Intro to Art

I drew this picture of my hand holding a tape. It was a little nerve-racking going into this drawing. I was guaranteed that the drawings would turn out awesome and parents would be astonished by our work. I honestly thought that that was a lot of pressure, and it wasn't going to be possible. Something that I learned from this project was copying something so exact that it looks realistic. The best part of my project was the bottom of the hand near the wrist because I really took my time to make sure it was spot on. This project also really tempted my patience because this was probably the longest amount of time I've ever worked on a single project for. Using the four different pencils, I really enjoyed learning new technics like making the skin super smooth. Thanks to Mr. Langmaack for giving me the right utilities to complete something like this. I am overall happy with the amount of time I poured into this unique project. that I could ever create something like this. But thanks to Mr. Langmaack, I was able to complete this drawing. I am overall very happy with my progress on this hand drawing.

Insect Oil painting

This is the oil insect painting that we spent a couple weeks painting. In this time, we learned many new things such as the different techniques for our brushes, how to mix the correct, appropriate colors, and organize the future layering. I really enjoyed working on this project because of the hastiness in which we worked. It was easy to finish most of your project in a short amount of time. My favorite part was seeing the progress and the end of the period and seeing how much everyone's else's project had come along. Another part I enjoyed was that I could somewhat add what i wanted to my bug, unlike my hand-drawing where it had to be exact.

CLAY JAR

This is my beatiful clay jar I had the chance to build a clay jar in intro to studio art. I had made a jar like this one before, but when it was put in the kiln it shattered. On the first jar, I figured out how to make shapes in clay by digging them out. I did this with some metal clay tools. At first it was a little challenging to get the clay dug out just where I wanted it. But as I kept doing it it got easier. This jar, the one that you see, is my second jar. I was in a little bit of a rush when I made this one, so I definitely don't like it as much as the first jar. I used a wooden block to put indents into this one. With those indents, I attempted to do hombre. The first set turned out a little rough, I wasn't mixing the colors enough to make it look hombre. As I got to the end however, they were turning out a lot better. I thought it was fun to see what the jar looked like after it was put into the kiln. The jars colors came out, and it was exciting to see what it actually looked like in the end. I would say that overall, I am pretty pleased with my jar. For only having a little time to make it, I think it turned out well.

Clay bowl

In making this bowl, we learned how to blend the coils together. We flipped over a plastic bowl and spired coils on top of it so that it would retain its shape. I made shapes with the coils and set them up in a way that I could make a cool pattern. After it was fired, I got to paint it. I choose red and just lathered on the paint. It wasn't very hard to paint, I just had to make sure I got the paint in the grooves. I really liked the design of my bowl in the end, and how it turned out. It was really fun to use the coils and make random shapes, that came together to make a bowl. I was a little scared of the color I choose, but when it came out of the kiln, I was very happy. In all, I really like the outcome of my bowl.

This is the clay whistle that I molded. It took many tries and patience to get the basics of the whistling sound. I found a reference photo of what I wanted my castle to look like and I also wanted to take my time making something that I can be satisfied with. After I was finished molding we put it in the kelm and the whistle sound sadly stopped working and I couldn't fix it after it had been harden.

CLAY CASTLE WHISTLE

Printmaking Owl

I wish I could redo this project because I didn't plan out very well and the cuts I made onto the plate were very uneven. The glue on the blue one bleed on the paper and make it wavy. But regardless, learning about printing was fun and I wish i could have done the mental etching.

Spot the Differences

This is the picture I photoshopped in photo pea. It was fun because I have had past experience and it was a quick project. In the beginning, I wish I would have chosen to do a different picture with a bunch of gum on the wall.

Foam board box

This is the last project of the year. We first pushed our name into a chosen metal, I did copper and then cut pieces out of white foam board to for a box. Then we wrapped it in paper. I wish I had made the measurement more exact because my lid is quite snug on the bottom half of my box.

Watercolor

The blue Ringed Octopus is not only a creature of beauty, but also a symbol of death. Just by touching the octopus you will be instantly paralyzed. I chose to make this piece because the odd nature of the octopus intrigued me. They are smart, fast, small, and deadly while still being flamboyant and vibrant.