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For the final touches, I used a different brush to add texture to the background. I drew birds to fill the negative space, and made it small so as not to distract viewers from the main art. I also added a banh mi in the hat as an extra detail. Lastly, I adjusted everything to make it more vibrant.

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Hi Angela!

I really enjoyed looking at your “Invisible City" drawing. When I look at your work, the first thing I notice is the background. The dark galaxy and stars make your city really pop out. The sparks and stars make it look very whimsical and dreamy. My favourite part is the angle. The angle makes it look like I'm looking up at all the houses and the dark galaxy. It makes me feel small and amazed. I also liked the placement of shadows and how you used hatching and stippling to draw it. The placement and technique let the viewers know where the light is coming from and how it is interacting with the object. Another thing that stood out to me was the textures. The wood planks give a sensory experience, while the clouds enhance your art, and it's a good way to fill up the negative space. I'm definitely going to try to draw my clouds like that! Lastly, I like that you and your partner placed the artworks right above your actual cardboard project. I was able to view and compare both of your art pieces while looking through the cardboard version. I really enjoyed viewing your art, and I think you did an amazing job!

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I added a Vietnamese koi fish (cá chép) next to standard koi fish. The fish represents the difficulties that one faces in this life will change into a better and more powerful form.

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I am almost done with my artwork. I finished drawing myself sitting against the tiger, and I added mountains in the background. The background is supposed to represent agriculture, which is rooted in Vietnamese culture as it shaped social structures, spiritual beliefs, and cuisine.

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I added a lot more details to my art. I want to play around with perspectives, so I drew the koi pond from a downward point of view, while the others are straightforward. I really like this since it creates a kind of border that fills negative space.

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Today, I mostly played around with colors and different tools on Procreate. I wanted to make the colors look bright and natural, to make my artwork seem sort of comforting. I added lotuses, which are a symbol of Vietnamese culture.

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Today, I tested out a few different media such as charcoal, pencil color, a bit of water color, and digital art. I ended up working mostly with digital art, which I found most comfortable for this project. I've decided to make this artwork all about my culture. I'll include symbols, food, and traditions. Today, I added my tiger and played around with how I wanted my posture to be. The tiger is my birth animal, and as a kid, it was always acknowledged as a big part of my personality. So, I drew it in a childish, messy kind of way to represent my younger self.

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During this workshop, I was able to show a lot of teamwork and collaboration. It was a new experience for me to teach others, and I had a lot of fun helping. I also went to a few other workshops, all of which were really cool, especially the spray-paint and marble art. Overall, I enjoyed the spirit and being able to walk around and view all the artwork and people working at their stations.

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Today, I added the final touches and completed the drawing. Looking at it closely, there were things that I missed and spots where I could have added more detail, but overall, I think it looks really cool.

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For today, I asked my partner for a lot of tips and tried applying their suggestions, such as the roof and wood plank textures. I also added new things that aren't in my cardboard build, like the electric wires and the third building. It's almost complete, so now I just have to add extra details like the trash angels, the background, and fill in blank spaces.

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Since we only had three more classes, I made sure to draw all the things I wanted to include, and then I will add the details in the next class. I mentioned I wanted to add more contrast, so I did that by using a pen. At first, I never planned to use a pen because I was scared of making mistakes, and I thought it would be too dark and would make my pencil sketches hard to see. But after seeing my progress today, I think it enhanced my work a lot.

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The elements and principles of design I want to focus on the most are variety, contrast, and balance. For variety, I want to add different wall textures of each building, so they all have a unique style. I also want to make sure my textures have a lot of contrast so they don't all blend in with each other, but they should be to emphasized so the drawing looks balanced.

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Today, I still mainly played around with my materials and didn't draw much. I added the tire swing and clothing rack, which I thought elevated my drawing a lot, as now there's more detail that shapes your perspective/angle.

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I like how you can tell which angle my art is supposed to be viewed from by the way the buildings are slanted and with other details. I added my first texture of the drawing, which is the brick wall. I really liked how it turned out, and I plan on shading it to add more depth.

