Art 1 Final Exam

Required Question

I feel that the open art room concept helped me grow as an artist. It allowed me to decide what I wanted to create. I didn't have a lot of guidelines other than the topic or medium. I think this is good because it allows the artist to create what THEY want to create, and not what the teacher wants them to create. The open art room concept allows the students thoughts and emotions to be put into the work. When you get to create what you want in art class, it makes it more enjoyable. If you aren't creating what you want, it won't be as enjoyable.

Choose a place or artwork where the subject matter reflects you as an artist. One that you have a personal connection to. Please explain. I chose the piece that I did in towards the beginning of the semester. It is the man in the suit with the camera as his face. I have a personal connection to it because I take a lot of pictures. I also use Instagram a lot. The man in the picture could be me because I'm always seeing things from the perspective of a camera lense. 

Which project was your most successful? Describe the theme and or topic and the process you went through to complete the project. The project I chose was the print making project. The subject I chose was the Instagram logo because it's one of my favorite apps. When I first started the project, I knew I wanted to do the logo, but I didn't want it to be the same colors as the original. I just wanted to the shape you to be recognizable. I chose black and yellow, which I think turned out well. Some of the prints where a little off on the placement but I think that that makes it more cool and layed back, which is what Instagram is.

Sketchbook: The warm up I found most beneficial was drawing the sign language hands. It helped me learn how to draw human features better. Before I made everything cartoon looking. The warm up made me try drawing more realistic.