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1. Describe your project
   I made a drawing of a bird that I first sketched then painted over.
   
   

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   I had made sketches for my last two projects. I had little knowledge with painting for this subject.
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   I wanted to learn how to paint over sketches seamlessly. I want to be better at painting, so I started out with sketches first and then painted over them.
   
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   I did since I made a painting through sketches and painting techniques.
   
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   I know i accomplished the goal since I made the bird painting to my liking. The paint clashes somewhat and isn’t the neatest, but it was something knew that I tried. I feel like it turned out ok.
   
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   I learned different techniques for painting. Such as how different strokes and dexterity of the water change the way the painting turns out.
   
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   
   I’m most proud of the way the bird turned out. I like the color scheme of it since the blue makes a sky like feel and brown is seen common on birds.
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project
   
   

I wanted to create a gag manga that was 12 pages. However, I was only able to finish a few pages of it.

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   

I had already read and studied manga styles for several years.

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   
   

I wanted to specifically learn about the style of gag manga.

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   
   

I didn’t accomplish my goal. I wasn’t able to get all 12 pages.

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   

I didn’t accomplish my goal, because I redid all the pages I had already done.

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   
   

I learned how to do the shading in this style of manga.

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   
   

I think I was able to make the artwork look very professionally done.

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

Art Elective Project Reflection

Please answer the questions below. Do not delete the prompts!

1. Describe your project

I drew different kinds of eyes with lots of detail.

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   I knew how to draw still life objects and have experience drawing things while looking at them.

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   I was never particularly good at drawing eyes, I believe them to be the most difficult human feature to depict. I wanted to improve my eye drawing skills, with humans as well as animals.

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   I accomplished this goal by taking my time and practicing drawing not only one kind of eye, but three different variations, including a human eye, a cat eye and a lizard eye.

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   I know I accomplished this goal because I compared my eyes to the original eyes that I modeled mine over and I think I drew them just as good, if not better.

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   I learned sketching skills with pencil and improved on drawing objects while looking at them.

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   I am very proud of the accuracy of my drawings and how realistic they look.

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

If I were to do the project over again, I would allot more time to my project instead of

focusing on the accomplishments and the goals and proposals and such.

1. Describe your project

My project is a form of abstract art. You see a stream of crayola crayons dripping down the canvas with the word grow highlighted at the bottom. To me it’s sorta like the crayons dripping are continuously growing and me as a person I feel like I am always continuously growing. Even at the roughest times, I always want to grow in some kind of way.

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?

I had just knew that the crayons were made of of wax and once anything wax getting heated it starts leaking. Also, I knew what materials I needed and what techniques to test out so I could have made up my final decision come time for the final project.

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?

Going into this project I wanted to learn how to be in control of the crayons. What that means is the way the crayons dripped and how much they dripped I wanted to be determined by me. I did not just want to make a blob of colors.

4. Did you accomplish this goal?

Yes, I have accomplished this goal and I loved completing this project. If, I could I would do this again.

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?

I am very pleased with what I created and I’m not just saying that as a settlement. I really love what I have created. I love the feedback that I have been getting as well. When you look at something and really admire it that’s how you know that you have created something well and I feel as though I am going to actually use this piece and hang it somewhere.

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?

I learned that when melting the crayons it was better not to hold the heat gun too close to the crayons because this would created blobs of the colors to come out. Whereas what I had to do was hold the heating gun away and on an angle to get just drips to come out of the crayons.  

7. What are you most proud of in this project?

I am most proud that I have completed the project only because it seemed like I kept hesitating about my ideas. I knew that I wanted to do something with melting crayons, but I was so unsure about the concept behind what I was actually going to do. Now, that I have created this piece I am so proud that I finished it, it’s on time, and I am so proud of what I have done.

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

Art Elective Project Reflection

Please answer the questions below. Do not delete the prompts!

1. Describe your project

My project is a geometric tempera painting. It has very spring and bright colors and I even mixed a few. I guess it  is supposed to be abstract.

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   I've done a lot of geometric paintings and drawings before.  I know that with geometric paintings  your lines have to be neat and precise.

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   I hope to learn differents techniques on how to make my painting more vivid and also different styles of geometric painting.
   
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   
   Yes
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   I used different paint and a different technique
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   Nothing really
   
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   The coloring of the painting
   
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project
   My project is pretty much just a small, purple slime (with one black string with a purple ball on its end sticking out of the top of the slime) staring up at the blue-sprayed clouds.
   
   

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   I knew about how to take care of acrylic paint and painting materials, as well as what they’re made of and how best to use them in techniques.
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   
   I wanted to learn about how exactly acrylic paint works. What I was looking for was some experimentation and experience to accompany the previous knowledge that i’d looked up.
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   
   Yes.
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   I know I accomplished this goal because I was able to experiment with different tones and shades and apply them on different plates. In my blog post i’ll show you what I came up with in the end, well before it all got swirled. Still looks pretty cool.
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   
   I learned about making different shades, and painting small areas. Making shades requires that you have space for making different variations and occasionally going over the variation line to refill certain shades. Painting small areas really depends on the look that is wished to be gained, which can be gained with different size brushes, and applying water to different areas.
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   
   I’m most proud of the painting in itself. The Slime could have came out better, but the blue painted sky, the blue and white mixed clouds that don’t look the same from each other, and the greenish-yellowish grass are beautiful to me. On top of that, I finished my entire project in one day, and was able to get my work done on time, which was truly a miracle for my schedule.
   
