Lionfish Print

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

I think that the positive and negative space really balanced out.  The colors worked really well together and it looked really well in the end.

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

I added the texture by making big and small lines in the print and i added contrast by amking most of the fish black and the background being yellow.  It is important so that your main image can stand out and it makes it look more realistic.

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

I surrounded the fish with a black line and used a lot of negative space in the fish and a lot of positive space in the background.  The fish really stood out because of the contrast between negative and positve space.

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

dI think that i did really well on the carving of the lenolium.  I got thick and thin lines in my fish and the lines were deep and all cut as best as i could.

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

Not really, i only had a little bit of coral in the background and it does not really achieve a middle or back-ground for the print.

6.     Explain your experience with Printmaking. What were the obstacles and advantages?
You have to make sure that you dont mess up while you are cutting because you cant fix it and if you use to much ink it will ruin your entire print.  Some advantages are that you have five prints to get it right so if one messes up you are still good.

Interactive Chalk Mural

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

Most of the time everyone in the group was working and contributing and working in a group was easy and you get a lot done when you have multiple people working on the same thing.

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

You have to work as a team so that you can get things done and so you can get everyones opinions on the work so you can do better.

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

It was pretty successful and i think it turned out good.  The blending with the chalk worked well and using the pastels to add in dark colors made our tree look more realistic.

4. Explain how you feel about creating artwork that others can interact with. Ex. Invoving the whole school?

I liked working on the interactive chalk because it'soldrtg cool how people can look like they are a part of it and how people can interact with it and they dont even know it.

Art 1 Animal Sketch

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

So that you can give an amial fur in a sketch or so you can make it stand out from the flat surfaces of the sketch.

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

It is necessary because you need to make sure you can get all the details and you can put more things into your background.

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? 

Yes, i look at which one has the most contrast and the best texture and i look at how well the animal is drawn.