At first I didn't like drawing on the ipad, because I messed up almost every time i tried drawing in this style. After trying and trying, i found out a way to deal with this problem. The answer was simple, it was patience. So after I learned how to draw with the tools, I felt that it made the rest of my drawings easier, because i now use it in every drawing i draw. However, sometimes I make some mistakes that could not be changed, and when that happens, i just have to start all over again.
Still life
This drawing is my best drawing until now, because it was super easy and i got to use charcoal while drawing, which made me feel excited to see the drawing when i finish drawing the picture. It also Makes the drawing more detailed and shows the contrast in the picture. Sadly, once i make a mistake, it will be really hard for me to redo or correct this mistake that i did. This was the only problem with tht still life drawing. Finally, i assure you all that I really liked drawing still life espicially because i got to use new equipment that I never knew about in my whole entire life.
Scientific Drawings
Major project
Scientific drawings were and still are very hard very hard for me to draw, especially when it comes to drawing the 3-points (distance view). I find this style the hardest style, because the whole drawing is concentrated or directed towards a certain point. This makes it confusing for me, and I eventually blowup. However, scientific drawings some times work with me when I least expect it. To conclude, I really hate scientific drawings,and I hope that I will never have to draw them in my life.
I Develop My Own Art Skill
What new techniques and processes did i learn in this project ?
I to admit that I own this art class for teaching me a lot of valuable techniques and very helpful life lessons. In this 4 weeks that I spent in school, In my opinion, the most important technique that I used was learning how to shade and adjust the contrast of my drawing. Weather I am using a pencil, pen, or charcoal, I always feel that I am processing better and faster than I did before. Shading is the best way to show the picture's appearance and contrast to the people who are looking at your drawing. It is also away to make the drawing look so much better and so realistic. Happily, once a mistake occurs, it can be easily fixed, only if you were using a pencil while shading. Finally, shading was one technique that I used in my project that helped me and made the drawing so much better.
Did you gain skill with familiar materials?
The tool that i used the most in my project was the drawing pen. I used it, because I wanted to make the drawing darker and better. I also used it, because I thought it would be better if I make the drawing more visible to the people, by outlining the drawing. Any mistakes done by the pen will never be removed. So I really liked drawing with the drawing pen, and I think that I gained a whole lot of skills and experience just by using it my project. In my opinion, the drawing I drew was great, especially because i shaded and used the drawing pen. I almost outlined everything in my drawing with the pen, which helped in separating the parts that needed to be shaded and the parts that did not . To conclude, pen and shading were basically 90% of the whole drawing that I drew and that's why I talked about them a lot. :)
I Create Original Art
How did you use your own unique ideas in your work?
I used a lot of new techniques in this project, which made me like my project even better. As you can see, I used many different styles which makes the drawing more appealing and more attracting to a the people. I used my own idea, in which I added a second car on the right to take some space and to fill up the paper. To conclude, I used the cars and the styles in order to to make it steal the person's eye and make him focus on the drawing that is drawn.
Did you use a source for inspiration, then combine it with your own ideas to make it original?
My source of inspiration was the you tube, because i always go on the You tube and look for artwork, and some times other videos. Once, when I opened a video, i saw the artist drawing his garage. So I decided, that i will do something the same as what the artist did, but somewhat different. I went out and took a picture of the neighborhood's garages with a car and the background behind. Finally, I started drawing the picture, and when I finished, I started shading and outlining the draw so it look better.
Mini Lessons (Artists Steal)
Remixed Character
I have got to admit that drawing the character remix was pretty fun, because I found two cartoon character who would fit perfectly with each other. Unfortunately, the painting was a little hard especially, when it came to painting the skin, which is the tan color.In my opinion the drawing that I drew was great and that the painting was causing a little problem for me. Finally, I think that the character remix drawing was fun and funny, because i got to combine Dora and Stew together in the same picture.
Spray Paint Stencil
The spray paint stencil drawing was bad, and I did not like it. Spray painting is one drawing that makes me feel uncomfortable,because using the stencil is easy, but when it come to spraying the stencil drawing it then becomes a night mare. The only part that I liked in spray painting was drawing with the stencil, although I had some trouble drawing the letter (S). Drawing the stencil took me 2 1/2 days, but the out come was not as good as I thought it would be. To conclude, I did not like this style of drawing so much, but this does not mean that I will give up, because I am one who never gives up (just kidding I give up a lot :) ;)).
