1. My thinking about art has definitely changed. I used to think that my art had to be perfect and that every body had to like it for it to be good. This lead to me not thinking I was good and didn't draw much. I now know that my art doesn't have to be perfect, and in fact, sometimes imperfection is better. I also know that not every body has to like it, only I do. I learned this in artists solved problems unit or the limitations project. in the process of doing this I saw that my art wasn't perfect but it was still good.
What I thought art should look like. I did not draw this. It is just an example.
this is my limitations project. this taught me that it doesn't have to be perfect.
2. when I compare the two drawings, you can really see a big difference in my skills. the first one is just a boring squid. there is no meaning to it because I was told to draw something involving water. the composition isn't good and there is no value. its not even very realistic.
For my recreation, I decided to draw something that not only is creative, but actually means something. I did a drawing of the jaws movie poster, only instead of a giant shark about to eat a human, I drew a giant man about to eat a shark. it depicts how in the movie the sharks kill the humans, but in real life, the humans are killing the sharks. it also has great composition, and I used plenty of value. this drawing took a lot of time to make and it really shows my skills.
3. my favorite project was the character remix. I had a lot of fun with this and it gave me a chance to let my mind flow on to the page. I created an interesting and unique image that had an interesting meaning. It was the walking dead mixed with mickey mouse, only Donald duck was the main character. I did this because Donald duck is usually the coward but, because zombies are coming after him, he has to be brave.
4. I liked this class because it allowed me to be more confident about my art. It could have been better for me if we worked a little more on value because that's what I want to know more about. I'm OK at shading, but I'd like to know how to make it better and more realistic.