In this project, I used pencils as a means of media. This self-portrait project was very hard and took me very long. This project took the longest out of any project I have done before. During this project, I learned how to use pencils to realistically recreate a picture. I learned how to add texture and value where I wanted it to make the drawing seem more realistic. I was inspired by other people's portraits I looked at while I was doing my own. I believe that I achieved the goal of making a realistic drawing of myself. Although I am happy with the outcome, I would not want to do it again. This was not my favorite project as it was pretty difficult for me. This is more than what I hoped for, I am super happy. I really like the face and everything on it, including the ears. I don't like the hair as much and believe I could have done better on it. Overall, I am satisfied and glad I did it.

In this project, we used an X-Acto Knife to uncover the white under the black layer of the paper we used. Hundreds of lines were scratched to make this representation of a fluffy animal we chose. Although I liked the project and am really happy with the outcome, it was very difficult. It took courage to move on to the next section that had to be done. Each part of the project required a different type of line and therefore a different style of scratch. I learned how to adapt to each different-looking part of the image and learned that just going for it was the best approach. I was inspired by other people's projects from the past as well as from around the room while I was doing mine. I love what I have done and am extremely happy with how it turned out. There are however some aspects that I would have done differently as they didn't turn out how I wished them to. Overall, this is one of my favorite finished 2d projects so far.