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when making this project i learned how to shade using graphite pencils and a blending stump. I used shading the most in the bottom right corner of the photo

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In this project, I learned how to use a graphite pencil and i used oil pastels to shade the pumpkins, squash, and flowers. I also used sharpie to make it stand out more.

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For my project I used watercolors. I used lighter and darker colors and blended them together to create a more realistic effect. a challenge I faced while creating my project was painting the fabric.

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In this project I used graphite to draw and shade. I learned how to draw things that I used to not be able to draw like pumpkins, gords, flowers, leaves and more

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While creating my still life, I was challenged with the task of making it as realistic as possible. I learned how to shade round objects. I also learned how to draw what I see. This was a fun project that challenged my ability.

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In this project I learnt how to draw a pumpkin, which at the start I thought that I couldn’t do. I also learnt how to blend oil pastels together and and learnt how to shade with them.

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When making this project I wanted to experiment with pencil shading. In previous endeavors, I have attempted to shade, but it ultimately did not pan out. Therefore, I leaped at the option of shading with graphite. I am proud of how it turned out, and will try different techniques to apply different textures and styles to my art.

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Through this project I have learned how to draw pumpkins and other still life objects. I learned how to draw with oil pastels and how to blend them. I thought that it would be hard, but after starting, it got easier and easier. Overall I think I became a better artist through this project.

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Experimenting with graphite and shading tools to draw a picture was very hard. Over time I got the hang of it. Using different types of pencils. Also shading was easier with the blending stick.

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I used graphite to draw and add shading to the picture. I used the technique hatching to darken areas of my art. I used a blending stem to blend all the shading

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I did a graphite drawing. I used techniques like cross hatching and blending. At first I shaded my largest pumpkin incorrectly and I had to erase and redo it in the right style. I enjoyed doing this and I think that if this is done again it will be a fun for next year’s eighth graders

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For my still-life project, I used watercolor pencils to color. Some techniques I used were blending with lighter and darker colors. I also activated some of my still-life with water to give it a watercolor look. A challenge was trying to make the woven blanket look more realistic.

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when doing my still life i made sure to use a blending technique to make it look 3D and round. I started by outlining in pencil and then using oil pastel for color.
i liked this project because it really made me think and i liked using a picture to help me.

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For my project i used oil pastels. One technique i used was blending to make things look more realistic. One hard thing was getting colors exact because with oil pastels they can get other colors on them, and mess up your drawing if you try to use them.

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when I was making my still life I made sure not to get caught up on one detail. I knew that later when I added shadows it would look better. one challenge was creating colors that matched. after drawing I learned that I had to create my own style that fits me. once I did this my art became much better. this project was fun and different than something I would usually do.

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When I was drawing this still life, I used the blending technique to make the shapes look realistic. I first started with a contour drawing and the shaded with 2-B pencil and used a blending stump to make the shades more realistic. The hardest part was missing a couple days of school.
I liked this project because it showed me how to shade better and more accurately.

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When I was drawing this still life, I used the blending technique to make the shapes look realistic. I first started with a contour drawing and the shaded with 2-B pencil and used a blending stump to make the shades more real. The hardest part I had to go back and go over my shading to make it darker.
I liked this project because it showed my passion for the fall season!

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when I was drawing this still life I used the blending technique to make the shapes look realistic. I started with a contour drawing and the shaded with 5-B pencil and used a blending stump to make the shades more gradual. the hardest part was the fact that the things didn't take up the most space, it was the box, so I had to share the entire fabric box cover.
I liked this project because it fits the season.

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I began with drawing my pumpkin and flowers then I decided I was going to use oil pastels for color instead of using graphite and shading with the graphite. One challenge I faced was shading my flower because I struggled with adding the extra color but Mrs. Choi helped me fix it. I really enjoyed this project!

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At the beginning of this project I thought I was going to shade with pastels but I ended up shading with pencils. Then I found a new inspiration and thought it would be bold and bright to use a black paper with some bright colorful chalk. I really enjoyed this project because it’s starting to feel like fall.

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When I draw I don't  shade like how I did here. This actually made me get better at drawing and shading. When I started drawing the picture I started by sketching out where each thing is going to be at. I drew all the pumpkins first and then as I went I drew the other details, like Leaves and some plants. my biggest challenge was trying to make the drawing big enough to fill my paper.This really brought the Autumn spirit.

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one thing that was challenging was trying to make it 3D and make it more realistic then cartoon like. Some things that I learned through the possess was shading is very technical with chalk. Also drawing pumpkins not a very hard thing because they can come together fast.

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When we started this project I thought that I was definitely going to use watercolor. The day I started adding color I used regular color pencils instead of water color pencil. I thought I was going to hate it, but as I got further along in the process I started to really enjoy the ability of the colored pencils to shade. In the end I was really glad I used colored pencils.

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When we first started this project I was thinking this project was going to be very challenging for me. I thought that mine was going to look so ugly. I took the project step by step and toward the end it looked decent. This project respresents my understanding by the shading that I used and also the blending with my finger. I learned how to shade using pencil and also oil pastel. It took time and effort but eventually it came together.

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My still life drawing reflects my understanding of illustrating a realistic composition because I expressed my knowledge of shading, placement, and blending. One challenge I faced while creating my representative drawing was not showing enough dark and light contrast. All of my colors were at a medium tone, and so I added darker shades to make my drawing more realistic.

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When we started drawing the still life, I didn't think that I could draw a pumpkin, but in the end I found out that I could. I learned how to draw a pumpkin that was okay looking. I learned how to shade better and how to shade with oil pastels. The hardest part was competing the background.

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When we started our shading unit, I didn't complete understand how to shade and illustrate it correctly. However, after creating my still life I learned how to shade and make may drawing unique. The hardest part of this though is having to take the objects in real life and put them on paper.

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When we started drawing the still life I thought I couldn't do it. I was right. my drawing ended up bad. ; )
But, I did learn how to draw a pumpkin that is pretty mediocre. I did learn how to shade really good it was a great exercise for shading. It reflects my drawing and shading ability.

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When we worked on the still life I learned so much more then I knew before. I learned to draw what I see and not what I think is there. Like if a flower has 5 petals in the still life, I will draw 5 petals instead of 6. A challenge I faced while doing this project was shading the dark spots dark.

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My drawing helped me understand that there are different shades of color created with the lighting. The illustration should include the lightest light (the highlight) and the darkest dark (the shadow). The most challenging part of creating a representational drawing is placing everything in the correct place.

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My Still Life drawing reflects my understanding of illustrating realistic composition. After this project, I learned how to shade in three different techniques. I also gained to the ability to take a picture and understand the different shades of black. I had a hard time recreating some of the shapes which created a problem.

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My still life reflects my understanding of illustrating a realistic composition in the way that it has different shades of grey along with extreme blacks and whites. However, it is challenging to achieve these balances and create an image that is not dominated by one end of the spectrum or the other.

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My still life drawing made me understand still life so much more! I liked the way that everybody's was so different because everyones way of drawing,shading, and coloring the same scene was unique. This was a big challenge because it was hard drawing the angles and layering.