Art 1 final portfolio

 Art 1 final portfolio

1.      I liked the clay tile project the most.  At first i didn't think it would be fun but after a while i started to enjoy it. It was fun molding the clay and making an animal pop out of the tile.  It was kind of hard using the Xacto knife to shape things and remembering to slip and score.  Also another thing that was tough was making everything hollow so it didn't explode after being fired. After you start painting it makes the tile look even cooler but it looks the best after the gloss coat is put on. Making the tile was time consuming but enjoyable. 

2.        I learned the most from the game drawing.  I learned how to draw things in perspective and make things look real.  I never knew how to draw things in perspective until now.  It also helped because we had to use stuff we learned earlier in the year for it.  We had to add value and shadows to the game pieces to make them look 3D and realistic.  I also learned how to find the horizon line to be able to draw in perspective.  We also had to put on washes of water color before coloring it in with colored pencils.  I learned a lot from this drawing and taking Art 1.

 3.        When doing the anamorphosis drawing we had to use skills that we had previously learned.  We had to use Photoshop to distort our images.  We had to transfer that image into our sketchbooks and then we had to add value.  We learned how to add value earlier in the year to make cubes, spheres and cones look 3D.  It was one thing that i enjoyed learning.  Knowing how to add perspective helps in so many different projects in art.  I never knew how to add value until i took art.  Everything you learn in art can be used in many different types of paintings and other things.

4.        The stencil was the project that was the least important.  All we did was turn an image of a landmark or transportation black and white.  Then we traced it onto a large piece of paper.  After that we just cut out all of the black so that we had a stencil.  Once we had our stencil we spray painted it onto a collage that we made.  We made the collage by pasting pictures and things on a piece of paper and then painting it with water color.  After that it was done.  I don't think that the skills learned are very useful at all because I will probably not use them for anything but for making another stencil.

5.        I believe that my lion fish print most reflects
me as an artist.  I didn't enjoy making it.  It took a lot of time and effort to carve it out.  It also took a lot of time to draw it out, and eventually get it pasted onto the linoleum.  I also did it of one of my favorite animals and I really liked the final outcome.  Also i think that the colors i chose make it stand out more because it is light on dark.  This project wasn't one of my favorites but I liked how it turned out. It shows that i work hard and do the best that i can.