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Why did I choose this theme? Well I believe that pollution is a huge problem in our world today and it would really make things more peaceful if we would recycle more. Because of the recycling theme I incorporated the recycling arrows in the pinwheel. Notice that the arrows go in reverse to symbolize undoing pollution.

Some problems I encountered. To start out I placed the arrows on facing the wrong way. But I decided to incorporate them into the design to symbolize undoing pollution. Another problem I encountered was coloring the arrow the wrong color. To fix it I went over it several times with the correct color.

What I think about my work. I believe that my pinwheel is very successful. It spins freely and is representative of what I believe would help encourage peace. And the colors are just an added bonus to allow all the little children of the world to unite around it because all people can relate to the colorful facade of the pinwheel.



Why did I choose this painting? I chose this painting because it really looked like a fun project. In the beginning I really liked how the colors flowed. I also like all of the brush strokes that really allow the painting to look free flowing and very free. Another thing I liked about this painting was how the figures were sort of in an embrace and blended together.

Some problems I encountered? Some of the problems I encountered were fairly small but made a huge impact on the painting. One problem that really had me stumped was how to blend all of the colors together and make it look like the original. Eventually I just had to let the painting do what it wanted and it turned out great. Another problem I encountered was getting the skin color right. After some trial and error I finally got it.

Was it successful? I believe both my painting and the original were very successful works. I was a little skeptical at first that my painting would not look the same and it doesn't but thats okay because it gives it personality. I also liked the how well the blending turned out. The only thing i didn't like was the mans face. It doesn't even really look normal.





Building this picture and converting it took lots of work. I started out by placing the picture in Queeky. There I removed the background and tweeked the triangles. After the background was gone, I placed the other image there. After seeing the original photo on the background I had chosen, I decided to change the triangles to look more like flying saucers. They looked good but still needed something so I added little green men. Over all I like the finished product but after I took the screen shot somehow little lines were added to it so there is now a box around the aliens and the boy. Also, trying to figure out these programs on the fly sucked. It was very difficult to manipulate the photos when I had no idea what I was doing.

Why I chose this painting I chose to do this type of painting because it was something I had never done before. It was a challenge to come up with a theme for the figures but once I did the background just followed. It was very easy to make the painting to look comic book esque. The figures look very powerful and and represent the fact that all people can be superhero's.

Some problems I encountered One problem I encountered was the drawing of the lady in the painting. It was difficult to get her to look feminine and add boobs. Another problem I had was that the background did not look like it was in the background and it just did not look right. So I took the building and made it look like it was very close in the middle and moving away on the sides.

Is it successful? I believe that this painting is fairly successful. It looks good and has the look i was going for. However I am not super happy with it because it is definatly not my best work. If I could do it again I would have chosen a different medium and put the figures in different positions.

Why I chose to do this I chose to support gun control because it is something I love. Guns are a part of life and it is our right as Americans to own them. Recently talk about stricter control of them has surfaced. I say that there is enough restrictions as it is. If this right is taken away what will they take away next?

Some problems I encountered One of the problems I encountered was the breaking of my clay figure in the kiln. I was a little upset when I found out but once I got it back together it was ok. Then I had to figure out how to make the figure stand up and how to make him look like he was protecting a family. That took some brainstorming.

Is it successful? I believe my piece is very successful and is very powerful as a work of art. It conveys a sense of responsability to people who want to take guns away. It makes them think "what if they didn't have a gun?'' and I believe that showing a man protecting his family with a gun from the bad things such as a robber, murderer, wild animals, etc... is much more powerful than just showing one particular thing.