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This quarter I have challenged myself to make a piece of artwork with a style that I have never done before. Mixed media was new to me, but I enjoyed creating this piece. My overall vision is actually amazement. I really was aiming for something very colorful and I definitely feel like I have achieved that outlook. At the beginning, I had no idea what techniques of mixed media I would use, but the three that I have chosen worked out perfectly fine. As my main materials I used tissue paper, sequins, and pompoms. These object all come very colorful.

I started out with this idea of being having color pop out of the work. I started out with painting white first just because that made sense to have that dry. I then went onto the background of tissue paper and I made my way on down. Nothing was really planned, I simply just laid out the tissue paper, the pompoms, and the sequences. There was no particular plan for where I wanted things to go, I just knew the space that I wanted things to go in and from there I just used up all the space that I sketched out. Along the way I learned I should cover the space that I may not want to get messed up, because when I went to melt the crayon it spilled over a bit on a space that I did not want it to. Fortunately, I was able to fix it up but I now know that when dealing with liquid materials I should cover up parts just in case for a spill over. As far as learning something new, I can take away the importance of probably knowing the quantity and the exact of mapping things out. I was a bit under prepared with pompoms and I had to run out and get more in order to complete the project.

This work just like my other work tends to be very different and stand out to the eye very well. Bella Szeift is a great example of my work comparing to contemporary art work. Her piece of art, Lace Maker was the first piece of work that I saw on the paper that made me think of my own art work. I see a face resembling out of different objects which is the concept of mine. There is a face inside of the objects that were used. Her work is very bold and colorful and I feel that my piece of work transpires the same views.

Overall, my work came out as expected and I am proud of it. There was no reasoning or inspiration behind the thought of making this. I literally have none tried this and found the thought interesting to try. I have learned that you can take just about anything and turn something into art. You can use different tools into a masterpiece. Beings though my artwork is a girl and she is bold and colorful, this idea can be inspirational for other women to really stand out for themselves.

We wanted to do something that is similar to the project choices mixed with something we really like to do.  Our overall vision for the work is to mix and older style of artwork with a newer style of art. Henna is an older cultural art and it is very detailed. Graffiti style lettering is a very new form of art. When you put these two together it creates something new that you rarely see. The message that we are trying to send is that nothing should be stuck in it’s category and trying new combinations can turn out well. We made a unique artwork and that is not seen a lot. Practicing on the henna designs and also the letterings help us a lot. I like working with 3D art and street art and this is mixed with a little of both. Our artwork is similar to  ZADIE XA because the  work is very detailed. First we sketched out where we would do my henna designs and then I started with a little flower into a big henna designs over all the buildings. I make a sketch in my book then I drew it on the canvas. I colored it in with acrylic markers and went over it again with another layer of acrylic paint. Our work shows philadelphia which is the city we live in.  It could make different artists get together and collaborate to make new ideas. Without shading the lettering wouldn’t look the same. The shading makes the letters 3D. It it was all white it would be very hard to read and look very flat and basic. I learned to go back over my paintings with layers of paint which is something I didn’t do before. I hope everyone likes our art work.

Henna Design by Shirin Akhter

Graffiti Lettering by Cyrus Foster

I chose this because I felt like this was the most challenging project on

the list and It was different. I was hoping to capture the three different media’s in my project and really be able to bring them out. I think my work communicates to the viewer because I drew something everybody likes. I hope to do good as an outcome of this project because I never did something like this before.

This relates to my previous work because in my previous work I went

outside of my comfort zone and tried something new. I gather my materials first which was difficult because I couldn’t find three different media that was going to work on the board I was using. Then I sketched out my sunset on the board. Then I painted the ocean first.I used acrylic blue and white paint. Next I filled in my sun with 2 different color constructions paper yellow and orange. Lastly I used a white substance and filled in my palm trees then I went over it with color pencil brown and green so it can really show.  

My world could impact the world because It could make people want to try something new. A new technique I experienced with was using construction paper to fill in my sun I always used marked or coloring pencils, etc.

