https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c Submit your projects here! :) en-us 2021-06-01 14:01:14 UTC 2025-12-06 13:10:34 UTC hello@padlet.com dgray56_1 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1576370163 Write what was challenging and what is successful about your project. 3-5 sentences (it's okay if you go over). ]]> 2021-06-01 14:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1576370163 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1576895677 Working with the vine charcoal was definitely challenging since it smudges so easily. While I think it was ultimately a success since the charcoal’s mobility really helped to make realistic shading, it also made it hard to get crisp edges and fine details to look right. Linocut printing was difficult at first, especially trying to fine-tune the amount and consistency of ink to use to get opaque and non-patchy prints without bleeding, but I think after practice it turned out well. I think another successful thing was using the grid method because it made the proportions so exact.]]> 2021-06-01 16:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1576895677 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1577043255 Mike Choi, Peace]]> 2021-06-01 17:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1577043255 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578094395 2021-06-02 01:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578094395 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578097106 In the charcoal selfie, it was challenging to figure out how to use vine charcoals effectively. It was also difficult to carve my word, "kind," into the linoleum plate and ensure that the letters shared similar thicknesses and heights. In my project, I think that I was successful in conveying a pensive mood through my portrait's expression, black and white shading, and the green/aqua/blue tones. Additionally, the grid helped to make the face proportional, which is extremely important given humanity's uncanny ability to determine if a facial drawing looks "wrong." ]]> 2021-06-02 01:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578097106 dgraves211_1 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578231169 2021-06-02 02:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578231169 dgraves211_1 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578231825 What was challenging for me was handling the charcoal. It seemed to get everywhere and was real nuisance at time's. But it did look cool for my hair so it all evened out. I do really like how my hair turned out.]]> 2021-06-02 02:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578231825 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578835101 2021-06-02 07:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578835101 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578835576 A couple of things that were challenging were shading because I kept on rubbing the side of my hand on the paper and that would smug everything so I would have to redo it. Also, it was hard to get the right shades of pink, orange, and yellow using watercolor. What was successful about the project for me was the whole thing. I really liked the shading on the portrait and I also liked how the colors were blended. Also, I think that the word, “ ICON” printed out pretty well.]]> 2021-06-02 07:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1578835576 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1579687711 2021-06-02 14:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1579687711 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1579689595 The most challenging part of this project was using the watercolor pencils. I do not have much experience with watercolor pencils, and it was frustrating to try not to soak the page while trying to get a vibrant color. I had to do a lot of practice on separate pages to end up with this result. ]]> 2021-06-02 14:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1579689595 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580004847 2021-06-02 16:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580004847 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580007613 It was hard to carve the block because I was scared I would go over it too much. It was also hard drawing the portrait because the charcoal would always rub off. I enjoyed doing the background a lot because it was very freeing. ]]> 2021-06-02 16:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580007613 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580352050 2021-06-02 18:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580352050 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580352895 For me the hardest part of this project was learning how to work with vine charcoal. It always smudged just a little more than I expected it to, and that made it difficult for me to add smaller details. The most successful part of the project for me was probably how the background and printed word came out. ]]> 2021-06-02 18:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580352895 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580395582 2021-06-02 18:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580395582 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580396530 2021-06-02 18:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580396530 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580551580 2021-06-02 19:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580551580 https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580552744 Some things that were challenging about this were carving into the block (I accidentally did it backwards!) and erasing the lines after I drew them. I thought that the lines would come off easily since I used an 8B, and it tends to smudge a lot, however I was wrong! I really like the shape though! I'm not usually good at drawing proportionate features, so I feel that this was a win! I also like the shading (some came off when I put it in my binder), as I feel like it gives my drawing a lot of depth!!]]> 2021-06-02 19:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dgray56_1/4o5ept4uf96meh9c/wish/1580552744