Reflecting On Four Hour Project

I feel like this project was different from others that we have done in the past because instead of doing a project that we got assigned, however the class had the opportunity to create any assignment we wanted to do. We have been focusing on proportion and emphasis in all of our recent projects, but this time we could focus more on our work than what we have been learning. This impacted me because I was very excited to make my own self-portrait  throughout the first term of art, and I finally had the opportunity to do it. I tried my very hardest, by looking in the mirror and seeing my skin tone and all other specific details on my body that I could relate to on my paper. During my process I had some "bumps in the road", but I overcame them and my final product turned out very good. Along the way, the difficult parts I experienced were that I mixed some paint with other colors, which led up to messing up my skin tone, as it turned red rather than a beige/tan color. Also, apart from painting and sketching out my self-portrait, I had a hard time cleaning up at the end of each class. I was so caught up in all my terrific work I done, that I sometimes forgot to clean the paintbrushes properly and wash the tables, as it led to a big mess at the end. I learn from my mistakes that after doing my work I have to clean my mess and not let others clean the mess that I caused. In conclusion, the final piece came out how I liked it to because all the colors from my skin tone to my hair was correct and all my hard work payed off. I made everything in proportion and attempted to make the drawing like you were seeing my face in real life. My favorite thing to do in art is to draw myself and I got to do that in a good amount of time, which I was very happy about! This was my favorite "short project" out of all the others we were assigned and I hope we have the opportunity to do the same thing next term! 

The Book Project...progress and planning

The original plans for The Book Project is that I am attempting to try tell a story of a chinese women who got slapped from the leader of her "group" and then left on her horse to start a new life. While she is on her journey, she goes through different towns, trying to find a place where she wants to settle. Finally, the women comes upon a trailer where a mother lives and they become very good friends. So far, the challenges that I have faced are that it is difficult for me to put all the "rules of balance" within each scene, such as proportion or emphasis. Also, the two pictures that I have chosen are hard to  make story that is easy to understand, so I am trying to make the whole story very simple and basic. However, the part of the project that is going well is that even though my story is somewhat basic, it is also creative. I thought very hard on how to make a good story, and I think the outcome is going to turn out well. 

Drawing the Human Figure from the Inside Out

The goals for todays class drawings were to draw different classmates in the class, while they were in all kinds of positions that were difficult to draw. Ways that I achieved these goals were to start from the center of their body, the waist, and work my way down by drawing the legs and feet so I knew how long the body is. Then, I drew the top of the figure, stomach and head, so I balanced the sketch out, instead of drawing different parts of the body at different times. When it came to the finish drawing, it didn't look anything like the person, since I had to work very quickly, but also because I didn't focus on the little details that were involved in their posture or outfit. In some drawings, I didn't sketch out if their knees were above their head, or if a piece of clothing was hanging loose. Next time, I could focus more closely on the person while I draw, than my own paper, so I could get every little detail within my drawing!