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The title of my self portrait is one that not only represents my mindset during the duration of the project, but also gives a glimpse into my personality. Self- awareness is a characteristic that many lack and without being aware of our actions and the impacts they have, it would be an even bigger obstacle to make changes. Throughout the project, I had to motivate myself in order to get it done so the assignment in itself consisted of a lot of self control. Some of the more noticeable colors in my portrait include various shades and tints of red. I chose warm colors for the first box because of the warmth and happiness they enact in me. Colors such as burgundy and maroon were exciting to use because they are my favorite colors. Experimenting with yellow and green was also interesting because they are colors I don't usually lean towards. I often wanted to go outside of the rules and just choose colors I thought would look best, listening to the rules of values and shading was essential but also proved to be challenging. Through painting this I was able to get an insight of myself and I learned new aspects of my character that were unknown to me before.

I decided to use a variety of colors, so that the audience could get lost in the painting. The contrast that the colors expressed was interesting to view. Creating the ideal tones and shades was difficult but it also helped me experiment with color theory and let me expand on my self exploration through my art. The title "Self Control" derives from one of my favorite songs and also expresses the concept of controlling ones impulses which is a challenge faced throughout the project for me.

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Doing a self portrait was one of the projects I wanted to do since I got Art class . Sadly, in my old school I did not take Art, because I already had many classes, and they could not give me an Art class. For my self portrait, I chose 4 of my favorite colors, which were (red, blue, purple, green and pink). I decided to go by them for the reason that I knew I was going to be comfortable using them and saw them in a picture of me. Each color represents something important to me. For example, the color red, to me it represents love, hearts and I just love the way the color red is applied in my portrait. The color Blue, for me, represents something special with my mom, because it is her favorite color such as mine, and I feel that it is a connection between us. The color purple is a beautiful color that in my opinion represents peace. The color green is important to me, because it is the favorite color of my dad, and it is also my favorite color. The color pink, for me it represents sweet love, it represents sweetness, and I love itg for that, even if I am not a person who likes to share emotions.

Painting is one of my hobbies, I always had a secret passion for drawing, painting. I know I am not an expert in doing this, but I really enjoy and love every step of these activities. Since I am a person who does not like to share my emotions, through art I feel that I was able to express them without forcing myself to share them, and specially with this project of a portrait of myself, I was really happy to go through my emotions with this project.

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When I began working on my color theory acrylic portrait project, I found inspiration in when looking for what colors to use to paint. I decided to go with some of my favorite colors that I like to use the most. Which sparked my interest to use the 4 boxes. I love to use red and orange  especially and slowly both the colors began taking over the whole project, not entirely but it noticed it at one point and began adding colors that i like just as much such as purple and green.I wanted my colors to reflect anger calmness and sadness i think that the red did a great job show anger and the purple reflected the sadness while the contrast of green gave a calmness effect, due to the effect when i think of green i think of forest, with birds singing blue sky clear as the day.This gave me the decision to choose green as well.

The artistic hurdles that i seemed to face a lot was following the straight line,i found myself catching myself trying to hard.This isn't effective at all because my hand would start shaking, this was not good because i would pass the line that i wasn't supposed to and therefore my art did not come out as clean cut and i wanted it to be.I know i could've done better maybe if i didn't rush as much but i still finished and i still came out content with my work.Looking forward i do want to look more with the color wheel so i can remember how to mix colors more to memory and not keep looking at the poster. I had just realized this week that I don't know what yellow and red make together,so therefore I aspire to get better in color theory as well.

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-Finding feeling and emotion in my possessed pumpkin-

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-Finding feeling and emotion in my possessed pumpkin-

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I wanted to convey a sense of any emotion in my artwork, and to achieve this, I used colors like red, red/orange, orange, and green each of these represent an emotion that I feel but not always and the shape that, I picked represents something also and that shape is a diamond and that diamond expresses me, my feelings, and my personality, so this was a journey so that i can find out the meaning and feeling of the colors that i painted (tried) carefully on the portrait and each of the parts i painted had its ups, and downs and i was told that i needed an imagination to finish this and to know how to do this, but it was frustrating, but i had to deal with it because during the process i started to think about how it would look at the end and i started to think negative things about it because i didn’t really like it and it had no meaning and feeling to me at the time, but when i was done i saw me and only me i saw what i needed to see and i felt that i needed to be more positive about myself and less negative just because i didn't like the way i painted or how the picture looked.

So overcoming technical obstacles during this project allowed me to enhance my skills in art and become better and this helped me learn more about art then before so i'm am glad that i'm in art, and feeling new emotions and finding meanings in my self portrait and other things even though my portrait looks like a possessed pumpkin, but though this project i found many things in it and painting this made me find growth in it and finding more things about myself so all of this turned out better than i thought it would, and even if it looks like a possessed pumpkin it still looks good to me.

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When I first started painting my portrait project I wasn’t sure of what I was doing, I had and I idea of what to do thanks to the instructions we were given but for me it was easier said than done. Due to my lack of artistic knowledge and skills I didn’t feel confident when I had to add color to myself portrait. I analyzed colors I was going to use and for me it was a big deal because  I wanted this colors to be able to express my thoughts and ideas.

I ended up choosing 4 different colors. The first color I chose was green because it’s one of the most abundant color that we have in the world and also because for me the color green represents life and nature. When we look at big trees with green leaves or mountains full of green grass and trees we are able to see life and nature combined to show off its beauty. The second color I chose is the color blue because this color is also one of the most abundant color we have in the world and well for me this color represents the beautiful blue sky. For my third I chose purple because I wanted a color that could catch people’s attention and for me purple it’s a color that we you can enjoy when you look at it. For my fourth color I used red because this is a color that most people like it including myself, I’m not sure about other people but I think that the color red is associated with the color of our blood and not just our own blood bur also the blood of all the people who love us, who fight for us, who protect us, who sacrifice themself for us that kinda people. Lastly , I painted the background yellow because for me the color yellow it’s a color that can be related with happiness, joy and energy. I thought that by using the color yellow I would be able to transmit the feelings of happiness, joy and energy to whoever look at myself portrait.

As I was painting myself portrait I started to understand more the types of shades and tints I had to use in order to make my project look better. At first I made a lot of mistakes but the same time I was able to learn from this mistakes and I was able to me myself portrait look even better than what I was expecting. When I look at my project all I think is the amount of hours that spend on it and the meaning that it had behind all of those hours of work, luckily I ended up having a better result than what I was expecting and now I have some knowledge that I never that I would be able to use in real life.

