6Jacob



I choose this piece of art because it looked pretty cool and it looked semi easy but turns out i was wrong. The main problems i had were focusing because its very hard to focus in a loud environment and the laptops being at a easy disposal to us they are a huge distraction for getting work done. The other problem i had was trying to make a painting into a pencil drawing which was extremely hard because nothing turned out the way i wanted it to. Am I happy with it? Not particularly because i figured it would look a bit better and it doesn't look that good the whole torso area just looks like a mess.


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I did this because it looked cool. And i did not have any problems whatsoever. I do like how it turned but the grass could have looked better but oh well. I chose this topic for my social issuse because people do not understand fully what wounded vets have been through. I did not have any problems with is whatsoever. Yes i am happy with it because i am finally done
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Jake Tanner Art 2 5/15/12 Social Issue Painting Critique

The social issues being portrayed in the painting I chose was that smoking kills. I believe that this painting is portraying that because it has a human with a cigarette in his hand and the back side of him is turning into a skeleton so that’s why I believe the social issue is that smoking is bad for you. I believe the viewpoint of the artist is grim, I think that he has had a family member or a close friend die from smoking which is why he is doing this painting. He probably thinks that doing this piece will change some people’s minds about smoking. The elements that are used to clearify this painting is obviously the cigarette that the guy is smoking and the guy on the ground who looks like he is obsessed with cigarettes. The other thing that sticks out Is how the person is transforming into a skeleton and the color choice made the picture look dark and gloomy.