My painting originally started out as a sketch I drew outside of school.  I really liked it so I decided to make it my painting. I am not sure if I necessarily had an overall vision of how the finished product would turn out.  I think my work communicates patience and effort for my viewers.  I could only use three color and I had to shade everything correctly.  Something I feel I achieved was learning how to shade better and limit myself to all colors.  I feel this work compares to other work I have done in the past because the bright colors.  Something I like to do is paint with bright colors.  Contemporary art is ard produced in this day and age.  By doing some research I found an artist who did a similar piece to mine. She painted some lemons in a jar.http://ind5.ccio.co/PB/g6/W2/38c342a6b70dc8f200f8ee49dcc91328.jpg  

I chose this piece because they were both of fruit and had similar shadings to mine and they were both pictures of fruit.  Also thread the sketch then I traced it onto a harder canvas top colors used were similar to mine. The first thing I did was make a color chart of the three colors I used.  This showed how each color would look mixed with one another.  I then traced my drawing onto a canvas to start painting.  Then I painted, I made sure the shading was right to make it look more realistic.  I did not really have inspiration to paint this.  I just saw the pic online and tried recreating it.  I feel my work reflects the world we live in because it represents holding on to the important things.  I feel an apple can represent  It makes an impact on the world because it shows the simple beauty in everyday objects.  A technique that is really important to the work is shading.  Before I shaded my hands and apple looked weird and unrealistic.  Adding the shading really made them pop.  Something I learned was how to shade better and make things look more 3 dimensional.  I am really glad I got to do this project.  It made me explore what just three colors have to offer.  They do a lot more than you think.  Also I got to paint one of my favorite sketches and see it turn into a beautiful piece of artwork.  

Artist Statement

I created this because I’ve noticed that I like creating hard-surface models more than organic surfaces just because it’s more fun to me even if it’s less like actual sculpting. My overall vision for the piece was a take on a vic viper (a ship with two long prongs in the front and a large engine in the back.) I’d hope this is a properly conveyed science fiction ship. Through this piece I taught myself more on reflections and lighting to create interesting pieces and i’ve gotten much better at it.

The method I used to create this was the same as everything else i’ve made, but essentially I did as follows:

1. Use basic shapes, and adjust the camera for an interesting angle

2. Use primitive shapes to block out shape of vehicle

3. Delete the primitive shapes and replace them with detailed parts

4. Create shader to give it an interesting texture (I actually made this shader as a product awhile ago)

5. Experiment with lights in the scene for clean and interesting reflections

6. Fix reflections in Krita, and do final post editing there.

My piece as it stands compared to the people I look up to is just completely out classed in all fields. Things like Modeling, Texturing, Shading and lighting. The piece that I made doesn’t reflect the world i’m in or anything deep like that, nor my experiences but it’s just something i’m passionate about (Science Fiction).

I created this project because Rihanna is my idol and i wanted to draw her since I idolize her so much. My overall vision for the work was to draw a picture of Rihanna with details as in depth as in the picture without the color. I wanted to bring out the beauty through value and lines which was used to represent her facial structure and contour.I think that my art communicates that Rihanna is beautiful and her beauty can be represented in many ways.I think i achieved personal happiness in getting to represent my idol in the way that i want her to be represented. My current work relates to my past work because usually when i create an art project it relates to things that affect my life or things that have been inspiring in my life.

I would say my work fit in with Post-war American War . I think i could relate my artwork to Irving Penn in 1917-2009.I first started my art piece by creating many sketches of what I wanted to draw. Once I got the idea of how I wanted to draw I then got my drawing utensils and started my work. I started first by drawing her outline features. Then, I started on her features. Once I got her features down packed I finished by outline of her facial structure. The image that I was trying to describe was a picture of RiRi with a short cut, holding her middle fingers up to the paparazzi . My work reflects the world I live in because people have this i don't care type of attitude and I can say that for myself as well because I have become a person that doesn’t care about a lot of things.The technique that I think was most important was vaulie because it really brought out the features of the drawing. A new technique I used was smudging .

I created this artwork because I wanted to do something I knew I could do, but also push my limits. I didn’t want to push my limits too much, but enough for me to learn from this art piece, creating a new perspective for myself. I hoped to create a one point perspective and a value, line texture, drawing all into one piece. I was hoping to improve as an artist, and with this piece I know I did improve. I think to the viewer they see a nice art piece that is well drawn and detailed. This art piece relates to my previous artwork because it has my style of drawing. My style is sloppy esque type of drawing where it looks sloppy, but very neat and organized. Another artist I would compare myself to is Dylan Cale Jones, his art has that same sloppy esque style of art. Yet, it’s still able to pertain the very organized feel and aspect.

