in progressfinalreflection1. How did you brainstorm your idea?
I did not brainstorm like I normally do for most projects, since I had already did an animal portrait in Art 4 I could not do Shelby again, so when decided which animal to do I choose for each of the projects. I knew I took pictures of swans on my trip to Geneva. I picked my favorite swan picture and then took more pictures of Shelby. 2. Why did you choose this idea? I chose this idea as I said in the previous answer. I have done this for a few projects now, like with the landscape, this helps me plan out all of my projects. I love the water in the background because of the color and the movement in the water. The swan also has value with the grays and yellows on it's feathers. 3. What challenges did you encounter? Of course I couldn't sketch out the swan in the right perspective so I had to redo that a couple of times. Most of the challenges I endured were in painting the swan and not the background. I had a hard time figuring out how to start to paint the swan, so I decided to block the colors. Then I had a hard time painting the overall texture of Mr. Swan with his feathers. 4. Reflect on your growth and how to apply what was learned to further projects. I believe I have become a better artist in painting different types of animals. This is my first animal that has feathers. I also feel as if I am becoming a more well rounded artist due to the different subjects I have painted. I also worked on bettering my painting skills with water. I had to create movement while blending it with the other values in the water. 5. Describe your artistic process when creating the piece. After the sketch looked correct I decided to paint the background first. I mostly used white, tortoise, and black. I put most of the blue down and added the shadows and highlights after. I did block out where the white would go. I used the edges of my brushes to create the rings in the water and the ripples as well. The body of the swan was the next to be painted, where I focused on creating the right values. The face, the legs, and the feet were the last things I painted. 6. What is your favorite part of your piece? My favorite part of this piece is the background. I am very proud of it and I love the colors that I used. 7. If you could change one thing what would you change? If I could change anything I would change some of the techniques I used to paint the swan. I would like to make it look more realistic. With all of my pieces I want each part to look as realistic as possible so if that could be obtained I would.
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AboutWhile I was signing up for classes last year, my junior year, I was looking for electives that would make senior year better. Then I remembered this class my art teacher made, so that's the story behind me picking this class. The best part is that makes half of my classes art. Over my high school career I have completed art classes more frequently than most of the other art students, so I essentially was running out of art classes. Archives
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