Art 8

My source of inspiration for this project was the original scream painting. I wanted to recreate it while using different colors. The process for creating this work was first sketching the original painting out. I figured out which color I wanted to do the entire piece with. I then redrew it onto the final paper. I started by drawing the lines for the bridge to make them look like it continued ongoing. I then drew the people and the water. After I had sketched it out, I started by coloring the areas that were darker. This made the people stand out more. One way that I demonstrated persistence was when I didn’t know which color to use to color the entire piece. I had to choose between many colors and also had to choose if I just wanted to use one shade of color and just use different amounts of pressure for it. One creative risk that I took was only using one color in many shades because the original piece used many different colors. What I like most about the finished piece is how the different shades worked together well. I also like the way that the people stood out with the darker shades of blue.

My source of inspiration for this was Christmas. The process of creating this piece was finding my inspiration on what I wanted to create. I then started coming up with ideas on what to create around my inspiration for Christmas. I decided on a candy cane, present, ornament, and a Christmas tree. I then began to draw out each of the items. I demonstrated persistence in this piece because in the beginning it was hard to create a perfect shape, but once I found the shape feature, it was easier to draw things. During this I learned how to use the feature in the sketchpad app. What I like most about my finished work is how all of the items are similar in what they represent. If I were to start over, I would add ornaments to the Christmas tree to make it look more like a Christmas tree and less like just a tree. I would also maybe add some details on the ornament instead of it just being red.

My inspiration for my work was my cow and a picture of her. For the background, I was inspired by the original background of the photo. My process for creating this piece of work was first drawing the cow onto a piece of paper. I then traced in detail what I could use in the metal so that it would have texture. After that, I traced the cow onto the metal from the paper. Once I was done, I traced the cow in more and carved it in extra detail so that it would show better with the wash. Next, I put a black wash over the cow and painted it a couple of times so that it would get into the grooves of the cow and in the background. Once it was dry, I took off some of the wash from the cow and a little at the bottom so that the cow would stand out more and so that you would be able to see the difference in the bottom and in the background. Once I was done with the cow, I started on the background. I used the original photo’s background and started by dividing the background into sections of where the colors changed. I then used watercolors to color in the sections. Lastly, I taped on the metal piece to the background. I demonstrated persistence in this work when I was drawing details in the metal. It was very challenging to know how deep some areas should be and how deep it should have been in other areas to be able to show a difference when the black wash was going to be put over it. Something new that I learned how to use in this was how to use watercolor colored pencils and watercolor crayons. I have never used them before, so when I tried it, I really enjoyed how it looked in the end. What I like most about my work was how the cow stands out in the metal. Since all of the other pieces are colored in and the background on the metal is black, the cow really stands out well. If I were to start over, I would have added more details in the colored background. It looks good right now, but if I were to add more detail in some of the areas, I think that it would look better.

My source of inspiration for this piece was how the colors all looked together. The process for creating this work was first placing the string on the cardboard to create the weave. I then started to choose colors to weave. Lastly, when it was the length that I wanted it to be, I tied it off. I then cut the strings off on the back and tied them together to finish the weave. I demonstrated persistence when the colors ended and I had to tie them together, the ends stuck out, but I was able to weave them back into it so that you wouldn't be able to see them. I learned how to weave better by working on this artwork and was able to learn how to start and end new colors without it standing out a lot. What I like most about my finished work is how the colors went together well. If I were to start over I would have not pulled as tight on the strings in the middle because it made it tighter and not all the same shape throughout the work.