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I think, personally, I have definitely grown as an artist this semester. I am so glad I did two oil paintings this semester because they helped me try something new outside of colored pencil. I really enjoy using oil paint because like colored pencil, oil paint blends really easily and as I saw in my last project (figures project), you can create really nice layering with oil paint. Along with the successes, I also had some downfalls. In my Zodiac project I used chalk pastel for the vines, leaves, and background which I regret using because it seemed really dry to me.  I wanted my project to feel moist and jungle like but it just looked dry and flat to me.

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These are just a few of my practice drawings, these drawings really helped me figure out what I need to work on. For example, making my people to big or not drawing the people to scale.

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I knew that there were 12 zodiac signs so I associated those with the 12 hours of the day, in a clock. I started off by drawing out some of my ideas for the composition of the signs, the associated colors, the background, esc...Then I was trying to decide what materials I should use which was a struggle for me because I had just finished with painting and I did not know if I wanted to paint again, so I went with chalk pastel and colored pencil

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For my bottle practice I really tried to work on the transparency of the glass bottle.  I also worked on the reflections in the mirror and my shading techniques.

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I used 6 colored pencils, 2 red, 2 blue, a yellow and a white to create a very bizarre piece. I also incorporated the brain, flower, eye and different patterns in my piece to add a unique touch to it. The first picture is of all my swatches/blends I used (or tried) to incorporate.

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I am not sure if I will pursue art in the future, career wise, but I do know that I will definitely take this course again next year because I love how art allows me to express myself and allows me to have fun. I have always thought of being an illustrator for children books but I am not completely sure if that is what I am going to try to do or not.  I loved how I got to try something new this semester with oil paint but next year I would like to try watercolor paint too. Also, I would like to try maybe acrylic next year as well, I just want to branch out and try new things instead of sticking with colored pencil. I have really enjoyed taking the class and I hope to be in your class next year:)