Jadaline Torres Art: Quarter 1 benchmark

My finished product of this project includes a side view of an individual. Inside of the body, there are dozens of different plants that grow out of the indvidual along with a black background. This reflects me and my culture because it tells the person who looks at it, that I am continuously growing even with the bad in my life. The tools used for my piece of work included markers, paint and pastels. I used the color patels for my plants to give a more pop along with the black paint for my background. The markers were used to outline some plants that the pastels couldn't cover. This was my first time using pastels for any project so it was something new which meant it couldn't relate to any past project I made. My process included the rough draft of my drawing as step one. When I made it to the best of my ability, I painted my background and then pasteled. When some of the pastel couldn't get all the small white parts in my plants, I filled in with marker for the best appearance. My work was inspired by the artist of my sister since she created a similar look. Using pastel was a very specific technique that was important because it caused a lot of mess. SO when using it, I had to be careful to use it to the best of my liking, I learned this technique in the process of my project. I am most of proud of my finished product and I wouldn't change anything.