empty space

In this piece of art, the assignment was to take objects we found outside and draw the outlines of them on a piece of paper. We also had to take the plain white space and make it into something or draw something. I drew the American flag even though its a little off. The title is called "5 extra lines and too many stars". I tried to make it look kinda old and shaded because it would have been boring as just a flag. To create this piece I used sharpie and pencil. This artwork is a "still-life" I looked at the flag to draw it. I used these techniques; drawing, shading, coloring, and outlining. The elements were color, line, shape, space, texture, and value, with the design of pattern and rhythm. This piece makes me happy because I think it looks good. I created a American flag because it was the first thing to pop up in my head and I thought the designs would look cool with the plain objects. After making this piece I learned that I should plan more before creating the art if it is supposed to be a specific picture. I am proud of the designs and the look it has. I would improve this in the future by sketching it better first and taking my time.