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My acrylic self portrait project with the title “Expression” was created by me to mainly express the differences of emotion and feeling that oneself hold. This project can be used as a magnifying glass to let people zoom in to see the change and nuanced one color could be. Each section was carefully painted with a specific color scheme to demonstrate a match emotion that came along with it. In the middle, the portrait was painted with a really energetic and eye-catching color such as red and orange which is the side I express the most, this is the section that demonstrated the way people see me. Then comes the expression when I'm alone, the expression that maybe only I know about, the cool color showed some calm and deep relax emotion which I use to refill my warm color scheme. The third expression that I don't want other people to see could be known as my aggressiveness, with only red it can make you feel that you can’t look at it for too long because your eyes may feel uncomfortable. For the last color scheme it was purple and yellow. I can't even tell what it means, perhaps it is the color that shows my uniqueness. The colors seem opposite but match with each other. My painting was successful to show the difference nuanced in emotion that a color can express.

Through painting my self portrait, I was able to look inside myself once again and have a chance to notice the growth of my emotion, how that has changed compared to when I was a kid. Painting helps me realize that mistakes are important, it is not a disadvantage but rather an opportunity, it gives me a chance to improve and gives me experience. I believe that through my painting, people will see that each of our emotions were made with a different color with its own nuance, that is why no one has the same painting and be free to express your true color.

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My acrylic painting is about me. I was trying to pick out colors that would make sense in a painting way. When I paint, I don't have a plan. It’s like a surprise every time. As a result I made a solar system lookalike. I wanted to show how I can pick color and not know how it's gonna look. I took this step by step and took my time in the beginning. But as I went on, I got frustrated and rushed. That was when it hit me and I realized that was taking my time and I need to manage more of my time.

Everytime I’m reminded of this picture it shows how similar it is to life. That I can't always plan things out and there are things that I have to let happen. That I need to have a balance with things. Everytime you look at my portrait, look at the tiny details. I want you to see how I worked hard and gave my portrait a lot of love. From working from 9 am to 7 pm, these are my results.

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For my acrylic portrait project, titled “ Colors of the Stars” I knew I wanted something unique to myself while attempting to achieve 5 different color schemes with the colors I wanted to stick with and make my project pop. I wanted my project to describe me, which is why I chose the colors mainly related to purple, pink and green.  All those colors signify who I am as a person because of how they’ve always been my top favorite colors and I personally think that they suit me more than any other colors as another reason to why I wanted to incorporate them into the majority of my portrait while still following the rules of different color schemes. Another way I made this unique to myself was using Star shapes in my portrait to separate the different schemes. I used stars because in my belief, I am one but also I wanted it to be used as another way to make my portrait stand out with my own brand and be different from the majority of people. I think it is personally a good way to catch my viewers attention and also look into the perspective of my art with how I poured my creativity into using all kinds of colors yet similar colors and used in different shades and tints. I hope they can look at my portrait and gain inspiration into art in general especially with the chaos of colors combined into one piece. It's definitely overwhelming the more you pay attention to detail in my project but I think overwhelming is a great way to describe me and my personality at times,especially when I have the energy to be overwhelming to some people.

Doing this project made me realize a few things about myself, even though in the end I finished my portrait and made it look to the best of my ability there were some challenges that led me to grow as an artist, as a student, as a person. Nothing is going to be perfect no matter how much time and effort, but pushing yourself to do the best you can and explore the various colors and blending, tinting, shading, can all teach you a thing or two about how to really use your ability to make something look really good and with a touch of your own creativity. Therefore throughout my journey of making my portrait I had to explore with colors more than I ever had to before, but this is what opened a better perspective to my creativeness and taught me how to become a better artist using different techniques to make something new and something of my own. The biggest challenge for me of all, was finding the best shades of the colors I wanted to incorporate while also having the patience to get through the project and having slight occurrences of mistakes but that's another example of how I grew as an artist. I needed to learn how to have patience and not let little mistakes get to me in the sense of feeling the urge to give up on the piece and starting over. Even though I did feel like that at times, I had to remind myself of the importance of at least getting the project done before the deadline. It was a stressful feeling for sure but no matter what, it was made by me and I tried my best to present my creativity and really show the viewers a taste of what I can deliver regardless of minor inconveniences.

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Choosing a photo was kind of hard, having one to paint with the full intention of painting to the best of my ability. The color I chose was simple to me because those colors have meaning. I chose green because it is about how nature is, and how I feel when I admire it. The color orange is because of the warmth of the sunset when it's close to the dark. The calmness of blue, kinda like the blue morning when you were a kid or that nice cool feeling where it's nice to be outside. Then the color purple, the mix of warmth and cool, creates something so unique. The color purple to me is like having a greatest time with close friends, like meeting with them and having the same vibe as before like nothing has changed. I put in a lot of work because those shades I put have their meaning. The real reason it's called last-minute thought is I found that to pick the right shade has to be when I did the work then having a paper to have the idea of it because it's hard to remake the same color twice

When I was painting I knew I had improved since the last time I colored something, I had quicker ways to mix colors thanks to art class. Something I need to work on would be to stay in the line and not go over the other colors. This was fun and a great opportunity to paint and make it with the most effort. I would love to make people draw or even sketch because not only you could put your idea in an image but can show why something means so much to you as an individual

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When I began working on my color theory acrylic painting project, I found inspiration in Leonardo da Vinci because he was an amazing artist who painted one of the most famous paintings of all time, like the Mona Lisa. The concept for my self-portrait project , “Paint Lives Matter” took root from my deep appreciation for Mr Stephens since he showed me how to become a “painter”. The process of bringing “Paint Lives Matter” to life was guided by my fascination with high hopes that my project would turn out amazing. Inspired by the vibrant world around me, I decided to explore the world and it is full of colors. My color choices in “Paint Lives Matter” such as Different shades of Red, Blue, Teal, Yellow, and Orange. They were influenced by a friend. I wanted to convey a sense of happiness and joy in my artwork, and to achieve this, I used colors like yellow, orange, and teal. My fascination with color theory led me to experiment with different colors and to actually experience how an artist feels when they are painting. The colors in my self-portrait mirror the emotions I wanted to express, particularly yellow and orange since they express colors that show joy. My exploration of color theory through “Paint Lives Matter” was a personal quest to become an artist. The initial spark of creativity for this project ignited when I contemplated how the colors were going to end up.

As I immersed myself in the process of creating “Paint Lives Matter” I faced artistic challenges such as messing up where the paint is supposed to be, and adding the wrong colors to the canvas. Overcoming technical obstacles during this project allowed me to enhance  my skills in painting in the lines and adding volume. Through the strokes of my brush and the blend of colors, I aimed to convey a powerful message about believing in yourself even when times get difficult. My future artistic aspirations include learning how to create a portrait by hand then proceed to color into normal skin color,  building upon the foundation I laid with this project. As I move forward in my artistic pursuits , I envision myself to be better and more confident in my projects. This project has been a significant chapter in my artistic story, setting the stage for others to be more confident in projects.