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Last time, I tried using charcoal to create a metal texture. So today, I just focused on playing around with charcoal to create reflections. I really, really like how the metal plate looks, and I like how I can adjust how bright the highlight is by blending or not blending the charcoal. I'm also really proud of how the trash bags turned out. I think it looks really realistic, and the creases and highlights look really natural. I also used white charcoal on another color to see how it would appear on bright surfaces. I think for my final, I'm going to use a pencil and charcoal, and I don't plan on adding color. I think B&W sketches look more realistic, and I can focus more on the details, rather than working on multiple colors.

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Today I focused on sketching different textures. The stone wall texture is my favourite since I never tried sketching it before, and I think it will really suit the environment of my sketch. For the first brick sketch, I might use it a bit, but I need to add more shadows and depth. For the tree textures, I really like the 3rd and 4th one, and I think actaully drawing it on a tree will add a lot more flavor to my art.

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I lost track and just spent the whole time adjusting and adding detail to the wood block, but it made me notice how important perspective was. The little scratches and smudges make it seem rough, and it's easier to visualize the texture. I just started the stone block, but I already like how I added the cracks and chipped parts on the edge. These details prevent it from looking smooth or "perfect".

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I chose this angle because I wanted it to look like a POV of somebody walking around the city. It looks casual and feels like a captured moment.

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Our photo shows a skeleton hand holding onto a durian, and next to it is my hand reaching out for a gumdrop. Our story is that the durian tasted too bad that someone died, and they had to eat something sweet in order to get rid of the taste. We chose this photo because we thought this angle represented our story the best, showing the contrast between the two. I started my sketch with squinting and marking my shadows, midtones, and highlights. Then I slowly started filling in the shadows and sketching the outlines.

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Unlike drawing a sphere, where the shading is like an ombre, the paper has many crevices and dents in different areas. This makes some parts lighter and darker, but there's no need to blend the highlights, midtones, and shadows.

It was much easier to shade when using hard edges, but I don't like the results. Usually with softer edges, I struggle with making the shadow look natural and blended; however, the shading kind of creates the form of my object, a lot like notan, where the negative space is the art. With hard edges, I don't have to worry much about it blending in, which makes it easier, but without outlines, I wouldn't be able to tell what the drawing is.

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I don't usually do any shading, but when I do, I would draw the subjects first, then add shading on after. Usually, my lighting comes from different directions, and most of the time it becomes disproportionate.

Anytime I add shading, I always use my fingers to blend it which was the easiest part today. The hardest part for me was the range from highlights to shadows. Sometimes I made the shadow too dark or added too much, and sometimes I didn't have enough gradient.

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My partner and I are really close to finishing our project. We finished all the painting and might add extra detail next class. The only thing we are missing is the trash angels. We made them out of clay, but when we started to paint them, they cracked. We might leave only one angel, or maybe remake them with other materials. We also decided to leave the tree unpainted since it looks like papier-mache and fits the urban vibe of the city.

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We finished cutting out all the objects, so now we just need to paint and tape them on.

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First, my partner and I plan our roles. She's better at building, so she takes care of creating the houses, and I paint the houses and make little decorations to add around the buildings. We would frequently check what the other is doing to make sure we stay on the same page. Since it's the first day and we are mostly planning, I just try using different materials to make the mini items, seeing what works best.

To apply texture and details, we use different materials and colors. For example, when making the roof, instead of making it flat, my partner folded the cardboard to make it look rigid and more realistic. Then I painted it dark brown and added highlights and other colors to make it look rusty, fitting our concept. Usually, I would paint/add detail after my partner creates the pieces, then after it dries we stick them together.

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My partner and I each drew our sculpture from different angles. I drew the front view, she drew the side view, and we worked on the top view together. Each angle was drawn on its own paper, allowing for more space to add details. My partner and I included some things that would match or add on to the city's description like cats, trash bags, and angels. I'm really happy with how the sketches look, and I think the angles turned out really nice. I'm not sure exactly what materials we need yet, but we will probably mostly use cardboard, clay, and popsicle sticks.

