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1st Semester Drawing & Painting Reflection

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1st Semester Drawing & Painting Reflection

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During this semester, I have learned many new techniques and skills to help me improve my artwork. We have focused on so many areas of shading and compositional work that it was difficult for me to chose my most significantly improved area, but one that l have seen that has really developed is my portrait practice. I remember when being asked to draw a person before this taking class I would usually resort to drawing a stick figure, but since then I have learned so much and have been able to really apply the new techniques I have acquired. Through the many practice sketches that have helped further developed my artwork, I have seen the improvement, whether it is shading or drawing proportional facial features. However, this did not come easily or without its difficulties along the way. My first sketch I attempted looked two-dimensional and did not look very realistic. I also had trouble drawing the facial features, the nose specifically, without making it look crooked and unproportional. Despite these bumps in the road, I was able to grow upon what I have learned and, with consistent practice, improve my understanding of facial dimension and composure.

Looking forward into the new semester, I would like to improve on my life-like drawings of people of course, but also focus on animals and more realistic approaches to natural still life as well. For me, working with a variety of mediums is key to creating more defined artistic pieces and also helps with the important understanding of compositional elements. Creatively focused thinking and design inspire unique aspects and abilities that give artists the necessary stronghold to develop their work. This is something that I want to keep in mind as I create my artwork, because it is very important for me to grow upon these skills as my journey through art continues.

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I used these photos in my transfer

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Practices sketches in Lead & Graphite Pencils

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(was not here for the upside down practice

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(was not there for one of the days...pencil sketch instead of oil pastel)

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Initial Pencil -Colored Pencil Shading

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Materials: Graphite Pencil, Oil Pastels, and Colored Pencils

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Rough Draft for Final Line Drawing: Negative Space

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Rough Draft for Final Line Drawing: Negative Space

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Materials: -initial pencil sketch to start - Water colors & Salt

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Pencil Sketch