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As For my Self-Portrait painting when admiring the portrait itself I looked at my values. Each value shows a significant sign of Courage and Values I take pride in. Yes, it may look like There is no Humanoid in the Portrait but If you look closely you would see me. As in school I don’t really communicate with people that much; these colors represent hiding. The Blue and Red represent my thoughts and how I Spread Positivity. Yellow-greenish represents me communicating but at the same time not communicating.

As doing the project I really cared for every color I was using, because the amount of time and value I dedicated to this project is worth it. Throughout the painting I learned a lot of Color blending combinations that looks really cool; I knew these before hand but I quitted are 5 years ago but coming back to art after 5 years feels like a fresh start and starting with Making a portrait of myself feels really heart warming because I never done this and I put all my time just to see the end result which was truly worth it because each color represents my personality/emotions. This whole project/portrait showed a lot of self-perception and how we view ourselves with the power of art.

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My artwork "Introspection" began with my color palette. I chose cool colors to fill out the first box to represent my inner motivation. Cool colors represent calm and peace, which reveals my inner motivation to achieve a peaceful life in the future. It also represents the more reserved and calm part of my personality. The second box was drawn using a monochromatic purple color scheme. Purple is associated with nobility and luxury, and when used in my art piece, represents my desire to work hard to get to the top, getting what I want. For my third box, I chose a complimentary color scheme of red and green. Although the colors have a festive association, that was not what I was going for. Instead, I chose these colors to represent passion, red representing fiery risk-taking and sacrifice, and green representing hope and a new beginning. Both of these colors are used to represent my vigor, connecting even if they are opposite on the color chart. Lastly, I picked an analogous color scheme of green, blue-green, and green. I use this to represent my outer personality. I take upon a more calm demeanor and tend to take the easier and more chill path in my life.
This art piece leaves a significant mark on my artistic history as it is my first self-portrait that I have done in relation to art. During its creation, it led me to think deeper into myself and carefully choose what colors would work together. I learned about the depth of my features that helped create the black and white portrait. It also represents my first time actually creating an art piece with the idea of color theory in mind. Instead of chaotically drawing whatever in previous art classes, I had a clear set of skills that I needed to use for my project, being a big step up from previous pieces. I hope to learn more about color theory and more to improve my art skills.

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For my art piece, I took many inspirations from many different places. After a while I finally saw the meaning behind my piece, though I cannot lie that when I started this project I began it simply for the grade and to pass this class. But when I stayed up at night to complete this, I finally started to understand why I did this project, why I joined this class, and why I started drawing in the first place. The reason I did this project and the reason I even began to draw was due to self expression! The outermost color scheme is very little red, this is for the reason that I try to hide myself as much as possible and share very little, the red is to attempt to push people away. The second layer is fully blue and this is to represent the sadness I feel towards myself at many different occasions. The third layer is a bunch of different colors including green, red, and blue, red for the anger and blue for the sadness I feel at myself for making mistakes with green being there as a comfortable color, having a lot of history for me especially in my younger childhood. The second to last color scheme holds three colors, blue purple and green, green for comfort, blue for sadness, and the purple for pride/confidence i have about many things, but as you look the purple fades more and more when looking right, this signifies how my pride/confidence falls apart easily even at such small and insignificant things. Lastly my innermost square represents my imperfections, failures, insecurities, and worries in everything. This is the most important part of my identity and as you look at my work you see the many spots and lines that are incomplete and this is to represent how incomplete i truly feel about myself, i was supposed to use another color in this square but it isn't there, not on purpose i just noticed as of typing this out, but even then it shows how incomplete i am to such an extent that i'm missing key parts of myself and my project. You may notice that the background is a yellow color, this too has a purpose, as I am Asian. I decided having yellow on me would seem racist and having it in the background also may represent my history and how i come from a family of proud Asians.

For each square I had a color scheme, and these are each color and their schemes. For the outermost one I had red and green as they are complementary. For my second square I chose monochrome blue, though I struggled as I soon found out I was low on blue. The third held split colors red and yellow green/yellow blue. The fourth one is simply cool colors and the last one was supposed to be secondary colors. Though if you are to look at it you may notice orange missing. This was a mistake that worked out in the end. In the end as much as I suffered with this project I truly loved the outcome and the way it made me realize how I saw myself all this time. And i hope that after this i may get a better, kinder view at myself than I've had all this time.

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During my process of painting, I decided that the colors I incorporated into my painting would have more of an emotional view . I decided to use both cool colors like green, blue and purple while also using warm colors like red, orange and yellow because emotions are very much not black and white, are very much opposites and can change up at any moment. so I decided that my first box would be centered around colors related to anger and irritation. Then for my third box I went with both red and green to show that different emotions can be felt at the same time like being angry but disappointed at the same time. While using cool colors mostly blue to show negative emotions such as unhappiness and misery. So I wanted my viewers to see the different colors and associated all the different emotions that can be felt as a human. So I experimented with opposite color schemes to show exactly the differences in emotions.

Through this artistic portrait, I was able to express myself through my portrait of being the oldest daughter in having to keep all these negative emotions on the inside since one isn’t allowed to fight back or express pain but instead is supposed to keep a cool exterior such as using blue as one of my main colors while the chaos remains around them in which I used a red background to represent that. Since being the oldest it’s a lot of pressure and the need to keep calm under pressure  I want to keep exploring more of myself and understanding emotions  through our art projects and color schemes. I hope my art can help people get a deeper understanding of emotions one needs to keep deep down due to certain situations like around parents or higher ups etc.

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My exploration of color theory through “My Self Scheme” was a personal quest to better see myself through the outside and inside. This project helped me with my self esteem, since it was like looking in a mirror for more than a week, as well as it was a way to better understand myself from all the time spent focusing on myself. This project did not only help me discover the color schemes but also to myself and my feelings. I picked these colors because they inspire me and make me happy for being light colors such as yellow which is one of my favorite colors, and it makes me feel happy when looking at it. I wanted my project to be a reflection of myself, not just what I look like on the outside but also inside.

The central message that I wanted to communicate through “My self Scheme” revolves around having a good way to look at yourself. This project really helped me with my self esteem, from looking at myself I kinda got used to it then I didn't see myself the way i used to. I used to be insecure about myself but now I’m not as much due to this project. In conclusion this project was helpful for me to better understand myself and have a better way of looking at myself, it also helped me with improving my self esteem and a way of seeing myself.

