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.

I’ve created this piece of art to give people something to think about deeply within their minds. I was hoping to achieve people going beyond what they see inside or outside of the cube. The cube communicates how people are never able to see the same side or all sides. I’m pretty sure i’ve achieved a growth of open mindedness among people.

When I first chose my theme for my project I was not sure if I was going to be able to pull it off. I created this piece of artwork because it represents my favorite animal and my zodiac symbol. I thought that my finished piece was going to be how I imagined it but it came out totally different. Through the process of making the piece I could start to see that it was not turning out the way I wanted it to so that is when I started to come up with the idea to hide the Lion paw print in the painting so that when people see it they can search for it. Finishing the project I wanted to do something to capture people’s attention so I used newspaper and a red background to make the piece be noticeable and so far it has caught my classmates attention.

In the past I have done projects where I had to hide a person, place, or thing in the painting and they all came out great. Coming up with an idea for this project was difficult but I started by figuring out what i was going to hide in the painting, then I used newspaper, markers, crayons, and paint to hide the object. My art piece could inspire others to do a mixed media project or to just try a mixed media project and also show them that you do not just have to use crayons or paint to make art you can use other objects to. Time management is very important because you need to know when you will be able to finish a certain part of the art piece and being organized is important so that when you start your piece you know where everything is. I had fun doing this project I just wish it would have came out better.

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I created this art piece because i do better art with using paint and it was a challenge for me to only use three colors. My vision was to make hot and cold so one side was winter and the other side was summer. I feel like they know there is two different perspectives to my drawing based on the colors. I think i achieved at making the most colors out of only three colors. It relates to the color wheel because we made many colors using primary colors. The first thing i did when making this artwork that i made was the color mixing board with all the colors that can be made from blue white and red(which were the colors i used for this project. I don't think this art really reflects anything on my life. A technique that you can use is to know that even the littlest drop of a color can change the color that you are mixing or trying to make.