What is a technique you used in your artwork that worked well? Explain what technique it was and why it was successful. A technique that I used in my artwork that was very successful is splattering. I used this technique when painting the Clay Animal during the Artist Solve Problems Mini Lessons and for the background in my final project during the Artist Steal unit. It was successful because it allowed me to just have fun and not have worry about being a perfectionist. This technique was shown to me by Mrs. Sudkamp and was used by the famous artist Jackson Pollock.
Which project was your most successful? Describe the theme and or topic and the process you went through to complete the project. In my opinion my charcoal piece of the hot glue gun was most successful. I had never used charcoal before nor had I ever tired shading with any medium. The topic that I chose for this project was a hot glue gun because I asked Mr. Creech what I should do and he handed me a glue gun. The [process I went through consisted of a rough sketch followed my a faint outline. Then for the next few days I shaded it more and more making the blacks darker and adding more highlights. I thought this piece was successful because Mrs. Sudkamp entered it into the Hadley Show which boosted my confidence as an artist.
Has your definition of art clanged since from the beginning of this class? My definition of art changed in the first day of class. Going into art I thought it would just be a cruise class and I could just give minimal effort. On the first day of art I sat down and was given a mint and Mr. Creech told me to draw it. The whole time I was drawing it, I hated it and looking at other students candy drawings didn't help me. When everyone finished we compared them and commented on eachothers pieces. Thats was when I realized that art isn't about being better than the next person. Its about expressing who you are on the inside through your work on the outside. I loved art and plan to do sculpture as well.
Medium: which medium did you most enjoy working with and why? Which medium did you not use but wish you had explored? Include photo. The medium that I enjoyed the most was probably charcoal. It was very messy and my hand would rub up against my paper and rub away the shading I had just done. But the main reason I liked it was because it challenged me. It forced me to try my best until I was happy with it and while using thus medium I understood how challenging it actually is to properly shade and highlight. one medium I wished I is probably a linoleum block for printmaking. printmaking looked really fun and hope I get to explore it in art 2.
What did you find most difficult about this class? This could be anything from gathering materials, to generating projects ideas, to applying a particular technique. What could be done to resolve this issue in the future? The thing I found most difficult was the group participation when me and another other student decided to work as a group on the final project for the Artist Solve Problems unit when we did a marble drop. Me and another student were initially working together and then three days through the project the third student decided to join out group without our permission. Other then making a tiny paper boat for the top of the marble drop and holding things to be glued he didn't do much of anything. In the future, students could possibly only work in groups of two or just talk to the teacher about the participation problem.