To create this work I looked for how I can make my value, line, and texture drawing unique. I decided to make it a one point perspective drawing from a room. Every time I made this drawing it came out crooked or one part was too hard to make. In the end, I chose to make a hallway and the sunlight coming through the windows on the wall to create my value.

http://bengalarts.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html

My work reflects on my life because you see how the hallway has two entries where light comes in and there are dark areas, that is my life basically. I have both positive and negative things going on in my life, and I think that the idea of the dark and the light really sums it up. I don’t really think that my art is good enough to impact the world, but if it did then it could start a trend of the sloppy style. The technique of lining up and making sure every line fits is very important. The rays of light have to line up with the things in the room to create the shade which also includes lines. Unfortunately I didn’t learn any new techniques while working on this piece.

I created this work to focus more on the background. I always focus on the centerpiece and never put enough dedication to the background. I thought this would be a perfect chance to be able to do such things.While creating this work, I wanted people to understand some of the things that can associate with a person without the actual face. I feel like I wanted the background to speak for itself without the help of the centerpiece for once. I will honestly admit that some people could be confused if they don’t understand the character or seen the show, so I would say it’s the clearest communication for the viewers. However, for people who do recognize the show, then they will understand. I think I achieved ( well as far as I know) blending the colors well together as well as bring das detailed as possible for the background.It relates only in terms of it having an Anime theme, but it’s still different as in how I colored it. In terms of contemporary art, I would use the image of Kay Bradner artwork called Crew of Four  because we did very similar things. For both of are images, we wanted the background to talk for itself rather than the people in it.  The background for both can also has color that is can attract the viewer due to vibrant/soothing colors. ( https://www.artsy.net/artwork/kay-bradner-crew-of-four )

Before actually making my artwork, I had searched for a character to draw and I made sure to practice on drawing the image, especially since I was drawing it on a much smaller space than I’m used to( as in size). The I took my time to draw my sketch on the canvas and I colored that part in black for the silhouette. Afterwards, I colored in the background and started to create pieces that that would represent the character and I kept going until I was satisfied. I wouldn’t really say that my work reflects the world that we live in, but in my own life it does. The reason why is because it represents a show that I really enjoy as well as a character that I enjoy a lot. The character is a person who knows what he wants and works hard for his goals and struggles to make himself better in the future, which is something that I see as important.My artwork can’t really make a big impact on the world in any way and I purposely didn’t make it for that reason. I made this work to influence to simply do better in everything, including my skills in art now. I believe that blending in a drawing is important to do especially when you are using different colors and you want the image to almost seem realistic in a way. I feel like if you can blend the colors together, it gives such a great look to the artwork when you do so.I don’t believe that there‘s something in particular that new that I experienced for this project and I sticked to things that I know well and trusted myself with. The only thing new was the strong focus on the background more than the center image.

Overall, I believe that this project that I created was enjoyable to do and I feel as though this project was more so made to be relaxing. I didn’t create something that was going to be difficult for me to do, but moreso something to just home into  basic art skills which I found soothing. I also created art that would moreso relate to me and understood by few, while other might have a difficult time to understand it, which I think is completely fine. I'll probably say that this isn’t my best work, but I believe that it’s still good art. However, I do know next time, I will truly challenge myself to do something better and hope for it to better than my previous artwork.

Links of references below

http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Renji_Abarai_vs._Byakuya_Kuchiki

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CherryBlossoms

Analysis of Caffeine Consumption

Have you ever wondered exactly at what rate caffeine will leave the body, and to what extent will we feel it’s effects? How long it takes for there to be nearly no caffeine left in the body? How long it would take for the amount of caffeine to make no difference to the body? Caffeine is primarily used as a stimulant for consumption in commercial drinks and very few food items. You can find caffeine in many things you consume every day, like tea, soda, coffee, energy drinks, and even chocolate. We have observed that caffeine is eliminated by the body at a rate of 13%/hour. For example; if you have 100mg of caffeine in your body, after 1 hour there will be 87mg of caffeine left in the body. This is an example of exponential decay; this is where decay can be observed by a percentage rather than an amount. This is important because this makes the decay in the beginning in the hour as an amount larger than the amount of decay in the end as milligrams in this case. This also forms an asymptote. This is where the amount can mathematically never reach 0, this is because there is always room to remove a percentage of a total amount, even if the starting amount or the answer are not even measurable by an computer. Even there is no way to get rid of the caffeine, our body can’t feel the affects of this after caffeine count becomes less than 32 mg. So on average it is best to stop drinking caffeine 4-5 hours before you go to bed. This depends greatly on the drink you have and how much caffeine it has, but 4 to 5 hours is a safe time before you go to bed so that the caffeine in your body will be at most considered a minor stimulant.

