self portrait

 

 

Well, I apologize for how awful my self portrait is, I wish I was more talented and could draw better! With that being said, I really enjoyed this project! The gallery that I "went" to for this project was the google art gallery that was an option for us this assignment. I chose the inspiration pieces because out of all the self portraits, those three just really stood out to me the most,

I chose to use just a pencil on sketch paper for this project because I know I am by no means an artist and I wanted to choose the "safest" way because I knew if I added paint, it would look even worse than it does now!

The biggest challenge was creating my face. There are so many lines that I could not incorporate properly within my own drawing so that was absolutely difficult!

I think that picture represents my fun side. It was taken on a bright beautiful sunny day and what else could possibly make me happier, especially after this long winter.

I definately tried to incorporate the element of line in this drawing. It was hard getting the exact texture of my hair but I tried to make thicker lines for my hair to make it look more realistic.

I enjoyed doing this, it was a fun challenge even though it was awful! I really enjoyed this class and this was a perfect project to end this class!

final blog!

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met?

I was not really sure what to expect for this course at first. I was not prepared for the amount of work that I was going to encounter for this course. My expectations were met in the sense that I did learn a lot about topics that I would not have learned about otherwise.


2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your intial posting?

At the beginning of the semester I thought long and hard about a good definition of what art is. Now, I realize there is no proper definition. Everything is art. Even things around my house can be considered art. I think I have a broader understanding as to what art is and that it is okay to not have a perfect definition for it.


3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?

I had trouble with my first blog so I was not able to post who my favorite artist was. However, if I had to answer now I would say by favorite artist is Monet. I really got to explore a lot of works by Monet and I can not think of a painting of his that I do not like.

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

I have, and always have liked taking online courses. I personally do not care if I have interaction with my classmates and I am just more concerned about getting my classes done. This course, did have a lot of work in comparison to my other online courses.