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End of the Year Reflection (Of Myself + My Art)

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End of the Year Reflection (Of Myself + My Art)

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Overall, I think I did improve my art slightly over the course of the two semesters (the whole school year) taking this class. I learned some new techniques that I will try to remember as I move on (things such as drawing hands, hair, etc.), however I do not think I will continue to pursue drawing as an elective. I will continue to try drawing every once in a while as a hobby, and I am planning to go into graphic design as a future elective possibly, so the techniques and such learned here will help me move forward with that. I still don't think I'm very good at drawing, but I did enjoy the class and I feel as though I've learned much from both the teacher and my peers.

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+ Figures of Speech/Idiom Project ("Willing to Borrow A Cat's Paws") - Evaluation

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+ Figures of Speech/Idiom Project ("Willing to Borrow A Cat's Paws") - Evaluation

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My figure of speech was a "willing to borrow a cat's paws" (which means "You’re so busy that you’re willing to take help from anyone," there are many figures of speech from Japan involving cats), so I decided to make my project and take it sort of literally. Pictured is someone putting on a cat's paws as if they were a product. If I could fix one thing about this project I would probably fix the shading on some of the objects, such as the paw on the table and the box. Other than that I quite like how it turned out, specifically the hand since I'm usually not very good at drawing those and I think that it turned out well. I also liked the shading I did underneath the paw that is reaching, since I thought I did that well as well. All in all, this is probably my favorite project of the year.

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Figures of Speech/Idiom Project - Pictures #3

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Figures of Speech/Idiom Project - Pictures #3

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Fully finished, the edges are cut off.

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Figures of Speech/Idiom Project - Pictures #2

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Figures of Speech/Idiom Project - Pictures #2

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Practically done, all that is needed is to trim off the unnecessary edges of the project.

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Figures of Speech/Idiom Project - Pictures #1

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Figures of Speech/Idiom Project - Pictures #1

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In progress, got the pencil down and the overall idea for the project.

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Figure Drawing Practice - Multiple Figures

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Figure Drawing Practice - Multiple Figures

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Figure Drawing Practice - Shading & Pre-Drawn Figure

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Figure Drawing Practice - Shading & Pre-Drawn Figure

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Finished project, the ink is applied fully.

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A more in-progress photo, here I had gotten the watercolor down and some of the outlines for what I wanted to do with the ink.

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Finished, I decided to scrap my original idea and go for the impactful words.

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In progress, I was able to get the water color and the figures drawn relatively quickly.

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Just the figure drawing practices, I wish I had drawn the figures more in the style of my figure drawing project (see above) instead of trying to do it faster (even though that was the intention for some of them) because I feel as though I would've been less frustrated with myself if I had. Also are some hand drawings, since we had to practice those too. I think that I am getting the hang of hands, because I think I drew the hand in my idiom project (see above) fairly well, at least compared to the one pictured here.

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Initially, I wanted to make the project a little more symbolic and have things cut out to represent the interests of the people who are "falling," and have the words surrounding them be more negative words as they fall and push through to the person on the bottom, who is letting them express themselves. Sadly, I did not have the time to do something like that and ended up just doing a different 'version' of my word idea. If I could change one thing about my project it would probably be to end up doing my initial idea, because I'm not a huge fan of the way the word thing turned out. I would also fix some things with my background, but overall I like how it turned out for the most part in that regard. I would fix some things with the figure on the bottom as well. Anyway, something I liked about my project was the way the figures who are 'falling' turned out, since I'm usually not very good at drawing the human form, specifically hands, I liked how they turned out. And it was sort of a different style for me in that regard as well, so I think I might try drawing figures like that more since it's what seems to be best for me.

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+ Organic/Geometric Project ("The World is Made of Lines") - Evaluation

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+ Organic/Geometric Project ("The World is Made of Lines") - Evaluation

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For this project I went for more of a design rather than something "conclusive" with my art. This was something I both liked and disliked with my project because, while I liked how it turned out, I wish I had put more thought into it; specifically regarding the background, if I could change and improve something about my project that would be it. I liked how the ink work turned out, however, specifically on the right side of the project where it has sort of a "spider web" or "tree root" kind of look to it. I think I did okay in showing the differences between geometric and organic, as I have some designs included that could be representative of both forms. I guess I tried going with a bit of a theme with this one, like with the circle in the middle sort of representing Earth and the geometric designs representing technology while the organic designs represented nature, kind of a battle between both sides, but I don't think I represented it well.

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+ What Keeps You Grounded? Project - Evaluation

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+ What Keeps You Grounded? Project - Evaluation

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For my project I decided to do soccer team logos below my feet, my reasoning for this is because that ever since I was little I have always been very much into soccer, though there was a period where I stopped being interested in it. Now that I am going through a rough time, however, I have looked to soccer for consolation and it has, in a way, kept me 'grounded.' I also included video games into my project since they are also a very strong interest that I hold. I feel as though I can improve my shading technique here, and I'm not a huge fan of drawing feet- in shoes or otherwise.

EDIT: Due to circumstances with my mother, pictures (and in turn, the project itself), are unavailable to me for posting.

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Geometric

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Geometric

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Geometric

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Organic

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Organic

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Organic

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Organic

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Organic

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Organic

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Organic

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I feel as though for this mural I probably could have come up with more contributions to it overall, however I also feel as though our group altogether could have cooperated more to come up with a more comprehensive theme as that would've bettered the project, I think.