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Creativity all comes from a person’s mind, my creative side will be seen in my Color Scheme Acrylic Self Portrait, titled “ Late Nights”. For my self portrait, I was able to reflect about the person I am with the variety of different colors I made, creating tints and shades. The colors chosen and seen on my portraits are the colors that best suit me as a person, honest and compassionate. It shows the delicacy of how messing up one single value on the painting can throw off everything. Paint being smudged shows the idea that art doesn't have to be perfect with every little detail being precise. In the real world, we have obstacles that represent who we are as a person and not just living a perfect life. It shows the honesty of this project.

During this project, I was able to see a different perspective of life and art. Art doesn't only come from precision but your own personal perception too. Mixing the colors, and creating different shades and tints for each one allowed me to make the mistake of not coloring the other parts that require the same color. This allowed me to create the color over and over again, which can be used to show that we as humans make mistakes over and over again but we learn from them. My way of learning was being able to fill in all the spots for the same color with the same value without wasting paint. I believe we as artists know that making mistakes in life and art are the ones we should cherish the most because it’s what helps us grow and become who we are or what we create.

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My portrait is meaningful to me because I took a lot of time on it and I messed up a lot on it but still found ways to fix it. I was never really into painting canvases because I would always give up on it and get frustrated but with this project I learned that even if it looks bad just trust the process and it would end up looking good or there's ways to fix it and make it better. The experiment was making colors and their tints and shades and I used the values from my canvas to give it its values. I used the colors that I used because I wanted to use different colors throughout my project and give it more effect.

Challenges I faced during the artistic process was that I wouldn't get the colors right and some brushes were too thick and they would mess it up but I fixed the problem by remaking colors and for the brushes I would just switch to a thinner brush depending on the details. This project is a significant milestone for my journey because I have never enjoyed painting on canvases and this is the first time I have completed a painting on a canvas.

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When I began to work on my Color Theory acrylic portrait project, I found inspiration in being able to make so many new colors only using the three colors we were given. This stood out to me because I found it really interesting how you can make new things or colors out of old things or in our case, out of only three colors. I chose these colors because I wanted to be able to use every single color I can because I feel it represents my personality. I think this because I  have a lot of aspects to my personality and it's all over the place so i wanted to choose many colors to represent the many parts about my personality

I personally faced a lot of challenges during this project. Some challenges i faced was finding time to complete this because i'm a busy girl and im always doing something crazy all day and i can never find enough time to do this, but this project made me realize that i need to manage my time better and that i need to prioritize my school work first before my shenaniganz.

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When I started working on my color theory acrylic painting portrait, I found inspiration in how colors would blend together and how they would do it. I wanted to create a sense of emotion in my artwork and to achieve this I used the colors red and green and yellow. Red represents the emotion of anger, green represents the emotion of neutrality, and yellow the emotion of joyness. My fascination with the color wheel also led me to experiment with the color of teal. That is why those are the colors I chose.

An obstacle that I had to overcome was staying within the lines. I also had to be careful on how much paint I was using. I had to overcome the time we were given for this project. Throughout this project, I explored the idea that art can be a mirror reflecting how you feel.

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For my self-portrait acrylic portrait project, entitled "My mirror" I wanted to explore more about my artistic, creative stage when it comes to mixing and creating.

Through my self-portrait, I seek to explore my own identity and reflect it in a color palette, each brushstroke in my self-portrait is a sincere expression of my emotions and experiences. I feel that creating my self-portrait is not simply to capture my physical appearance, it is an introspective journey that leads me to question myself in a way that I rarely do in my daily life. Working on this project I experienced a process of self-discovery, an exploration of who I am and how I perceive myself in a constantly changing world.

After seeing my project finished, he left me some teachings about myself and how I have perceived myself. The choice of colors, lighting and composition are a little unconscious decisions but that give a message to convey about me, the strong colors such as red or blue, the dark that was purple, bright that is orange. In each, I seek to communicate a part of my story, a facet of my identity that is often overlooked in my daily routine.

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For this project we were instructed to sraw rectangles and paint each rectangle a different color scheme. As shown in my painting, it's easy to see I was a bit stressed even though this was supposed to be a relaxing project. I started off with green because I feel green is a very calm but still bold color, which I feel represents me as a person. I knew I wanted to use cool colors but I struggled with shades and tints, especially getting each color to match each other after already painting. As it’s also easy to see, I used a lot of purple. Purple is a color that I feel I associate myself with a lot as it's also one of my favorite colors and to me it’s a color that can be associated with happiness in any given situation. Doing this project helped me realize I probably shouldn’t work with paints, all the mishaps and mistakes were not on purpose but I feel I show a lot of myself as I’m not a perfect person. Much like my project didn’t come out perfect and as pretty as I wanted it to be. I also used blue a lot. The blue to me represents the loneliness and sadness I come to feel on a day to day basis, as well that’s the reason I decided to use a lot of purple. The blue and purple to me represent the happiness and sadness I feel on a day to day basis.

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The choice of primary colors in my self-portrait was deliberate, as I aimed to invoke a state of naturalness. I wanted to use each of the color’s simplicity to create a more complex depiction. I wanted to convey a sense of tranquility in my artwork, and to achieve this, I used a range of values from colors such as blue to capture the essence of ease. I wanted to create contrast to draw your attention towards red and its values, aiming to create a sense of control.

As I immersed myself in the process of creating “The Acrylic Stare,” I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to keep my composure with each stroke of the brush. I learned through experimentation, how to gather the right blend of colors and to simply move on rather than focus on any blunders. My self-portrait serves as a visual narrative that encourages viewers to contemplate their own willingness to collect themselves.

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For my acrylic paint project named “small eyes, big personality,” I chose these colors because I thought they symbolized parts of my personality and culture. Through these colors, I represent my mood and personality. For example, I chose purple because it represents a calm and peaceful mind, which I usually have. I chose orange because it symbolizes optimism and energy. I chose yellow because it is strongly associated with food. I chose red because it represents desire and passion. These colors represent me as a human being, and this is why I chose them to represent me.

Through this self-portrait project, I was able to become a better artist while also figuring out what colors and descriptions fit me. By using the different shades of each color, I also got to represent my differences and similarities to the color I chose to represent me. I wish that my acrylic self-portrait would help show my personality and my ideals to people who see it.

