smudged over the figure to give him a fiery appearence. I then replaced his smile and eyes and readded his sword and shield. ADD