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 * ART.VA.II.HS.1 || **// I can create and modify artwork through the critique process. //** ||


 * ART.VA.II.HS.5 || **// I can reflect on the process that led me to my final, successful piece. //** ||

Original painting

My painting

I really liked the shading of the colors in this painting. I thought all the wrinkles were very well done. It really gives the picture a 3-D feel to it. I think I was drawn to it because it seemed to have a rough feel to it. The sketchy blending looked really interesting and it seemed to work with the painting that they were drawing. It seems like it was done with pastels and that is the kind of medium I wanted to use for my painting.

The hardest part of this was the coloring. Finding the perfect color for each part was very difficult. The background and bag was considerably easy, but once I got to the skin and shirt I felt like giving up. It took me forever to find a good color for each shade of that specific color. I eventually got help from the teacher and fellow classmates to find the best color. Other than the coloring, I had little difficulties in making the painting. The sketching was made fairly simple by using the grid.

I am fairly content with how the painting turned out. I wish I could have done the skin tones and shirt better, but I believe I got the main idea of how to draw this way. I think I gained the skill that we were supposed to learn. I would be proud of my painting if I showed it to someone. My parents and friends keep reassuring me that it looks good so I'm just going to agree with them.

Kicking woman

=Figurative drawing=



I picked this background because it sounded interesting and funny. I found it when I was looking for something else and the idea just came to me. I kept looking after I thought of this but eventually I came back to it. I thought that this kind of background would work very well with this assignment.

I didn't have much trouble picking which picture I would use in this assignment. I was modeling one day so I only had two to choose from. I had most my problems deciding what background to do. I had no idea what to do for the longest time. After I decided what to do for the background, it was pretty easy. I didn't know how tall to make her so I just guessed around 5' 6". I drew her a few inches too tall but I was pretty close.

I'm moderately happy with my finished product. I wish I had done something more colorful, but it's hard to work with a mugshot. I think the drawing of the figure turned out very well. It looked great for a mugshot drawing and I liked how I outlined it in Sharpie. I wish that I could have thought of something more creative.

Social issue project:



I chose my theme because my dad smokes. Being around someone who smokes is unpleasant, as well as deadly. I decided that this was a very important theme in today, because of all the people who are exposed to cigarette smoke daily. It is one of the many reasons that cigarettes are bad, but I find it as one of the most important because people who have never smoked before are at risk. Since this was such an important issue, I figured that it would be fun to make. In making this portfolio, I had quite a few frustrating problems. This included finding a place for my figure to stand. When I was cutting out a trifold, I wasn't thinking about the figure, so I didn't leave any cardboard for it to stand on. Since I had already pasted paper, pictures and some paint on the trifold, I decided to cut a slit into the cardboard and shove another piece of cardboard with cigarettes on it through it. Looking back on it, it actually looks pretty good (aside from the picture of the cigarettes being a little wrinkly because the figure fell).The decisions for what pictures took some time and I'm pretty happy with the choices I made. I believe that my social issue is presented well and would persuade some people. Except the paper looks a little crudely pasted on and does not complement the rest of the work. If I could do it again, I would have printed out all of the pictures out at home so I could have added some color. Also, I would have worked a little harder on the figure because, looking back at it, the gloss doesn't look complete, and some parts of it could have been smoothed out. I do actually like that I forgot a place for my figure to stand though, because it required me to be creative and give the figure a better place to be displayed

Social issue painting

This picture is pretty straight forward about the point it it trying to get across. I believe it is corporate influence. This artist believes that the corporate executives have to much power, and take all the money from the everyday citizen. He stuffs his face with everyone's money, even as they shower him with more The artist went into a lot of detail on each individual in the painting. As I look closely, I can see that some are actually smiling as they give him their hard earned money. Maybe to emphasize that they are being brainwashed by the industries. The artist is very literal in his metaphors, as it shows the corporate executive actually stuffing his face with the money. Putting all the giant businesses in the background and making that one man larger than everyone else could possibly put in the message that the people are belittled by these big industries. All these enhance the main message that is trying to be conveyed. Personally, I love the piece. When I was browsing for a social issue it caught my attention immediately. And by catching my attention I had to stop and look at it, and really think about what it was saying. This makes it a successful painting, because it gets attention and makes you think. It's very direct and also pleasant to look at.