Art 2 Final Exam

Question 1 :

How have you grown as an artist? Reflect on what your portfolio (all the work you created through the semester) may or may not reveal about the semester. Do you think the work in your portfolio accurately reflects your development in the class? Discuss each piece (the one from the beginning and the project you picked) and how you grew in the following areas: application of materials, techniques, and skills, artistic vision, use of the principles and elements, creativity, intuition, and subject matter.

Throughout this semester, I have explored new mediums and styles, tried out things I wouldn't normally do an most importantly, stepped out of my comfort zone. I really enjoy sticking to one style but this semester I decided to experiment a bit more and see how I could incorporate my style with other artists. Although I did work outside of this class, I think my portfolio accurately represents my growth and development through the semester.

The two projects I pick are the "I want candy" and independent project, Comparing both of them, I see the difference, not just because of the medium. In the independent project I was more confident with my ability to draw what I wanted whereas the candy project I was a bit hesitant to make permanent marks. I see the difference in the composition that I picked for both. I also used bolder colors that weren't there in the reference images for the independent project where as in the candy project I was trying to stick to a particular color pallete and not really pushing the boundaries with experimentation, I only drew what I saw in front of me instead of trying to add more. Overall I grew more confident in my style and experimenting with different colors

Color pencil- candy final piece

Independent project

A digital piece I created in a stylised artstyle

Question 2:

2. How do you describe your artistic style/perspective? How do you define success as an artist? What do you find most rewarding about being an artist? What are some of the most important skills you draw upon to create your work? What are some of the most significant things you've learned through artmaking?

My art style is very stylised, I don't like to work with realism so I tend to work with a more simplified art style. I think being successful as an artist is when you reach the point where you are content with the work you make, not by the money you earn. The most rewarding thing about being an artist is that one canvas has endless possibilities, you could make a simple doodle or the most intricate piece and all you have to do is want to create it. An important skill I draw upon to create my work is organising my thoughts before I put them on paper, I think this is very important because if you don't have a clear idea of what you want to make, you might end up ruining what you originally had planned or not be able to create anything at all. One of the most significant thing I've learnt through artmaking is that even if the progress is slow, you will improve over time, this cannot only be applied to art but in life too.

Salty and resist (water color)

Question 3:

5. Do over: If given the opportunity, which project would you do over? Describe why and how you would redo this project. Reasons might include choosing a different theme, using a different medium, or creating a different idea completely.

If I could redo a project, it would be the salty and resist project. We used watercolors for this piece, I don't usually work with water colors and at the time I was pretty happy with how it turned out but looking back on it. I do really like the idea and the medium but I see some things that I would like to change. The jellyfish on the left has really disproportionate tentacles and I didn't notice that while I sketched it, I only realised after I finished to project. I would also use more of the wax to create better glowy effects because it looks a bit off to me. The pink color is also really throwing me off because it's really light in some places but awfully dark in others. I would also want to blend the blue with the pink to give it a smoother look.

Courtyard lacks gravity!

Question 4:

7. Sketchbook: pick any sketchbook exercise that you found beneficial, interesting, or simply felt you handled well. Describe the activity and reason for selecting it above the others.

A sketchbook assignment I really enjoyed was the "courtyard lacks gravity" assignment. It was really interesting to try to imagine the scene for this assignment. I wanted it to look like there were actual people floating with their genuine reactions to no gravity but in my usual stylised art style. It really made me think what part of the courtyard would be the best to showcase the scene, where I wanted the characters to float and how they feel about the situation, what poses to pick, etc. Overall this assignment was really fun to do and led me to try an idea I never would have thought of on my own.

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