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Hunter Myers

Art 2

9-15-11

__Pinwheels for Peace__

I chose to do the anti-war theme because that was the first thing that went in my head. When I think of peace I think of war. We should not have to have war but I know we need it to have peace.

The only problem that I had was coming up with the quote. There are so many quotes out there but I could not find one that I liked. I did a lot of online research and finally came up with one that I liked.

I think my pinwheel is successful because it spins and it looks good. I think that the importance of peace is shown in my pinwheel. I think that my pinwheel will catch peoples eyes do to the color and then they may read about my pinwheel.

Art 2 First Grade Project The first thing that I did when I received the kids drawing is brainstorm and come up with ideas of how I could manipulate the photo. I uploaded the original photo onto photo flexer and began to play around with some of the tools like the scissors and more advanced stuff like layers. After I figured out what I wanted to do, I moved my picture to a different photo manipulation tool called Aviary. Aviary has a lot more options to play around with and I think personally it s easier to use. I liked using the magic wand because it was really useful and it was really easy to use. There are lots more tools that I did not use that could be useful like the liquefy brush and the smudge brush. I wish that we could work on another project using these tools because I know I would be able to do it 5 times as fast. Hunter Myers Art 2 11-2-11 Art Project

I chose this picture right away because I love to hunt. I use to have a dog that looked similar to the one in the picture and that’s what basically caught my eye. I just really like the way the picture looks. One problems that I had while working on this piece is blending for the right color. It is so tough to get the same colors as the original, but I got them as close as I could. I had to get a scrap piece of paper and mix colors until I got as close as I could to the original color. I did not have any problems with the gridding process and I actually think that it made it way less difficult then it could have been. I am going to draw everything with the gridding process. In my own eyes, I think my artwork was successful. I have never done artwork that has come out as good. I feel like I could do a bigger and harder piece with a lot more confidence, just because I completed this picture. I wish that as a whole, my piece would have been a lighter color. I think that if people looked at mine piece and the original piece together, they would be able to tell it was the same picture. Hunter Myers 1-17-11 Environmental figure writing The reason I chose the environment I chose is because I love to hunt. I love the outdoors and all the beautiful scenery that comes with it. So I put my figure in the beautiful rolling hills of Kentucky hunting for whitetail deer. The problem that I encountered while I was working on this project was when I had to mix paint to get a certain color. It wasn’t that it was hard, but if you mix too much of one color, you might as well start over because its not going to turn out. It was a pain in the butt. This piece took a lot of time. I really like how my piece turned out. I really like the colors of the trees and the sky. When my piece is done, I never think my piece is done. I could add more in more stuff if I did not have a deadline, I think that an art piece is never done. Hunter Myers 1-25-12 Social Issue The reason why I chose this social issue of Anti-war is because I support our troops. I don’t like war and I don’t know why we have war. I know a few families that have lost their loved ones in the war. Our troops are out there fighting for our freedom and all I want them to do is come home as safe as possible. One problem that I had while I worked on this project is the making of the figure. I have never made a figure like this out of clay, it was a different experience for me. My figure did not have hands, but I thought for the first time ever doing this the figure turned out good. I think that my figure looks like a troop, but I don’t really like how the color turned out. I was trying to get the digital camo look, but the paint was really hard to work with, so I tried my best.