Reflecting on self-portrait progress

I decided to make a picture of a theater. The view of the theater is as if you are walking into the theater to find a seat. I didn't finish but drawing all of it but I was going to draw in all of the theater chairs and balconies with seats in them. In all of the various seats, I was going to draw things that represent me such as: my race, my family, my culture, my personality. Feedback that I got was to incorporate more stuff about my connections with my immediate family. I am just going to keep working and it shall be done soon.

Why do People Make Art?

I think that people way back in the beg. of time decided to draw stuff and create art because they wanted to remember something they saw in the day or if they had like a dream or something then they wanted to record what they saw they would draw it instead of writing it because a lot of people didn't know how to write. Now a days, I think that people decide to make art to pretty much do the same exact thing. Artists want to take an image that can change over time and capture it in the moment when they see it. Also art is made to show an artist point of view on something. Overall, I think the purpose of creating art hasn't changed at all.

Reflecting on Four Hour Project

For my four hour project was making 3D shapes and use leading lines and movement. The first half of it is in black and white and the other half is in color. I wanted to show the contrast between black and white and color. I have really enjoyed doing this project because it gives me the freedom to do whatever I want. But it is also hard because there are so many opportunity to do many differnet things. My process was going in my sketch book and decided what to do. Then I just went for it and started my project. It is taking a longer than I thought and I decided to take it home in order to finish it. Overall, this project is really fun and I can't wait for Art Principles next term.

The Book Project...progress and planning.

For my story I am having two brothers. Eventually, one brother wants the other to be a monk, but the brother wants to be a photographer. One day the inspiring photographer brother see's a van with the name of his favorite photo magazine. He starts to chase them but then they drive away and he has to become a monk. I think it is going pretty well, somethings that might turn out to be hard are trying to change the happy theme to an anger theme in one of the photos, and also trying to be able to change the body structure of one of the characters. Nothing has changed so far in my planning other than the placement of some of the characters.

Drawing the Human Figure from the Inside Out.

Today's goals were to think about proportion when drawing someone. You also want to draw from the perspective that you are at and not what your mind tells you. I thought that today, this activity was challenging and interesting. It really made the drawings much easier when you kept going and didn't stop to take a moment and think about it. I think on my first picture I was just starting to work on the perspective thing, but the second one I really got it. Overall, I like drawing people more than I have before.

Shades of Gray

Today in class, I really liked this drawing activity. I liked it a lot because we got to use many different drawing utensils. I really liked how we got to use the different type of charcoal. Overall, I was not so much satisfied but not mad at my work. I think that the proportions of my picture don't make much sense. Overall, I also liked working with the background and then you got to erase. Also, it was MUCH easier to erase on the different paper. I hope we do this again!!

Studying Nighthawks...

1)
Night Hawks by Edward Hopper
America
1942
Oil on Canvas





2) I feel as if I have seen this painting before and that it is just a painting of a common scene. I am drawn to the bright white wall paper in the diner place.

3) Edward Hopper is a man who was born in Manhattan, New York. He started to paint right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This painting is painted to show the urban life in night time. It also shows how lonely the open streets and urban life can be.

4) Hopper uses many Principles of Design, one thing he uses is contrast. There is contrast because of the brightness of the white wall in the diner and with the dark outside of the diner. Another thing that Nighthawks uses is emphasis. Even though the diner is not right in the middle of the picture, it still catches the eye of the viewer.