Describe your overall thoughts on the final piece.  
How successful do you feel this piece is and why? 
What worked about this project? What didn’t work? 
If you were to do this project over again, what changes would you consider making? 
What was the most difficult part about completing this piece and why?
What did you learn from this piece?

I like and dislike this project because i'm not exactly sure about how i feel about how i did. I think the way i drew/painted this picture is different than everyone else's because i didn't get level with the game board and its pieces, my perspective is above the game board but still 3D. I really like my color choices though, i tried really hard to make it look lively and bright like the candy land we all know, and the texture and details i added in makes it look real! 
If i had to do this project over I'd change the angle a little bit or make the point of view somewhat leveled. The hardest part of this piece was making it almost a replica of the photo i took. And lastly, I learned from this project that in order to have a good final piece you're original inspiration has to be good first.

Anamorphosis Critique

Word Bank: Use these vocabulary words in your responses. Please underline or make letters bold when you use them. 

Grid       colored pencils anamorphosis                 photoshop        transform         scale

Perspective      shadows             value                    

               

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.

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

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

The whole process of making the anamorphosis drawing started on the computer. I had to enlarge and transform the picture and photoshop the top part of the lemonade glass so that whenever i drew it the perspective would be realistic. Next it had to print it out and make a grid scale for it. Drawing the lemonade cup wasn't that hard but coloring it was a little bit more challenging because i had to make it look more realistic than just some cartoon. Instead of simply coloring the picture with the colored pencils, i had to use them to shade, make different values and make lines. The shadow was the last part, where you place the shadow is super important because it's what really makes the drawing look real or not. I had a tough time with the shadow because i was lost on where to place it to make my lemonade look like it was coming off the page. I'm still a little unsatisfied with it, but it's still alright. I think the shadow is one of the most important things and the perspective is the most important. If you can't look at the drawing from a certain angle and see it coming off the page you didn't do a very good job.

Word Bank: Use these vocabulary words in your responses. Please underline or make letters bold when you use them. 

Stencil                 Spray Paint       Xacto Knife        Positive/Negative Space

Composition    Collage                Photoshop        Threshold              Contrast

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

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.

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

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

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.

  This project began in the computer lab and we all picked a landmark or automobile and photoshopped it so it would better fit our stencil later. The photoshopped version of our pictures was strictly black and white, this helped you see the negative and positives spaces. After that we used a big brown piece of construction paper to make a collage out of things from magazines and books. I used scraps from art,dance, production and poetry pieces and then covered them with water colors by splatter painting it on. Next, I had to draw the outline of my stencil onto a large white poster board. After i did that i had to use the Xacto knife to cut my stencil out. Finally i had to spray paint my stencil onto my collage and i tried to pick colors that had a lot of contrast but that went together nicely. I'm actually very pleased with this composition!

SELF EVALUATION

 

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

         All the lines, negatives, postives, and colors all come together in my print. I think it's all very balanced and makes for a really unique print. 

 

  

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

        By scultping many wrinkles on the elephants skin I added a lot of texture, and if I had not added much texture the elephant wouldn't stand out from the background of the piece and it would be bland. Texture adds detail to a piece of art, and creates contrast.It also makes the work of art more realistic, so i believe that texture is important.

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

    In this piece i believe i used more postive than negative space, but it balanced out nicely. the places i cut out make the places that rise look very defined and detailed.

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

        My print is very neat, within the registration marks. I like the colors and the balance between negative and positive space. The only thing i dont really care for is the way i cut the tusks of the elephant but other than that i really think my print was crafted well.

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

       Yes I was, because whenever you look at my print you are able to see the mountains, tree, and sun, in the background. Without these things in the background my picture would look very flat. I believe I achieved depth well.

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

         I really enjoyed prinkmaking. I know it may seem dumb, but the only obstacle i really had was picking out the colors, i just couldnt decide. But everything else was an advantage. It was a fun project!

 

   - Tasha Lewis Project

Chalk Mural Critique

                                                                                                                                                        

Self evaluation (must write at least 3 sentences for each question)

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

It was quite an adventure. A lot of people had different ideas and we all had to cooperate to make the piece of art express all of us. It was a challenge trying to please everyone but i think we executed it well.

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

Collaboration is a big deal because without it everyone would be upset and unsatisfied, other wise leading to conflict. So it's very important, especially in this project because tons of people were going to be seeing it for  a long time. A team should cooperate smoothly in order to see the bigger picture.

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

At first our project wasn't very good. But after we added lyers in it the picture started to depth, and look more detailed. So in the end i think we did very well, but personally, I still believe that we could've done better.

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

 It makes me proud because our art is being seen by everyone. It also puts pressure on my group and I because we feel pressured to make the piece flawless. But really, i enjoy making interactive art because  seeing people smile and laugh and see other people's creativity come out in the way they interpret the art, makes me happy.

Print Sketch Critique

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

If you never have texture in your sketches than everything looks flat and all of it looks alike. When you look at something in real life it isnt textureless or bland, it has wrinkles or holes or something of the sort. So whenever you sketch you should always add texture to make the sketch as realistic as possible.

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

It's important because it's good to have a mixture of ideas and visuals to pull from. Whenever you're running dry on creativity juice you can use multiple references to complete one idea and make it into your own. You never copy though, just use them as help. The more pictures you have to refer back to the better idea you get of the subject of your art.

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? 

Right now the best sketch I have is the seahorse because it has the most texture and is the most complete. My peacock is second, but the landscape for the seahorse has the most detail. I'm sure of this because Ms. Rossi agreed.

Self evaluation (must write at least 3 sentences for each question)

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

First I took a picture of the person and then traced them on tracing paper. Then, i transfered the tracing paper sketch over to my art journal and added in a lot of values. In the end, the shapes and values came together to make a portrait.

 

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

Whenever i was drawing the feautres on the tracing paper, i tried hard not to draw plain lines. Instead, i tried my best to find the shapes and where the light changed from dark to light. The shapes and value end up fading together in the final product.

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

I believe i did. The only problem i faced was erasing all the lines from the tracing paper, but for the most part all the values went from dark to light nicely. I had to really use the kneaded eraser on this one. 

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

I don't think this piece was very neat, or as neat as my other ones. It kind of has a raw look to it.....or something. But i did put a lot of effort in to it, and it still looks a lot like the person.

5. List any obstacles you had to overcome and how you dealt with them.
Trying not to draw average lines. Looking at the shapes and the way the light hit the persons feautres. And i dealt with these problems by doing my best to see shapes and values and looking at other people's work to see how they were doing it.