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What are your most significant areas of artistic growth? What artistic struggles did you learn from?  As you pursue art for pleasure or maybe even as a future career, what subjects or new approaches would you like to try?

I definitely stepped out of my comfort zone, which is why I'm very happy I took this class. I kind of gave myself very little space to improve and this class helped me with that so very much. I'm definitely going to pursue art as my career and I'm pretty sure that I'll be going into illustration and character design. And while doing so, I will 100% try to step out of my art style.

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Digital Works and Sketches From This Semester

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Digital Works and Sketches From This Semester

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I chose a mix of two of our prompts. Using myth, I created a mermaid character. Using "the small things" I made her small. I ended up taking it a step further and made her into...well sushi ! Of course I could try to pass it off as some type of political statement, but I just wanted to draw a mermaid to be frank.

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What were the four grid categories you used for this artwork?  What was most successful as you worked with the categories?  Explain.

My four categories were emotion, oil paint, bright colors, and finally asymmetrical balance. I'd say the most successful category must be oil paint. I started using the medium (and disliking it very much) and overtime I've learned to love painting with oil.

What did you learn by creating this artwork (composition, materials, technique, meaning, etc.) that you can apply to future work?

I learned that oil paint is difficult to work with. It's a very hard medium to master but I hope that I can actually take this bright color palette into my digital works.

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What were the four grid categories you used for this artwork?  What was most successful as you worked with the categories?  Explain.
The four categories I chose were narrative, watercolor, layering, and graphic novel page. I think The most successful was how well the graphic novel layout turned out. It was difficult at first but over time looked better

What did you learn by creating this artwork (composition, materials, technique, meaning, etc.) that you can apply to future work?
I learned that no matter how much you dislike a piece, finish it. It's always nice to see your finished artwork all completed.

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What were the four grid categories you used for this artwork?  What was most successful as you worked with the categories?  Explain.
My four categories were anatomy, acrylic, palette knife, and shattered. I think the one that was most successful was the use of the palette knife. It brought me out of my comfort zone and made me try new things.

What did you learn by creating this artwork (composition, materials, technique, meaning, etc.) that you can apply to future work?

I learned that going out of my style is fun; I should've done it much sooner. I think this is merely the first step out of my shell.

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1.  What colors did you use and how many different mixes did you achieve in your final painting?

I used six different paints. Using two shades of red, two shades of green, and black and white I ended up with around 30 to 40 different colors in my oil painting.

2.  Explain where you contrasted neutrals with bold color and why you placed the bold colors where you did (regarding composition).

I placed my two main contrasting points in the top right and bottom left. The reason I did this is so my neutral colors would guide the viewer down (or up) to the next contrasting point.

3.  What is most successful in your painting and what would you change if you could?

I would've made the background darker now that I look at the painting. To be completely honest the painting feels flat and empty, but I am still very proud of it.