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The concept for my self-portrait project, “Their Palette”, took root from my deep appreciation for the people around me. I wanted to convey my appreciation and emotions towards my friends and family through the colors, since they’ve had a huge impact on my world because of this I wanted to include my family and friends into my self-portrait instead of describing myself of my emotions and feelings through the colors, I included my family and friends by using colors they liked, this allowed me to demonstrate how thankful I am for being in my life through my self-portrait. I made my color-scheme thinking of them, each box/color scheme representing close family and friends that have had a huge positive impact on my life.

As I immersed myself in the process of creating “Their Palette”, I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to think about what exactly I wanted to convey in this project, my self-portrait. Overcoming technical obstacles during this project allowed me to enhance my skills in painting and mixing colors, but also allowed me to really demonstrate my talent and skills through my artwork. Reflecting on my artistic growth throughout this project; I realized that as long as I keep with a motivated mindset, which was my family and friends, I would be able to end up with a satisfied result through my efforts.

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When I began working on my color theory acrylic portrait project, I found inspiration in art because, when I started choosing my colors, I chose the colors purple, red, blue, and orange and blue. Those colors made me think about how I see myself with colors. First with purple, purple is a color that has the power I see myself when life is not going well for me. I feel like I have power to change that and be who I am. The power I didn't have back then but now I do and I feel that my palette has a color. The palette represents me when I didn't have color at all, when I wasn't myself. The color red represents how loving I am. I love myself and other people. The word love for me is really big because my heart is basically the word love/loving. Being able to color myself in red means that I love the people around me and actually love who I am. As my mom would always say to me, I have a big loving heart for everyone. The color blue means to me safety, im a safe guy to be around with and not only blue mean safe it means that i'm loyal as well this express a lot to me because im always loyal to the people and to myself being a safe person and also being loyal is a person that would never betray you or myself. Last but not least orange, orange means to me Happiness why you may ask because being happy will always be my number one thing. Being happy and seeing that I connect with other people makes me a great person. Orange is a color that would be my top 5. These are all the reasons why I choose those colors for my Self-Portrait. They all have a connection with me.

I hope when people see my artwork, they will interpret it as who I really am and that those colors mean something about me. And I feel like people should really use the colors that mean something to them or just express themselves with colors that they have never used before. I believe that people should pay attention to art and the colors because I say that art can be something that you can express your feelings or yourself. Why you may ask because there might be some students that are really closed up and not open very much. I feel like people and of course myself should take art seriously, while I was painting I took a long time trying to figure out what colors I should do and when I chose the colors I wanted they meant something about me. When I painted my self portrait it made me think that art is not just painting on a white canvas, it is something that you should express yourself too. There were some challenges when I was doing my project. The colors were not really matching my vibe and how I wanted to be. I took a lot of my time while painting but it was all worth it at the end of it. And also art is very important because, It offers us the ability to influence and change our experiences and lives. That is one of the reasons I notice that art is very important to society.

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In this project I was inspired to explore the different shades and tints of the many colors I used. The painting is a very bright piece with many colors. I was challenged to choose colors that complement each other. As an indecisive person, choosing the colors for this project was the most challenging. In the end, I was satisfied with the colors green, purple, orange, and complementary colors.

Overcoming technical obstacles during this project allowed me to enhance my skills in patience and problem solving. Throughout the whole process I kept messing up. I tried to not let it bother me. Most of the mistakes I made were fixable. It inspired me to have a better outlook on things.

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For this art project, Color Scheme Acrylic Self Portrait which I titled “Schemes of my Life” I was able to express my abilities to tint and shade colors and express my current feelings through art. This project was like a way to let out my emotions that I typically hold in and keep to myself. I was able to tell my current life experiences and my feelings through this artwork. Throughout the process of choosing my colors I realized that this month has been challenging and I chose cold colors. I chose cold colors to show that not only do they express negative emotions but they can also be seen through different perspectives. Typically when you think of the color blue, you may think of something sad or negative. While, from my perspective I see the hue colors as bright and joyful. I chose blue to express the negative things in my life, but there is always something good to come which is shown in the hue and brighter color in my artwork. Purple to me is a color that calls attention and its hue is also very bright expressing the positive outcomes differing the negative ones. The tints in my artwork were seen as calming in my perspective and to me remind me that even in bad times you should keep your calm and get through the negatives and focus on the positives. I also chose green as a color which to me is also a very mixed emotion color that can be seen as calm or very vibrant. After choosing my colors, it made sense to me why I chose cold colors. In my life the cold colors can express my emotions in just a piece of art.

This self portrait project was more than just a canvas to me, it was a way for me to understand and accept life experiences and express my emotions. I learned there are ways to express my feelings instead of just holding them in. I learned that there are two perspectives to everything, you can choose to look at the negatives or focus on the positives and grow. I struggled with finding the perfect balance of the tints and shades to show my emotions, but after a few tries I found the perfect balance that I truly felt expressed me. I also went through the challenge of double layering the paints on the canvas to create a smooth texture and cancel out the white spots on the canvas. But I realized I had to do more than 1 layer to even out the colors and create a smooth canvas. I feel accomplished with the artwork and my awareness of my expression to my feelings, and I hope others can also find peace and ways to control their emotions.

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For my project I explored a variety of colors with shades and tints that were special to me because the colors helped express my identity. Art helps me express myself because with the bright and vibrant colors it shows who I am. I think about myself because I am such a joyful person. My portrait goes from bright pink shades and tints expressing my joy and happiness. Pink is also my favorite color and people think about me when they see pink to dark blue and green colors which help express some sadness that I have been through in my life. This portrait helps express all the experiences and situations that are part of my life.

While I was painting my portrait I knew that these colors weren't only just colors. Each color helps identify each part of myself, which expresses my emotions. While I was doing my project it brought new perspectives of myself with each color. The tints and shades were very expressive of myself and my portrait has a very deep meaning to me.

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The Colors that I chose were used to express my view of the world around me. I started with a cool color to express that in my perspective the world is somber and sad in many areas and moved to a warm color to express that the world still has beautiful moments and places that we can all enjoy. In the last two boxes I switched it to a cool and warm color scheme with green and yellow for the third box and orange and blue for the fourth to express how the world is a mix of emotions, places, and people.

This Project also connected to my personality because I have a very chill personality with the people that I really know which is hidden and is small hence the first box and a warmer personality for the people not in my circle hence the second box with red,orange, and yellow. And finally the last two boxes which is my regular personality which everyone knows about.

Now I will talk about the actual project, I used cool colors for the first box such as purple, blue, and violet which connected to me. It had a nice smooth blend as well. For the second box I used yellow, orange and red which went together nicely, though I did have some hardships with the eves and blending. For the Third Box I went through a struggle with the different shades of green I had to use but in the end I think it came out pretty nicely after the struggle. Finally for the outside I didn’t have any problems because I only had to color large parts such as my hoodie and my hair.

