My artwork is a replication of one of David Choe's painting, "David Choe Pyeong Chang Olympics Watercolors." David Choe is best known for painting murals, and graphic novels. My artwork is a figure skater. My current work relates to my previous work because I have done shade and texture in art before. Instead of watercolor, I did texture drawing. The materials I used when making this art was a 2H, 4H, and 4B pencils. I first drew a figure skater with a 2H pencil. Then, I used a 4B pencil to outline the shape of my drawing. After outlining the shape of my drawing, I used a 4H and 4B pencil to shade my drawing. I used a 4H pencil to lighten the parts that I wanted. I used the 4B pencil to darken the parts that I wanted. After shading my drawing I decided to use watercolor and paint the outline of my drawing to make it pop. The colors I used were white, flesh tint and magenta. A technique I experimented more with the process of making this work is shade and texture. I'm most proud of the way my artwork turned out. In conclusion, something I learned through the completion of this project is to use your time wisely.

For my quarter 2 project, I did the still life drawing because I wanted to try something different. For my project, I drew a candlestick and an orange. I want my artwork to communicate that it wasn't easy to draw this. My current work relates to my previous work because I have done shade and texture in art before. The materials I used when making this art was a 2H, 4H, and 6B pencils. I first drew the candlestick and orange with a 2H pencil. Then, I used a 6B pencil to outline the shape of my drawing. After outlining the shape of my drawing, I used a 4h pencil to shade my drawing so it will be easier to erase parts that I mess up. After shading my drawing with a 4H pencil, I used a 6B pencil to darken the parts that I wanted. An artist who makes similar work is Zheng Chongbin. He uses a lot of shade and texture in his drawings. A certain technique that's important to the work is using a softer pencil to shade the drawing, then going over with a darker pencil to darken parts that you want. A technique I experimented more with the process of making this work is shade and texture. I'm most proud of the way my artwork turned out. I really wouldn't change anything about my project because I like how everything turned out. In conclusion, something I learned through the completion of this project is to not waste all your time drawing your object because you're not going to have enough of time to add shade and texture to your drawing.

For my quarter 1 project for art, I did the portrait project. For my project, I have created a portrait of Pablo Picasso young mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter. This artwork shows reflections of self. How we see ourselves versus how others see us. The reflection on the left represents how Pablo Picasso viewed his mistress as beautiful. The reflection on the right represents how she views herself as old and ugly.  I want the art to communicate as for how most people see themselves versus what they see when they look in the mirror. The materials I used when making this art was pencil, fine point sharpie, and color pencils. I used a pencil to draw my art and used a fine point sharpie to trace over my drawing. I used the color pencil to color my artwork. My current work relates to my previous work because I have used similar materials to complete my previous artwork. The first thing I did when making this artwork was I first drew my art in my sketchbook then traced onto a piece of paper. After that, I traced my drawing with a sharpie, then started coloring it. An artist who inspired me to make this artwork was Pablo Picasso. A certain technique that's important to the work is using darker colors for the reflection part of the art so it can have different meanings. A new technique I experimented more in the process of making this work was coloring. I really wouldn't change anything about my project because I like how everything turned out. In conclusion, something I learned through the completion of this project is don't rush take your time.

For my quarter 3 project I decided to chose the limited palette because I wanted to try something different. For my project I  have created a pikachu because i wanted to draw something different beside a flower. 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 mixing colors to get the color that I wanted for my drawing. My current work relates to my previous work because I have done it in art. One example of a piece of contemporary art that compares to my art is Spencer Finch because of his use of shapes and color mixture to make his drawing. The first thing I did when making this artwork is I first drew pikachu, then traced pikachu onto a canvas board. After that I traced pikachu with a sharpie, then I started to add color to the drawing. I had to pick three main colors then try and create other colors by combining the colors with each other. The three colors I chose were black, yellow and red. For my palette I had black mixed with yellow, black mixed with red and etc. This art piece really doesn’t express me. I don’t think my work could influence anyone. A new technique that I learned while making this art was making a color guide to create multiple different colors.  

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 can never get it right"

On online I’m nice to other people that I don’t even know, and I appear online by being nice on other people page and showing love on their page by liking their pictures and commenting nice stuff, for example like instagram. I think people perceive me as cool and a nice person. Before posting I think carefully about if the picture is appropriate and do I really want to post it. The pros and cons of sharing online is that what you post online can really have a bad effect on you. Lack of Control, Permanence and Immediacy have an impact on our online lives because you can start being a different person online than your real character. Your company should do a social media background checks because the potential employers will represent you and your company. Free speech is basically having the right of saying anything without the restraint of the government. Violation of copyright rules and commercial speech is protected by the first amendment. Crimes that is involved in a speech is not protected by the first amendment and also threats is not protected by the first amendment. An internet stroll upset people by posting stuff that are violent and other stuff that will make someone feel bad. The goals of internet trolls is to make people comment on their post and like their post. We can stop “trolling” by not commenting on their post. The pros and cons of posting anonymously online is people don’t know who you really are and you can still get bully. My top 3 tips to anyone who uses social media is always be careful of what you post online, always be in the right mood and always make a decision before posting.