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!