AP ART

Piece 1: Part 3 - The Hobbies I Quit

This piece is a watercolor piece with ink over it. I wanted this one to cover all of hobbies I quit or set aside. I used a skeleton and scythe to symbolize death, in this case the death of my hobbies. I really like how accurate I was able to make the skeleton, and I would say the hardest part of this piece was drawing the rib cadge.

Piece 2: Part 1 - The Music I Listened To

This one was the first I finished, with it covering some of the music I listened to when I was younger. The character, which represents me throughout the series, is floating in space, representing the weightlessness and freedom that I experienced when listening to music. It's digital, and I wanted to work with the form of the character, as well as how the light travels around the piece

Piece 3: Part 1 - The Books I Read

This one was a watercolor piece that covers how I read many books, and what my ideal environment for reading would be when I was younger. I wanted this one to not have any harsh lines, so no inks or anything like that, just the water colors to give it shape.

Piece 4: Part 1 - The Games I Played

This piece covers the video games I played when I was younger. The games I played had I big impact on who I am now, so mentioning and highlighting them is key to understanding how I get to where I am now. This is another digital piece, but this time I went much farther with the shading. I have never really done this kind of full rendering, so it was a massive challenge, so much so that the whole piece took nearly a month and a half to finish. Overall, the lighting turned out quite well.

Piece 5: Part 3 - My Darkest Times

This piece covers my darkest moments, mainly the emotions and pain I felt. I wanted to reference Francis Bacon, because I felt his art would best convey how I felt. This piece is digital, but I mainly used an Oil paint brush. The painting has a lot of texture in due to the brushes.

Piece 6: Part 1 - The Disney Movies I Loved

For this one, I went back to some of my favorite movies, specifically Disney. Out of all of my favorites, Robin Hood and Zootopia.

Piece 7: Part 3 - Abandoning Art

This piece covers the emotions I felt when I abandoned art. I had only just started drawing, and the only motivation I had for drawing was based on fleeting motivation. I had to deal with this sort of anger due to the fact that I started and stopped with so many hobbies, and the most painful of all was Art. I saw it as a means of expresion, but I felt limited by my extremely basic skills, so I quit. It was only a year or so ago when I really started perusing art as a passion.

Piece 8: Part 3 - Self Examination

The main thought behind this piece was the exploration of the main character throughout my series. I wanted to show myself through my character, and I feel that this regal-looking wolf does a good job of that.

Piece 9: Part 3 - Accepting Myself

Piece 10: The Characters I Loved

I wanted to give some love to the character which captivated me for a while. I honestly love and relate to these characters in such a way, to where I feel they are best represented in a casual setting, rather than the fantastical worlds they come from.

Piece 11: My First Drawings

I had attempted drawing before in my earlier teen years, but I was never fully inspired or motivated. I was driven by fleeting inspiration. But when I finally found that spark, it was truly magical. I had a vision and a dream of becoming a great artist, and I knew that would come with practice and time. I may not have been content with the chicken scratch I was making at the time, but I could see a future with wide eyes where I could make anything I dreamed of.

Piece 12: My Introduction to the Fandom

I like to see my discovery of what the furry fandom is as a portal opening to another world, because it is truely a far cry from the real world. People are kinder, they are more accepting, and the arts are cherished by all. I felt this could best be encaputalted by referencing Elton John's Goobye Yellowbrick Road alubum cover, which sees John leaving the real world into a poster on the wall. It's really fantastic.

Piece 13: The Art I Consume

I often take inspiration from other artists, but I see it as light going into my mind in one form and different colors spewing out like a prism refreacting light.

Piece 14: The Youtubers I Watched

When I was younger, I was very dedicated to a select few YouTubers, and would watch them exclusively. Many of these Youtubers helped me find my passions and interests, while helping me explore who I truly am.

VISUAL JOURNAL QUESTION

1.Why did I choose my topic?

I chose my theme of Anthropomorphic animals and my interactions and experiences through them because it is true to my life and art life. Not only that, but I also wanted to put forth this experience because people have unwarranted negative connotations with the fandom. I want people to understand that this fandom is merely just another mode of expression and art, and that it matters to me, as well as may others.

2. What materials have you used?

So far, I've used watercolors, inks, pencils, and various different digital brushes. I plan to use other paints like acrylic, and also color pencils.

3. What principles of design have you used?

The principles of design I used most were proportion, with the structures of the bodies I drew. I also used movement, as well as emphasis. For movement, I would have a character looking somewhere to draw the audience's eyes to what their looking at, or other times I let the environment around the piece to draw the audiences eye. For emphasis, i would have a contrasting color, or make one part of the piece brighter than others

4. How did you start your first piece

My series is going to be in 3 parts, the first being my experiences that led to into this niche fandom, the second being my introduction to the fandom, and the third being my current experiences in the fandom. I started with the Music I listened to when I was younger. This was a digital piece, and it set up the rest of my series by introducing a recurring character I used to represent myself. The second piece is less series, with its topic being the Video Games I played when I was young. It is another digital piece, but this one took over a month to finish because of my experimenting with different kinds of shading. The third pieces jumps to the 3rd part of my series, the modern day, and it covers the Hobbies I quit, which is many. It was watercolor with lineart on top to accentuate parts of the peace. The fourth piece is also a part of the last part of my series, covering My Darkest times. I wanted to reference Francis Bacon’s art because I felt that his art best represented some of the painful emotions I feel. It is very experimental for me, with the piece using oil paint digital brushes. The fifth piece is some laid back, with it covering the Books I read when I was young. It attempts to show what my ideal reading area would have been like when I was younger. It is another watercolor piece, but this time I didn't use any ink to create harsh lines.

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