Blackout Poem
The blackout poem was neither good or bad. I felt that drawing or writing the black out poem was kind of boring, because I had to find words and connect them with each other to make a statement that makes sense. This blackout poem was really boring, but on the other hand, it was really easy to do. Finally, I felt that the blackout poem was was like a normal activity that I do every day, and that it wasn't that much of a deal.
The Illustration Friday (Trouble)
Main Project
I Create Original Art
How did you use your own unique ideas in your work?
In my main project, I choose the "two in one style" for my drawing. It was the easiest and the coolest style of all the other styles, because I got to combine to superheroes (Batman and Spiderman) in one drawing, and I called it (Spifatman). Everything was great when I was drawing, especially when I was drawing the part where I was drawing the background and the "batman" sign that signals for help. Finally, the "Spi Fatman" drawing was one of the best drawings that I felt fine drawing it, making it my best drawing in this whole semester, even though I didn't see the other drawings that I will be drawing in the next quarter.
Did you use a source for inspiration, then combine it with your own ideas to make it original?
As much as it sounds weird, but my source of inspiration was the "dora and stew drawing", which I drew above. The "Dora and Stew drawing" was also a "two in one style", but it obviously different characters, and a totally different type of coloring. Finally, this style of drawing is one of the best styles that I have ever experienced drawing with, and I hope that I draw another drawing with same exact style.
We Collaborate
A lot of friends helped me in my Project, especially the ones who were sitting on my table. My teacher helped me in the idea of the picture, so i drew it in a way that would make it "cool :)". After one day, I started drawing the background, and my friend helped me in understanding how to draw the buildings in different point of views. To conclude, this drawing was amazing, not only because of the idea, but also because of the help that I had.
Did you ask another student for feedback during your work process?
I have to admit that my friends helped me, and made my drawing a whole lot better than what it was before. When I communicated with them, they told me "to draw the background, and the batman sign in the back to make the picture look better and more valuable. My teacher also helped me in planning the picture and drawing the background. The drawing was a hundred times better after my friends opinion and their commitment to help. Finally, no drawing will as good as a drawing that was planned by more than one person. :)
Did someone help you understand important information or inspire you?
A lot of friends helped me in my Project, especially the ones who were sitting on my table. My teacher helped me in the idea of the picture, so i drew it in a way that would make it "cool :)". After one day, I started drawing the background, and my friend helped me in understanding how to draw the buildings in different point of views. To conclude, this drawing was amazing, not only because of the idea, but also because of the help that I had.
Artists Solve Problems (Mini Lessons)
Newspaper
I really liked the News paper art piece, because all I had to do was foil the news paper and the tape together in order to make a ball shaped art. Of curse, this process took a lot of time and work, although it does not seem like it. The art piece that created is called (The Ball of Lame). The reason why I gave it this name, was because it was literally made of lame newspaper, two wires, and a bunch of tape. Finally,the ball of lame was very fun to make,because it was a piece that required only simple materials, in which most of them were newspapers.
Styrogami
The styrogami art is an art, in which you use Styrofoams and cups to make an art or any art piece. A stencil is needed in this process, because it cuts the Styrofoam and makes shapes, drawings, and sculptures out of it. Many friends in my class found it fun and time worthy, however I wasn't really excited and happy when I started the sculpture. I was trying to sculpt a sculpture of Pinocchio, but it turned out to be a sculpture of "squid ward" . Finally, in my opinion, the styrogami art was not that big of a deal in my art career. (just kidding I have no art career, I am just a student :)
Nature/Art
In my opinion, the nature/art project was the best project in the Mini lessons section. I think that, because I got to go outside and pick my own objects and use them to make the big art. I also got to work with my whole table which made it even better. This was due spirit week, so we decided to show our spirit, and make an " A" as in Apex. We made it only out of simple materials. They were tree branches and yellow tree leaves. Finally, this activity was one of the best activities that I have ever had in Visual Arts.