Value Project Photos

Value Project Photos

1. With this photo assignment, I developed my craft by becoming more familiar with my resources. Instead of using the same settings for each photo, I adjust the aperture, time, and tint on the enlarger to experiment and eventually find out what settings are the best for each individual print.
2. So far, I have used an enlarger, a camera, a light, chisels, a block of wood, developer, photo paper, china pencils, and film.
3. My main problem for this project is knowing how long to leave the photos in the developer and the other liquids.  Some of my prints have been in there too short and are not completely developed.
4. I will ask my peers about the time they put their prints in the developer for.  

Value Project Drawing

Shading Drawing

1. So far, I have developed my craft with a pencil with my use of shading.  I hae discovered how to vary my shading techniques, so instead of shading the whole drawing with one style, I can vary my style for different objects.
2. For this drawing, I am using 4 different pencils, and eraser for blending, as well as paper, a board to draw on, and a light to amplify the shadows.
3. So far, the only problem for me is my perspective.  A lot of my lines are not how I see them.
4. To solve these, I am going back and correcting all the lines that appear differently on my paper

Still Life Photos

Texture Sculpture

Texture Unit Sculpture

1. The variance of textures is pretty big in my piece. Even though there is a lot of Wood, it is split up by the bike tire in the middle.
2. At the beginning, I really wanted a uniform piece.  After a couple days, I decided that I only wanted part of the piece to be uniform and the other side to be chaotic.
3. Overall, my understanding of abstract has gotten bigger as now I appreciate the 3 dimensionality of works.
4. Throughout my project, I was constantly changing my idea of how I want it to look.  Each component went through multiple stages.
5. I was constantly reforming my components.  At the end I added screws to the wood because I thought the color of the screws would nicely contrast the wood.
6. My print and sculpture are not very similar as I only used my print as a springboard for my sculpture.
7. Instead of just trying to make what I thought looked cool, I now try to make art pieces that work together.  I think about contrast and depth as apposed to just color.
8. Overall, my works could have benefited from a little more control.  Instead of being so random with how I placed my wood chips, I could have been more thoughtful with my placement.
9. I was happy with how I participated in saying my views about my artwork and others.  
10. I was able to communicate my insight well.  Instead of just pointing out cool colors or shapes, I really tried to point out contrast and depth. 

Texture Unit Reflection

1. The most interesting part of my final rubbing was how the different textures border each other.  There is very little white space between the textures which made the rubbing successful.
2. The inside of the jacket was the most successful because of the difference between it and the other photos.  The fuzziness of the jacket made the photograph tangible and believable.
3. The most successful collage is the photoshop one.  The best part is the way the tire welds the opposite light and dark sides together without being too bold.
4. The photoshop one is also my favorite because of how the colors changed from their original pictures into photoshop.  I like how the fuzz on the top right hand side of the screen has the blue highlight surrounding it.
5. The plaster system that Mr. O used was cool.  The rocks at the end looked real.  I think that if I used a tire, I could make a very successful collage with plaster.