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For each drawing, I used lines to shape how my sketch would be viewed. For example, in the high angle sketch, I drew the lines for the roof pointing down which makes it look like your looking down on a roof. I added shadows and used negative space to create depth. For the front view and high angle, I used variety which makes the houses look messy and clumped together, matching my description. I'm fine with presenting any sketch, but I think front angle sketch fits the description the best.

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For my notan, I chose to do an ocean theme. I wanted to make sure I would fill the page, so I thought using sea animals would make sense since it's like they are swimming around and not awkwardly floating. I used bubbles and seaweeds a lot to add scenery, and I tried different techniques.

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Today, we learned about Notan and started to create our own. My idea was to have shapes on the sides, creating a border. When it's cut, the patterns and negative space create the shape, and the border balances with the empty middle.

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My idea was to create negative space that forms a fish around the actual word. It was hard not to just an outline of the fish, and I struggled with the proportions a lot. But after writing "FISH" it helped form the shape I wanted. Using black and white helped me decipher between the negative space and the sketch.

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One of my drawings was of variety. Using variety is in my comfort zone, so to further exercise my understanding, I not only used words but also patterns and symbols.

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For this painting, I wanted to convey the feeling of experiencing something new, which can be overwhelming and exciting.

The composition of the main subject, the girl, standing in the middle of the busy street of NYC, represents the overwhelming feeling of not knowing where to begin. I chose to show movement in the girl’s hair and her clothing. The flowiness in the girl’s hair and clothes suggests a sense of freedom and openness. The blur of colors are meant to be people rushing by. The vivid colors are exciting as they are bright and appealing, while also being chaotic, as it’s hard to process everything around you.

My biggest inspiration was Cihan Polat. When you look closely at their art of buildings, you notice that not all the windows and lines are straight. From up close it can look messy, but from a far it's a complete artwork.

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Originally, I drew a corner in London showing Big Ben and the famous red telephone booth. However, I didn't think it suited my theme much, so I changed it to Times Square. I chose a picture online of a wide shot of the middle of Times Square. I chose this because I will draw my person from a third-person point of view, so I wanted to show what it would look like from their perspective. I am starting the sketches of the buildings.

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1. For my project, I used water colors and colored pencils. The main part of my art is the background. Water color can be easy to paint over large spaces, and colored pencils are good for small details like people and texts.

2. I was absent so I haven't started on my art yet.

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For my final, I focus on scenery, contour drawing, and gesture drawing. My setting plays a big part in the meaning of my work, so I decided to change it from London to New York, specifically Times Square. Times Square has a lot of details like the stores, billboards, and people which I think shows off a lot of personality.

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Different materials have different textures and colors. I chose water color and colored pencils since they fit best for my artwork. Water color is vibrant and is easy to use. Colored pencils have a wide range of colors, and they are good for small details.

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For today, I only sketched with a pencil. For my final, I plan on drawing someone looking around a new city they have just landed in. I want to express that nervous yet exciting feeling of moving to somewhere new and being independent.

Instead of sticking to one idea, I searched the internet for pictures of cities taken from multiple angles, which gave me much more inspiration and depth for my drawing.

I also looked at multiple poses, clothing, and hair ideas for my person. I want to use the person as a symbol of freedom. I plan to use flowy clothing and hair since they allow unrestricted movement and comfort. This, in a way, foreshadows the person exploring and discovering new things in the new environment.

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Before when I tried to draw anything, my proportions and angles would be off. When we practiced gesture drawing, I learned how to use lines and shapes. Shapes and lines help form the basic structure of your figure which gave me a foundation to build on.

Now anytime I look at my drawing references, I can immediately notice the imaginary shapes and lines that form the object/person.

I try my best to have good pictures. Before taking a picture, I make sure my artwork is clear, in good lighting, and isn’t cropped. I would edit my pictures to fix any mistakes before posting. If I were to display it I would make sure I have a small description of my process since it is also shown in my art.

I always try to answer the prompts to the best of my ability.

On my Padlet, I write short and simple descriptions of the photo uploaded.