   For this project, I decided to re-create the linoleum outline. I had the outer of my picture all white and then traced for the rest to be covered with black ink. I used stars and the moon because to me they are very peaceful and have a bigger meaning to me than just a moon and stars. Although this project was fun doing I can say it was hard. I had trial and error a few times until I was satisfied with what my results were.

     From beginning to end, this project has really made an impact on me and the way I view art. The most complicated part was actually carving out my picture, I had gotten a cut from the way I was doing it the first time but I got some help from a peer and got right back on track. Transferring the ink and getting it how I wanted it was quit easy and fun although It took a couple tries.  What I greatly enjoyed was rolling the ink onto my canvas, it was fun and a unique way to show the art that I had made. If there is something that I would change about the project it would be the way I used my time, your work really reflects on effort and I feel like you can see that with my project. If I could go back I would use my time more easily and get advice from more advanced people to make sure my project has a chance at meeting expectations.

I created this specific picture because I figured an elephat head would be the best way to insert my texture and lines into my drawing. I hoped to achieve a culture look in my drawing with lines and different designs. I hope my work lets the viewer know that I worked hard for on it and the look I was achieving. I achieved the look I wanted for this project and getting my project done on time like I planned. I first started my project off with a rough draft of my elephant head with a pencil and went over with my final utensils which was a pen. I made sure all my different designs in my drawing werent the same, and where unique. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do for my texture&lines drawing so I looked up images on google and wasn inspired by a specific elephant drawing I came across, so I tried to get an idea from that (). I feel the pen I used was technique to the work because the thiness of it made my designs in my drawing more unique and neat. A new technique I learned while creating this project was to make sure your drawing is always rough before you start it.

While doing this project I learned to always work hard on your work but to take your time while doing it. This project made me realize to never wait last minute and to work just as hard on it as if it were any other project. I enjoyed creating my peice although if I could go back to chose another idea I would.

Introduction

 Do you drink coffee every morning? Do you like drinking soda? Did you ever wonder how much caffeine you consume in a 48-hour period? Have you ever wondered how caffeine can affect your body?  Do you ever wonder what happens to the caffeine after it’s been in your body for a few hours?  If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then continue reading to find out how caffeine affects your body!

 Caffeine is a drug that stimulates the central nervous system, to make us more alert. Caffeine can be found in drinks, such as coffee, ice tea, and soda. It is also found in chocolate, and some gum! Everyday people take in amounts of caffeine (mg). Your body starts feeling effects of the caffeine between 32-200 mg. Your body starts to eliminate 13% of the caffeine you intake each hour!

Caffeine doesn’t leave your body immediately, it takes hours to get rid of caffeine in your body, but in the table above you can see that I consumed more caffeine each time I drank something, you may ask how much caffeine is in your body each time you drink a new caffeinated drink? To figure this out we use exponential functions! Exponential functions are functions that have a constant rate of change, we use the following equation to solve these functions: y=abx .  A is the initial change, b is the ratio of change. Caffeine is an example of exponential decay because it’s decreasing as a constant rate.

I have created an avocado because I felt that drawing food would have been an easy thing to draw. I was hoping to achieve to make a drawing that would represent what I love to do and what my vision is. I think it communicates with color to the viewer because the colors make my drawing pop out. I think I achieved making the seed of the avocado 3-dimensional. I think I also achieved with using my colors appropriately and in a useful way. My current work relates to my previous work because of the 3-dimensional use of shapes and the use of colors. One example of a piece of contemporary art that compares to my art is Adam Belt. Because of his use of shapes and texture to make his drawing and sculptures.

A process I used to create my work was I first searched a fruit that seemed easy to me to draw. Then, I drew the avocado to see how it would then after that I started to analyze my colors to see how I could use them. After that whole process, I realized that my avocado could turn out like how I wanted it to turn out. One source that inspired my work is Adam Belt. https://www.artsy.net/artist/adam-belt-1 On this link it shows his work and the use of shapes, texture, and use of definition in his work. This really inspired me to create this avocado. My work reflects the world I live in because it expresses the creativity that happens in today’s society. It reflects my life because it shows how hard I’ve worked on it. It reflects my experiences because in the drawing you can see that I used some of the stuff I have learned. My work can influence the world by just seeing how hard I’ve worked and tried to create the painting can influence others to try. A certain technique is important to the work because it can help you to get a good feel out of creating the work. For example, detailing, glazing, palette knife, etc. These techniques are helpful in making your piece of art. A technique that I learned is palette knife. I experimented with color mixing techniques which is what I used to make the colors for my drawing.