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A.perez, 14

I wanted to convey a sense of happiness and positivity in my artwork and to achieve this, I used the colors yellow, blue, green, and purple.I used these colors because there’s a lot of meanings to a color for example, the color yellow responds with joy, happiness,and friendship and i'm a friendly person.Blue represents freedom and i feel free.Green represents  positivity, peace and I’m a positive person.purple is a chill color and I'm a chill person.All this colors respresents my emotions.

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Starting this project, I was unsure. Unsure what to do on the blank canvas that was given to me. I didn’t want to just “paint.” I wanted to feel what I was painting. Choosing a photo was difficult, because I knew I would lose passion quickly if I couldn’t even look at myself sketched across the canvas. With the help of close friends, I had the reassurance that it would be okay. I was inspired the second I had the rectangles drawn out, because I saw an opportunity to use my favorite color in one of them. The whole time, I looked forward to painting that one specific part of my portrait, even though it was the one that would put the painting together. Knowing every detail would mean something. I chose a calm purple scheme for the middle because purple is a meaningful color to me, it is that warming feeling you get when you’re in the moment. A moment where you bond with another, laughing, caring, and feeling. These two colors meant everything to me, and kept me hooked into this painting.

Throughout this project, not only did I grow as an artist, but as an individual. It made me realize how much I’ve grown as a person when I viewed my face on the canvas. And it brought me back to the art world when I chose the colors for each rectangle. I could’ve used complementary colors and analogous colors, but I stayed simple and used monochromatic colors. I didn’t want to over complicate it, just keep it simple. That’s how life is right now for me, just living. Simplicity is a beautiful thing and I wanted to incorporate that into my portrait. I learned to find ways to express myself, my identity, and my life. In the end, self-expression didn’t seem all that bad to me. I hope my art, or art in general, can inspire others just as much as it inspired me.

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For My Acrylic Self Portrait, “Colorful Praise”
The way it came out was not what I originally had planned. At first, the colors didn't have any meaning when I was thinking about them, but after a while I realized the meaning behind my colors and why I chose those specifically. Each color represents my personality and how I act, the order is a representation of how often I use them.

From this project, while I didn't fully understand what I was supposed to learn at first, after a while of working on it I felt like the work we put into it helps us learn more about patience or to just keep trying.

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For my acrylic portrait project, titled ¨Emotion and mood,¨ i wanted to explain and explore the colors of the portrait with my self picture. This project is something that portrait shows my emotions and colors that expressed my emotions with the 4 colors. I set out to display a unique emotion:Euphoria. I carefully selected colors,because

The color purple is calm and introspective yellow, to express the idea of looking inward.

And the color vibrates out just like the acrylic and vibrate colors of it and the colors emotions of the paint. It was a bit like a colorful self -discovery was because of the colors.

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Artist statement

A specific mood that I aimed to express in my artwork is happy. I chose these colors to create these moods because the bright colors on the painting makes the colors stand out.

The look of the primary colors complementing each other makes the painting look bright. A bright and colorful painting makes it pop and stand out. When I was picking out my colors I knew that the colors I picked would give others a good meaning.

I hope that when people see my artwork, they will interpet is as a good, brightfull, and beautiful painting. I hope for this because I aimed for others to see my art and think about the different colors I used to make the painting pop. painting myself i wished for people to look at my artwork and admire the different colors and details.

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En el lienzo de mi esencia, trazando líneas de autodescubrimiento, me revela a través de un autorretrato saturado de colores vibrantes.

El azul, como el océano de mis pensamientos y emociones, fluye en oleadas de calma y reflexión. Es el reflejo de la profundidad de mis experiencias y el misterio que yace bajo la superficie.

El morado, una fusión mágica de lo espiritual y lo terrestre, simboliza mi búsqueda de equilibrio y armonía en un mundo lleno de contrastes. Es la expresión de mi creatividad y la conexión con lo divino.

El rojo, como el latido ardiente de mi corazón, representa la pasión que me impulsa y la intensidad con la que vivo cada momento. Es la llama que aviva mis sueños y aspiraciones.

El amarillo, como un rayo de sol en mi alma, simboliza la alegría y la luminosidad que habita en lo más profundo de mi ser.

En este autorretrato de colores entrelazados, me encuentro a mí mismo, un ser humano complejo y en constante evolución, explorando la paleta de la vida con intensidad y gratitud. Cada tono se entremezcla en un ballet de emociones y experiencias, creando una obra de arte que soy yo.

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My exploration of color theory “Exploring the world of colors” was a personal quest to experiment with colors and knowing whether I can make a mix of what I needed. As I was doing my worksheets I tried to mix the right colors together to make the secondary colors and the tertiary colors. I found it was very difficult to mix the right colors together because sometimes it ended up being different than what I wanted. I kept searching for the color schemes I would choose for my portrait. What colors would look great together? Would I use warm or cool colors? I tried the colors I wanted on a separate piece of paper until I was satisfied with what I ended up with. I learned that art was more difficult when doing it, But in the process I gained a lot of experience and skills for future references.
As I immersed myself in the process of creating “Exploring the world of colors”, I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to memorize a recipe to make a specific color. I had to remember “2 dots of blue and 3 dots of red” to make purple and so on for every color. With these steps It helped me a ton to make the colors I needed. I learned the precision of color mixing, tinting, and shading. This project was a significant part of my artistic journey in learning to combine colors.

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For my Acrylic Portrait, titled “Exploring My Options,” I wanted to try out new colors instead of just my favorite colors like pink and black. This project connects to my feelings because I wanted to explore my interests in colors. Playing with colors, I understand how pretty those 4 colors can be. My idea on this project was to make it be more out there with the selection of colors I picked.

This project made me understand real world things. For example how there really is more to the world, just how there is more to colors.

In every part of this project and every step from this project I learned a new thing. Not only on colors but on myself as well. I learned that I am capable of doing more than one color.

My Interests in Art changed, now I know there are more beautiful things to art rather than just coloring. It’s even a better feeling knowing that I can create those beautiful things. I hope my art can inspire others to explore all the different options not only in art but in life too.

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Star boy

What specific feelings or moods did I aim to express in my artwork? How did I choose colors to create those feelings or moods? I wanted to convey a sense of mood in my artwork, and to achieve this, I used colors like yellow, green, blue, purple and red. I started with yellow because when i started with yellow because i was feeling happy and i was confident while i was painting and i had hope for this painting. When i using green because i was feeling comfy i felt at home also when i was using blue i felt relaxed and i was calm and when i was painting with purple i was kinda sad when i did purple and when i did red i was kinda angry because i messed up and later on i fixed it and i really hope you guys like my painting and thank you for your time.