This can help me with many types of drawings, not just body gestures but also objects and sceneries. For example, when I look at a forest, instead of not knowing where to begin, I could start by adding basic shapes of the big components in the scene before working on the smaller details. This technique can be used with different media types, not just sketching with a pen. I can use it for water color paintings, collages, etc.

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We started with a contour drawing which gave me an outline and positive shape to work with. After, when we added details, I was able to base my drawing of the outline and just expanded it more.

I tried my best to include all the small details of my partner, but I also made it messy since I wanted it to look artsy and not focus too much on the realism.

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While drawing, I realized multiple times that my eyes was moving faster then I could draw. I kept having to make sure that my hand and eyes were going at the same pace.

Next time, I'm going to try to keep my hand on the paper for as long as I can. Since I lift it frequently, it makes me lose track of where I'm at in my drawing.

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Unlike last class' drawing of facial details, this class' drawing is a silhouette which meant that I had to focus more on the outline and shape of the body.

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Practicing hand-eye coordination will not only help me get better at contour art, but it will also allow me to improve on other forms of art.

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I think in the future, the more I practice blind contouring I will start to not notice the imperfections since I'm trying to focus on the process of drawing not the actual result. I just stared at my object/person and focused on every little detail instead of going back and forth, looking to see if I'm drawing it correctly.

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This class we worked on mark making. My group used art pastels, water color, and markers to display our art.

Using many different tools on your art allows you to show more creativity, expressive details and texture, and it shows a wide range of materials.

Using color pastels and water color immediately made think of childhood and all the fun and memorable aspects of it. The picture above shows messy doodles, shapes and color, almost like a child drew it effortlessly.

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Focusing on drawing lines and shape helps me break down the important parts if the person.

The hardest part about simplifying forms into basic lines and shapes were getting it to be accurate to the picture. Sometimes my arch would be the wrong direction, or my shapes would be too small/too big. But this wasn’t a big worry for me since I would draw over it later.

I think the last two sketches showed my best work.   For the last two, most of the time I looked at the picture instead of my actual drawing which helped me be more detailed instead of focusing too much on getting it perfect.

These techniques make it easier to get a complete sketch, then you can go back and add more detail.  This helps so that you won’t worry on getting every detail to look perfect and not actually drawing anything.

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In the beginning we kind of just did our own thing,

But as everyone came up with more ideas, we started piecing our ideas together to form the bottom half. Then from there we continued working together, helping each other hold tape or trying to make sure the tape doesn't get stuck on anyone.

I can't believe that we went from ha ing four strands of tape to having a whole semi-3D body.

I think that we still struggled a lot, but now it was more on making the body ore realistic instead of struggling to actually make the body.

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We struggled a bit in the beginning, not knowing how to even start. Then we had someone stand in the middle doing the pose which gave us a base. Now we have a basic outline of the arms and legs.

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Something I look forward to this school year

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A memory from my childhood I wish I captured

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A memory you wished you captured in summer

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Something I look forward to this school year

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I'm really happy that this prompt had us make a collage since I can easily add many details / representations of fall. I feel like collages are quicker since you already have the art, you just have to place and cut it to your liking.

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A memory from my childhood I wish I captured

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I drew some of my most memorable toys from childhood. Some of the more special ones are floating around since they have a nice memory attached to them.

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A memory you wish you captured in summer

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A memory I wished I captured was seeing the Little Shop Of Horrors broadway show in New York. I tried to include the details of the shop into my photo, and of course the plant.

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I feel most confident with using proportion, contrast, emphasis and pattern. I see those principles a lot of the time and have used it in past artworks, so I am familiar with them. I don't use them much, but I think I also have a good understanding of movement, balance, and rhythm. I still struggle with using unity and harmony. I find it a bit harder to identify, and still don't fully understand the definition of unity.

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My plan for my final is to create a drawing that shows who I am. I want to include my culture, interests, hobbies, and struggles. I will probably start with drawing myself in the middle, then surround myself with things from my culture, like a tiger (my birth animal), my favourite Vietnamese food, and symbols. For my media, I want to try digital art since I haven't drawn digitally in a long time, and this will be a new style for me.