Introduction to studio art

Pencil drawing

I think my project turned out pretty good. But I do wish it would look a little bit more realistic. I overall liked this project. It taught me how to shade and make my drawings more realistic. At first I chose the glue because I thought it might be easy, but it turned out it wasn't that easy. I had to do the stickers and labels on the glue bottle and it was kind of hard to do the glare.

Creative Lines

I think I did okay on this project, but I didn't like it. It was boring to me and I'm not a big fan of colored pencils. But it did make me be creative and think outside the box, which is important in art. But if I could choose, I wouldn't do this again.

Insect Painting

I liked this project because I like painting in general. I've also never painted an insect before so it was a good experience. I would choose to do this again in my free time at home because it is always fun to see how it turns out. I overall think I did pretty good on this painting, but since the picture of the praying mantis was all green, It was hard to contrast.

Clay Whistle

I liked making a whistle because it was my first time using clay and glazing it. I tried to go for Dumbo but it turned out looking like a normal elephant. It was really hard to make the clay whistle, but after that it was pretty easy and fun. 

Clay Bowl

I liked making a clay bowl because it's fun to make my own design. I like how we used only coils on this project. It was easier than the whistle because this wasn't the first time using clay. My favorite part was coming up with the design. I made a few changes to the bowl while I was making it, but it worked out for the best.

Clay Jar

I liked making the clay jar, but it was harder than the bowl. With the jar, we actually had to mold it into what we wanted and it was hard to get it smooth and detailed. When it was first put it into the kiln, the window fell off, but I decided to glue it on. It took about a day to dry but it was worth it. Without the window, the jar was kind of plain. When I was was glazing it, I didn't put as much as I should of in some places. I could tell because it was rough and it wasn't as shiny. But overall I was happy with how it turned out.

Water Color

At first this project was hard and I didn't like, but I started to trust the process and keep going. After a while I started to like the painting but it looked like something was missing. Then when I put the pen on it, it was complete. At first I wanted to restart, but I'm glad I didn't.

Spot the difference book

I did like this project, but I rather to more “artsy” stuff like drawing, painting, ect. My favorite part was looking at the end results because it’s fun to see what I did. The hardest part was when it kept glitching and when in didn’t save my progress so I had to restart. I thought the website was a little sketchy because it was so laggy, but it worked out okay. I think the final book will look really good and professional. My hope for people viewing the book is that it will distract them from thinking about their appointment.

3D Story

In this project I built a 3D model out of different house hold supplies. The story I made was about me tight-roping when I was young. I liked this project because it made me think hard and be very creative. It was kind of hard at first, but after I knew what I was going to do, it was easy.