I chose this project because I liked that it gave me the freedom to make any kind of artwork that I chose to do and mesh it with other mediums. I decided to make a painting of a mountain lake with a 3D canoe floating in the water. I would hope that my work would give its audience a stress-free relaxing feeling like they were on a summer vacation in the mountains. It really has to do a lot with me too because of how often I go camping in the mountains. This is my first piece that incorporates wood carving and I am really proud that I was able to pull it off. I think that this piece could fit into Philly’s street art scene, at first glance it may not seem like it but it takes elements from artists like Aubrie Costello and Low Level who inspire me with their use of 3D objects in their installs. I hope that this piece can impact the world with driving more people to decide to take up art and I really hope that it does.

I created this artwork because I wanted to work with three different types of material.  I was able to work with paint, mod podge, and crayons.My overall vision for my work was to create a portrait of a young girl with the background of the important news articles. I think my work communicates positive and good vibes to the viewer. I think I achieved a very unique look through this creation of this work. My current work relates to one of my previous artwork was when I once created did a mod podge with a balloon to create an mask. An example of an artist or work of art that fits with contemporary art  is a portrait by Zak Prekop. He creates paintings with the illusion of light and depth.  Starting off the project i had to cut multiple pieces of new articles which would be use to my background of the portrait. Also, then drawing an outline of drawing and figure out the spacing. I began with the background with the mod podge because that  was the most time consuming part. Then, painted the outline of the girl, her clothing, and face.  FInally, colored her hair in with black crayon.  My inspiration for my image came from https://www.google.com/search?q=mixed+media+art&rlz=1CADEAC_enUS715US715&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=655&tbm=isch&imgil=UQgTxXvtrJyUvM%253A%253Btd9JbW_ivrUs5M%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pinterest.com%25252Fexplore%25252Fmixed-media-art%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=UQgTxXvtrJyUvM%253A%252Ctd9JbW_ivrUs5M%252C_&usg=__XWrsCcUwBBIii6CJfGJEnVuR_8w%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjWidvwrbXRAhUB5iYKHfIrCrcQyjcINA&ei=kKlzWNaBFYHMmwHy16i4Cw#imgrc=UQgTxXvtrJyUvM%3A .  This work reflects the world because it includes actual news articles and major stories. My work can influences my own life in a positive way when it comes to my upcoming projects in art class. A certain technique that was important was the mod podge,  using not to much but not to little for the newspaper. A new technique that I learned or experimented more with in the process of making this work is the amount of paint used.

For my quarter 2 project, I decided to do “Value, Line and Texture Drawing” because I wanted to challenge myself with new art drawings. My overall vision of my work is it turned out better than I expect it. I expect my audience to react in a positive way and I think that they will react in a positive way. What I think I’ve achieved through the creation of this art is how to add different kinds of texture to an art drawing. My current work relates to my previous work because I have done it in art. This project relates to contemporary art because artists have use value, line, and texture in their drawings. For example, Zheng Chongbin has used a lot of texture in his "Eroded Strata" drawing that he made in 2015. The first thing I did when making this artwork is I first drew the flower, then traced the flower with a black charcoal pencil and then I started adding different kinds of texture to the flower. A new technique that I have learned while making this art is more about shading and texture.

  I created this work because I enjoy drawing and this was the best option for my choices. I liked the textures part and how I shaded the background. I wanted to show myself in the future as a basketball player in the National Basketball Association. I drew myself playing for the MIami Heat, wearing my favorite number, 25. My work communicates my aspirations of becoming a basketball phenom in the NBA. I think it’s on the same level of my previous work though. I actually like it better than my eye that I created in this class.

 The first thing I did in my process was look up a picture of Dwyane Wade for reference. Dwyane Wade used to play for the Miami Heat that’s why I used to love them and decided to make my future self to play for them. Like I said my inspiration was Dwyane Wade. My work only reflects my life because it shows that I like to draw and play basketball. I also used to play for the Miami Heat on NBA 2k video games. My work can’t really make an impact on the world if you ask. I learned how to crosshatch from this project. I also learned shading. LIke the lighter part is where the light hits and such.

 So to conclude, this is all about my art and what you should know about it.