Scratchboard

SELF EVALUATION

1. Describe the subject matter and meaning of your artwork.

 The meaning behind this piece of artwork is to represent my love for the beach. I thought it would be fun to do a scratchboard image of turtles running into the ocean to start their lives. 

2. How did you use textures to enhance your picture?
I used textures to enhance my picture by creating streaks coming from the direction of the turtles movements. This shows the viewer what direction they are moving which leads to the ocean. Waves most of the time have foam from the impact of them crashing into the shore so I made sure to add texture to that area. 

3. How did you balance your artwork and create a well-organized composition?
I balanced my artwork by not adding to much distractions to the image and by that I mean having a main focus where the eye would go when they first see the picture. The two turtles are spaced out well and the streaks don't cross into one another because if they did it wouldn't make sense due to the fact that they aren't walking the same paths. 

4. How did you imply movement in your drawing?
I implied movement by creating the streaks coming from the turtles feet to show which way they're moving. They are going towards the ocean overall. 

5. How could you improve your artwork?
I could improve my artwork by adding more detail. If you were to look at the scratchboard you can tell what it is but I think if I added more detail it would have a stronger visual appeal. 

6. How did you demonstrate a wide range of shading values?
A demonstrated a wide range of shading values by making the "footprints" of the turtle light in some areas. I did this by pressing down lightly on the scratchboard so that it didn't take away a lot of the black. Then in other areas I pressed down harder so that it added more value. The turtle shells were created with bold white lines. I did this because I want that to be the first thing that stands out to the viewer. Overall I think I succeeded in making my vision come to life. 

Self Portrait Drawing

                                                                                                

1. Discuss your drawing.  Use your own words to describe, analyze, interpret and judge your artwork.  Add art vocabulary to make your critique better.  There are a few questions to guide you so you need to be as in depth as possible. 

The title of this drawing is "Growth" by Zari Wilson (me). I created this in my drawing class over a period of time. In order to do this drawing I used pencil and a manila piece of paper. The meaning behind this picture is that I wanted to show the difference between the way I used to look, to now. As you can see I wore piggy tails as a little girl to now wearing my hair out. Also you can just see how the face matured as a whole. I didn't truly capture the image I wanted to because I don't feel as if the image resembles me. I will need a lot more work in this area. 

1. Discuss how you accomplished depth and value in your drawing. Why did you choose the portrait style that you did? What is the most important aesthetic quality of your drawing? How were you able to give the viewer and interesting experience with your choice of medium and techniques? If you are unsure what aesthetic means then look up the meaning and write it with your critique.  

I accomplished using depth and value in my drawing by trying to focus on areas that would usually have shadows around them. With the eyes I put some value beneath them because I wanted to show how I am getting older and my sleeping schedule isn't nearly as nice as it used to be which causes bags. Also, with the noses you can see that I added value beneath them because it typical to see a shadow there. I chose this portrait style because it allows me more space to draw. If I drew this image vertically instead of horizontal I would have trouble fitting everything onto the paper. The most important aesthetic quality of my image was to get the proportions correct. By having the heads connect to each other I was able to give the viewer an interesting experience. 

1. Does your drawing evoke feeling and expression? How did you accomplish this?   

My drawing evokes a feeling of seriousness because the expression is flat. I didn't necessarily want to add an expression because I wanted the viewer to focus mainly on the physical traits of the person changing. When I look at the drawing it makes me think about life and how time flys by. We should cherish every moment that we have on this earth because it could either be taken away from you in a blink of an eye or one day you'll wake up and realize you're an old woman. You'll never be as young as you are today. 

Candy Blog (Snickers Bar)

This snickers bar drawing was slightly a challenge for me because I had to figure out how to make it look realistic. I wouldn't consider myself someone who is comfortable with using colored pencils for creating an image. The reason for this is because I didn't necessarily know where to place certain colors to add depth. But overall I think it turned out okay and I'm looking forward to taking my experience with this drawing into consideration next time I have to do something similar to this.

Dum Dum Blog

I really enjoyed creating this Dum Dum lollipop drawing. One of the things I found with doing this is that black paper allows certain colors to stand out really well. I had fun using the white colored pencil on this paper because it made the image pop.

Smarties Blog

During the process of this Smarties drawing I had to learn how to put a stronger color in sections I wanted to stand out. In the middle section of the actual smarties I made sure to press down harder on the chalk and not blend it too much because if I did the boldness of the color would fade away. Also, I put white in certain sections of the drawing to make the viewer aware that the candy is in a plastic wrapper. Overall I had a good time creating this and glad I learned these skills.

Facial Features (All)

Eyes:
When we did the eye drawings I really learned how to make them look realistic. Little details I never payed attention to before make a big difference, like the eyelashes on the bottom part of your eye and the eye creases. Another thing that I learned to pay attention to is how long the top eyelashes are in certain parts compared to others.

Nose:
With doing the nose drawing I tried to focus on adding the right amount of value to the right sections.  If you don't the image can end up looking flat and cartoon-like which is what I didn't want.

Mouth:
The mouth drawing gave me the most trouble due to the fact that I don't completely know how to shade them to create a realistic look. I feel as if I got somewhat better than I used to be at drawing them though and that is what's most important.

Ear:
The ear drawing was something that I enjoyed doing because I felt like I knew just where to add value. Due to this it allowed my drawing to come out good and realistic-like.

Skull Drawing

With this skull drawing I had to practice getting the proportions of the face to look right. I wanted to focus mainly on the proportion of the head as a whole because if that isn't quite right then the rest of the facial features may appear off.