1. Explain the process you went through to develop your drawing.

First I traced the darkest parts of the picture onto tracing paper. Next I heavily colored the back of the tracing paper and layed it down on my sketch book. Then I retraced the lines I had done earlier and it appeared on my sketch book. After that i filled in where i missed a couple of important details. Finally I started to shade the picture using the mini value chart I had.

2. Explain how you found the different values in the portrait?

I held up my mini value chart to the photo and matched the shades of the picture to the shades of the value chart. Then i looked at the shadows to see and find the darkest places.

3. Did you achieve a full range of the different values within your portrait? How?

I dont think i did the best on this piece and the values are probably the reason why. i was either too light or too dark.

4. Describe your craftsmanship. Is the artwork executed and crafted neatly?

I personally think my self portrait isn’t that good. It is neat in most parts but i messed up the mouth pretty bad.

5. List any obstacles you had to overcome and how you dealt with them.
I had to over come the shading and shading the grays in the middle and not just the light and dark ones.

1. Describe the process you went through to change your object into the correct perspective to create the drawing. This is when you were in the lab.

We found a picture and then took it into photo shop and streached it. And after a little work it looked like this.

2. How did distorting and stretching the object allow for you to create a drawing that would look different to the viewer?

It makes the picture look like it is standing up straight on the page. We made the top taller and wider so it looks like it is standing up.

3. What were the most important concepts in the project to make it successful?

To make it look real and good we had to be sure to make the edges and shadow look real and dark. Also we had to do a good job on photo shop and streach it good.

1. Explain how you changed your photo in the lab to create a stencil.

To change my photo from the computer to get it into a stencil was a lot of work. We had to project it on a piece of paper on the wall. Then we had to trace the shape and make sure the projector didnt move the whole time. Then we took a xacto knife and cut out places where we wanted to be spray painted.

2. When creating the collage background explain your choices of colors, materials (magazine paper, books pages, etc), and placement. How does it relate to your topic? If no relation discuss general idea.

 
 When I was looking for pictures to make my background, I was looking for the craziest and coolest pictures that I could find. I didnt really have a topic that I was trying to relate to so I just found the best pictures that I could.

3. Discuss the way positive and negative space was used to create your stencil.

 My punch-buggy was Herby the love bug from the movie. In the movie he is white so I wanted to spray paint him white. My background was red so the white spray paint really stood out and poped!

4. When using the xacto knife, explain the safety procedures, how to use the knife and any challenges you had to overcome while cutting.

 When I used the xatco knife it was easy but challenging at the same time. It was hard on the curves and on the short pieces because it would jerk. It was hard to control at some points but was easy after I got the hang of it.

5. How was your experience with the spray paint? Discuss how color choice is important, placement of stencil, and any other concepts you noticed while creating this. 

The spray painting was the easiest part of this project but it was also the most important. I picked white to really stand out on the red and it worked. Also we had to tape a few pieces down so it wouldnt move when I spray painted.

In my opinion I feel that I did a good job and am proud of the outcome of my work. I learned a lot about using shadows for adding depth. It makes it look as though the two big front pieces are really in front of the ones in the back. We had to take pictures of our game boards and this was the one I chose. Then I drew the picture as best to the photograph as I could. Next we took water colors and painted everywhere very lightly. Lastly I took colored pencils and went over everything except the blue background. I drew with the colored pencils in detail and it made everything look much better. I learned how to have a vanishing point and I think I did good with it.

1.     Describe the overall composition of your artwork (balance, unity, rhythm and movement).

 I did good on this project, especially since this was my first time printmaking. The colors that I chose work well together and look good.

 

2.     How did you add texture and contrast to your print? Is this important? Why?

I added texture and contrast by adding spots to the coral. Also I put lines on the fish's fins to add texture and make them look better.

3.     Explain how you used positive and negative space to show your image.

I used positive and negative space by putting a line that separates the fish from its fins. I feel that a few of the serparating lines should have been a little bigger to show that the coral and the fish are not connected.

 

4.     Describe the craftsmanship of your print. (How good the project is technically crafted)

In my opinion i did a pretty good job on this print. I really liked how it turned out and wouldn't change much.

5.     Were you able to achieve depth by showing a foreground, middle ground and back- ground? Explain.

I feel that i showed depth in the fore, middle, and background. I drew the coral behind the fish in some parts and made them overlap to add depth.

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?

The biggest obstacle in my opinion was that you never knew how it was going to turn out in the end after you carved it out. Also that once you cut something out, you couldn't undo it. But this was much more fun and a interesting project.

1. Explain your experience working on a team and executing your ideas for the mural.

Working on a team was a lot better and more fun than working by my myself. It helped me because i didn't have to do the stuff I am not very good at. Also I had mt team mates opinions if I needed them.

2. Explain the importance of collaboration when working on a team.

We had to collaborate or else it would have not looked good or have been fun. It was also important because on some parts of the drawing we couldn't reach so we had to have a taller team mate do it. I feel that we collaborated good and our mission was accomplished.

3.  How successful was this project? Explain how and why.

I feel that this project was completed how I imagined it. We collaborated very good and had great team work. I can't think of anything that we could have done better.

4. Explain how you feel about creating artwork that others can interact with. Ex. Invoving the whole school? In my opinion this is the best kind of art work. This is because you never know what kind of person will walk into and not even know it. This is probably my favorite piece so far.

1. Why is texture so important to have in your sketches?

Texture makes your animal come to life and really stand out.

 

2. Why is it neccessary for you to have several references of each animal and each background? Explain.

It is important because you need to see the animal in different angles and different views. The background is important because you need to have options of what background you will draw. 

 

3. When you look at your sketches are you able to see which sketch is the strongest and will make the best print? How do you know this? 

I think the animal that needs the least shading will look the best because you can't shade in the print.