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In this project we were mainly focusing on shading and understanding the basics. We were tasked with finding the light and dark values, while also making this as realistic as possible.

I started by creating our Diorama. For this I used boxes, cardboard and other scrap materials to create our ideal scene. This may not seem like much, but I assure you it took forever. 

After I had finished our Diorama I sketched it out on some manila paper. I made sure to start with basic shapes and continue to add on to it from there. 

Once the sketch was looking satisfactory I covered the other side of the paper with Graphite? Then I placed it atop a plain white paper and drew over the lines I had already created.

Now that my photo had been properly transferred I was able to start with the color. This is what took me the longest time to complete. I started with basic colors and added shading on top. This was really a trust the process kinda thing.

The theme of my Diorama was Halloween. More specifically a witch theme. I wanted it to say witch without there actually being a witch. (I am not sure if that actually makes sense) So I added things that made me immediately think of a witch, like the cauldron and the pumpkin. I decided to do this because my favorite holiday is Halloween, but sadly this year my family and I were unable to partake in any festivities because of conflicting schedules. 

I personally believe that I did fairly well on the shading given it not being my strong suit. My favorite part of the project was shading the tapestries. I feel I did really well with those and am actually quite happy with the way this has turned out.

I may or may not have dramatized the colors ever so slightly. I just wanted to really make certain aspects pop. Overall I am very happy with the end results. I had minor input by the teacher about ways I could improve things like the shading. I am very happy with all the help I could get. This was a very fun project and I am hoping to be able to put many of the skills I learned from this into future projects.