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project

• For my project I decided to try fauvism. I wanted to do something with animals so I drew the main animals in the animal kingdom which is the lion, elephant, and gorilla. It’s colorful because that’s what fauvism is a lot of colors that pop out.

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   - I knew that fauvism is a regular painting with a lot of colors that pop out. You can draw anything you want but the goal is to have bright colors or colors that get’s people attention.
   
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   The skill I wanted to learn in this project is how to put realistic values into my project.
   
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   Yes, I accomplished this goal because I feel like the animals I drew look like what I wanted them to. They have so much details.
   
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   I know that I accomplished my goal because I took the time to draw my pictures to make them have so much real value to them. I try very hard to make them actually look like what they’re suppose to be.
   
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   I learned how to draw different animals.
   
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   I’m most proud that I got it accomplished and that It looks very nice. I’m happy about my project overall because it looks like how I wanted it to be
   
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project
   It’s origami
   
   

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   I’m a pro at origami as long as I have the right materials
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   
   I wanted to learn to have more patience because it was my first time doing a piece that required other things than just paper.
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   
   Yes.
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   I know because I can make things quicker.
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   
   That I have to follow exact measurements.
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   
   I’m proud of the kunai itself
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project
   I drew and painted the car of my dreams. I is a car I have wanted since I was little. It was always cool.
   
   

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   I knew that I had to draw a lot of cars before I got the right one down. I knew it would be hard to point out the little details in my car but I did as best I could.
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   I learned how to draw the reflection of light with using the actual car colors, In stead of using white.  
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   I drew and painted my dream car. It took me 4 days to draw this car. Iknow that means I’m an amature drawer but I was proud of myself for trying.
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   I know I accomplished this goal. The car came out better than I thought. My opinion and my teachers is the only one that matters.
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   I can honestly say that I am getting better with my hands. My hands are more steady and my paintings have more detail.
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   I a proud that I drew the car as good as I did.
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project
   My project was about the exploration of doodle art. Doodle Art gives a carefree and outgoing vide. IT’s a very random art that does not require a lot of thinking.
   
   

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   The knowledge I already had about the project before I started was I experienced with doodle art multiple times as a child and didn’t even realize it. Again, dodle do not require a lot of thoguht. It requires a moment of creativity. I never their was an actual label for this art until I researched this project and one my peers created a project about it.
   
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   The new skill I wanted to learn coming into the project was learning how to draw freehand instead of looking up pictures and drawing them. I wanted to learn how to just throw my ideas into my hand.
   
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   I did accomplish this goal because I made things at random on my project. I din’t look up too many ideas from the internet. I just through my ideas on paper

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?

. I  finished a  well thought out demonstration of what doodle art is. I  feel like I put my all into the project and I turned the project in before the deadline.

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   I learned how to work with the medium markers more, outlining, and experimenting with colors.
   
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?

I’m most proud of how i got this project done quickly and still felt proud of it.

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

Art Elective Project Reflection

Please answer the questions below. Do not delete the prompts!

1. Describe your project
   My project is a cloth purse painted water colors with an outline of a mustache and sunglasses.
   
   

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   I knew how to paint a bag, I have done that with just cheap acrylic paint. I know how to use water color and the care that it takes to blend colors together.
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   
   I learned what it is like to paint cloth with watercolor paint. I have never done that before because I never found a reason to.
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   I think that I did accomplish my goal and I am excited to give this as a gift to my sister. I think sje will really like. I am very excited and proud of the way that it looks and I hope she will like it as well.
   
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   I know that I accomplished my goal because I feel proud of the result of the project. I like how it looks and I like that I feel proud of the result and can give it to someone to use out in the world.
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   
   I learned that you don’t always have to know where you are going with something when you are creating something new. I did not know that there would be an outline in the bag or a picture.
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   
   I am most proud of the pretty colors that were used and how colorful it looks. It has a rainbow feel which is cool.
   
   

8. What would you do differently if you had to do the project over again?

1. Describe your project
   
   

It’s a linoleum print version of a drawing I created. It’s an anime character named Sebastian from Black Butler.

2. What knowledge did you already have about the project before you started?
   
   I tried a linoleum cut before, but I gave up.
   
   

3. What new skill did you want to learn coming into the project?
   
   I hope to learn how to make prints
   
   

4. Did you accomplish this goal?
   
   Yes, I have.
   
   

5. How do you know you accomplished the goal? If you didn’t accomplish the goal, why do you think that is?
   
   I know because if I were to try this on my own, I could do it.
   
   

6. What other skill(s) did you learn along the way?
   
   I leaned concentration.
   
   

7. What are you most proud of in this project?
   
   I’m very proud of how I didn’t give up this time.
   
   

8. What would you do differently, if you had to do the project over again?

I would’ve spent more time on it

I practiced using the color pencils as well as the pens and markers. I used light and dark blue, green, brown, and black. These are the possible eye colors for my drawings. I did different shades for each color pencil. This shows that the pressure applied to the drawing utensil can change the outcome. I also practiced drawing an example eye mixing the color pencils and the pen together in one.