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When I began my color theory acrylic portrait painting, my fascination for color theory made me use and mix different colors I didn’t think I would ever use. As I experimented with different color combinations it opened my eyes to the beauty and vibrancy of the color on my palate. Once I was finished with one color scheme I was constantly looking for what colors I could use next. For me the possibilities were endless. I was able to choose the color schemes that popped out in my eyes, using warm and dark colors, complementary, and tints and shades to illuminate my portrait to my liking.

As I immersed myself in the process of creating “My,” I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to try harder to make the colors mix, tint, or shade. A constant problem I had was making the colors lighter or darker than the previous color. I had to experiment many different times to finally have the tint or shade that I wanted. This truly showed me how discipline and a strong mindset is necessary if you want to accomplish the goal I have set for myself.

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For my self portrait project, titled “Desired Portrait” I wanted to experiment and learn more techniques about not only painting self portraits but the actual colors. This project was a chance for me to learn more deeper about art itself. For example, what colors to mix to get the perfect shade. I chose a set of colors like purple, yellow, red, and green. During my process of making the colors, I had to learn to make monochromatic colors which are different shades of a color. I had to carefully make sure that they were different shades of that same color when actually painting on my canvas. It gave me a chance to see what I was capable of in art. During my progress it was a little hard figuring the exact color shades I wanted but seeing that I was able to achieve that part made me feel proud knowing I can actually do something with art. Something I had learned from my very first self portrait is the amount of patience it takes to get the desired effect you want for your final product.

As I immersed myself in the process of creating “Desired Portrait”, I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to learn more about the amount of patience you need to meet the desired effect you actually want. During my progress with the colors, the hardest part for me was mixing the colors to get the perfect shade I want for my portrait. Something that I had struggled with is getting the same color after running out of that color. I had to overcome those struggles by finding ways to get the right shades for my portrait. Something that was also challenging is not messing up, when it comes to painting in the wrong areas makes you stressed because it makes you want to give up. I had to learn that making mistakes was okay because that only meant that I was getting better from learning my mistakes. Overall, this whole project made me realize the amount of capability I have for art and it makes me feel proud over something that I have accomplished for the very first time.

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My self portrait “Showing True Colors” helps express how I feel doing this artwork using specific colors to influence my emotions. I wanted to use blue, green, purple because it helped influence my feelings by showing my anxiety because I couldn’t be proactive while doing my project but while doing this project something major happened in my life which a family member passed and so that made me choose the color blue for feeling sad while doing this project. I chose purple because purple is a type of color where it expresses my personality because I like the color purple but to me, the color purple seems like a chill and lazy personality which really represents me and I want people to see that. The color green means positive and confident in my eyes which is also part of who I am which is why I chose this color. My personality and emotions of my identity helped me choose my mood of colors in this project.

Technical challenges that I have faced while trying to complete “Showing True Colors” are color mixing and brushwork. I overcame these challenges by being aware of my actions of making sure my brush doesn’t get dirty and hardened by the paint after being done using it, as well as color mixing which I kept having to mix paint in order to get the same color that I want and it got pretty annoying having to mix the same paint and having limited paint to use which led me to nearly destroy the paint brush bristles because I kept pushing down hard on it thinking it would spread more of the paint but it nearly ruined the entire brush. I overcame brushwork by having more patience and completing my artwork slowly because I realize I didn’t have to rush in order to finish but I just have to utilize my time carefully and overcoming this challenge, I was able to improve my patience and as well as my art skills for being more persistent and precise. Overall, I have improved my patience for doing my overall project, my awareness for brushes and being clean, as well as utilizing time.

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In the recent project, I created a self portrait using acrylic paint, color theory, value, and shading. using the self photo, I learned to identify subtle shifts in value, translating them onto the canvas with my brushes and acrylic paint. What I got was not just a portrait, but an understanding that by manipulating values and hues, I could give my painting depth and emotion, breathing life into the picture. The harmonious dance of warm tones, the way shadows played with highlights, and the transitions between colors all contributed to a newfound appreciation for the art of capturing the essence of a person through paint. My exploration of color theory revealed that it's not merely about replicating what we see, but about making art come alive by using colors that evoke emotions and tell stories on the canvas.

Through this process, I learned that art is not just about replicating what we see but about conveying emotions and stories through colors and techniques. The subtle shifts in value, the interplay of warm and cool tones, and the transitions between colors all contributed to breathing life into the picture.

I want viewers to consider the power of art in capturing the essence of a person or a moment, transcending mere visual representation. My self-portrait reflects the idea that art can evoke emotions, tell stories, and convey deeper meanings beyond the surface. It encourages viewers to explore the intersection of art and emotion, prompting them to appreciate the capacity of colors and techniques to convey societal themes and issues that may not always be explicit but are nonetheless present in the world around us.

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My creative process started with a simple idea, to capture the essence of what I enjoy. The first  box was to represent my favorite fruit, the strawberry. My second box was to represent my heritage as a mexican american because the flag has green and in my opinion on that flag that is the color that stands out most. The 3rd box was to represent sweeden because that is a country i want to live in when if can . My final box is to mirror one of my favorite albums “californiacation” by red hot chili peppers because it is one of my favorite albums and i love music.

Overcoming technical difficulties during this project allowed me to enhance my skills in mixing paint and staying in the lines. This was before I had many difficulties with these before do to a lack of experience because I hadn't done art before. Now due to this  I have more practice and can actually do these things with mild proficiency.

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For my acrylic portrait project, titled “Color Bloom,” I wanted to "bloom" the colors that represent me. The moment I heard we got to pick our own color schemes, I already envisioned using color from Green to Red-Purple. While Red-Purple technically is a warm color, it follows purple on the color, and doesn’t feel off with the rest of the cool colors. Green and Blue-Green being the focal point on the center of my face, as green is my favorite color and holds a lot of value to me. The rest of my face, hair and my shirt being Blue to Red-Purple, Blue and Blue-Purple existing to highlight how as a person, it takes it to be low 60 degrees outside for me to actually consider putting on pants and a sweater, because otherwise I don’t feel cold and in fact help warm people I hug or hold their hands of. Purple and Red-Purple added to include my girlfriend’s favorite color of Purple, because she is a part of me and my life. This connects to my background colors being Orange and Yellow with the warmth of those colors expressing the warmth I can bring to people’s lives, both figuratively and literally. Why Red wasn’t included is due to the fact that Green is in the center of my face, the furthest of me from the background, yes green is noticeable but so is the Blue and Purple, thus Orange and Yellow work to compliment those colors.

Personally, I’ve felt that I am lacking severely with tapping into my creative side in life, always focusing on stuff like homework, math, extracurricular activities and college coming up soon. This project helped me do something, but not something that could and likely would stress me out. Arguably being really awful as well when it comes to anything art related, I’m proud of myself for what I laid on my canvas. More specifically I remember the Green section of my face all looking like it was the same shade, but I let it dry, tried again with tinting, and managed to make it look much better. It was always a challenge to try and get the right shade for a color I would start to work on, but then stop and re-continue the following day, so when I did eventually find the color again, it felt as if I found a missing puzzle piece, every single time.

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Artist statement

Color Scheme Acrylic Self Portrait

Acrylic On Canvas

¨Mirror Mirror On The Wall¨

The concept for my self-portrait, ¨Mirror Mirror On The Wall¨, took root from my deep appreciation for the color palette because I chose theses colors because I felt like it would give a bright vibrant color to make the portrait seem fun, and they help convey this by giving off this bright, fun but not too fun.

I hope that when other people see my artwork, they will interpret it as fun but chill as the same time. Not too fun but not to chill like and in-between but I feel like with this mood/vibe it can change a personś mood to either fun or calm.

In the end, This painting is to justify bright and calm mood.

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Frightening is definitely a word you can use to describe my artwork. The painting consists of all the colors in the rainbow in different tints and shades. I utilized a large variety of colors and shades to convey a sense of chaos through the picture. Lately that’s how my life has been because I have been feeling stressed out for the past two weeks due to my poor attempt in balancing certain aspects of my life. I have been struggling to keep up with school work and volleyball games because I tend to prioritize the team and the sport in general. It has caused me to fall behind on my college applications which has been the source of the anxiousness. Through my painting, I intend to express a feeling of chaos and stress because just the same way all these things add up and contribute to this feeling, I made all the different colors represent small fragments that contribute to a bigger whole that appears hectic and all over the place which is how I felt while working on the piece for the last two weeks.

Throughout the process of painting my self portrait, I learned that there is no shortcut or easy way to complete it. I gained the understanding that if I don't fully immerse myself into my work, it will result in a sloppy piece that will represent the effort that I put into the creative process and it won’t convey the correct message I intend to put out. I also wanted to point out that I do not owe anyone peace of mind and I did not create this to make anyone feel pleasant or relaxed, I hope that the viewer is able to feel my dumpster fire of emotions through my color choices.

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For my Acrylic Color Schemes Portrait, titled “The warmth of colors'' I got inspired by the warm sun and nice weather which is how I got the name “warmth of colors”  and I wanted to convey my vibe through this portrait of me with my artwork. With my experience with color theory i chose to use warm colors through the art and tint and shade the colors. To achieve this elegant portrait I used the colors yellow, orange, red, and red violet mixed in with some white and black. This masterpiece brought me a good time and was most pleasing  when I got to paint alone with some chill music in the background that got me in a state of relaxation where I could paint smoothly.

As I slowly saw myself through the painting it was like a feeling that I never had felt before and during this process of producing “The warmth of colors” I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to work at a high speed. Some of the challenges that I encountered was not having enough paint and not having enough time to paint. I overcame this by borrowing some paint from a friend and working late at night. Even though I did not finish until the last minute I still see my art work as a piece of its own.

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Initially, the concept of self-portrait to me was just another simply need-to-finish project as I don’t consider myself as an artist who can integrate different ideas within a canvas through different color schemes. However, when I truly began the art project through the process of picking the colors and color schemes, I found myself to be inspired by the uniqueness of color combinations that allow one to freely express themselves through the different shades, tint, and tone within the canvas. Therefore, it’s the reason why many artists do art: to communicate their ideas, their sense of esteem, their morality in certain topics, and their hopes inspire others via different mediums and art techniques. For me personally, the journey of creating “Finding Myself Within The Canvas” simply began with a single thought: to convey my emotions through the cool colors. In order to do so, I choose a cool tone of purple, blue and green with 2 warm colors that evokes the sad tones without having the portrait to be in a fully dark tone. In order to come up with the final portraits, I was able to explore through the vast combinations of colors in which it allows me to understand which best suited me. Thus, experimenting with colors is a major part in completing any self-portrait project of not only myself but also the others, such as the viewer as it encourages self exploration and self-gratification.

As I immersed myself in the process of “Finding Myself Within the Canvas,” I faced artistic challenges that compelled me to find the solution that was not necessarily right but rather help guide me to the one that I am best comfortable with. People make mistakes and errors, therefore, they shouldn’t be pressured into finding the “correct” answer to their problem. One should rather slowly find their natural self through experimentation as everyone gotta start somewhere. Hence, this project has been a significant chapter in my artistic development, setting the stage for the continuation of growth I will have in the future as I encounter more challenges while practicing art. In conclusion, as I move forward in my artistic pursuit, I envision myself to be able to enjoy art; painting to be specific with or without pressures.

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In this portrait we were instructed to use rectangles throughout our image displaying different color schemes in each rectangle. Since I picked an image that covered my eyes and was more on the easier side, I decided to use hearts instead of rectangles to illustrate more of a tone and theme for my image. The image I used was taken in disney world when i had just gotten a new set of ears and the ears consisted of cookies with sprinkles and a strawberry. The strawberry really influenced the colors I picked because I mainly wanted the bow and strawberry to look real. Since Minnie's bow is pink normally, I picked pink for one of my colors for that reason so I could make it look real. I chose red, blue and purple because they seemed to align with pink better than the other colors; additionally they brought life into the painting by using the different tones of the colors, some being a lighter pastel sort of color and others being darker and more of a pop kind of color. With the different colors I get to really demonstrate life and vision into my painting. And another thing the colors i used are my top favorite colors which adds a bit of feel into the painting. My goal was to reach a very pastel and very happy feel with my painting since when i took the picture i was really excited and feeling bomb af.

The image just shows how much I like to explore new things since the journey to accomplish the picture itself was crucial. I don't consider myself the best at painting or making colors so this project was a bit of a challenge for me but once I had the inspiration in my head I knew I could do it if I took some extra time to do it. Yes I did mess up a couple of times not getting the correct colors I want and not precisely painting in the lines but I found a way to fix it. The strawberry in the image is a big part of me since I love strawberries. When I was little my face would get so red that my family said I looked like a strawberry so that's why I got the ears and why I mainly focused on the bow throughout this portrait. I hope you can see what i was trying to accomplish in the painting and i hope i learn more and advance my skill of painting as i am not the best at it.