I've had my phases with art, though I've never been too passionate about it until there was nothing better to do after ten weeks of staying at home doing nothing. Even now I wouldn't exactly say I'm passionate about art but it is definitely something I've been doing more of to help the time fly by. School has been pretty easy this year which means I've had lots of free time to practice my drawing skills, though most of what I do is on paper so I can't post all of it on here. I am by no means a master artist but I have noticed that my skills have been getting better, and as I've branched out I've started to find what I prefer to use when making art. The combination of taking a digital art class as well as a 2D art class has great synergy, allowing me to take the concepts of one class and apply them to the other. For example, my inspiration for bringing life to some of my sketches through the use of Paint.net or Blender initially comes from adding our own perspective when drawing images in 2D art. I've never been a fan of art or willing to do it, but through practically being coerced by school to do so I've found out that it's not always terrible. I have learned some things at least, such as the fact that consistency is not my strong suit. Whether I'm doing 2D art or digital art my products are always vastly different, some look like they could have been made by a five year old while others leave me in disbelief that I could have ever created them. That's actually what I find most fun about art is never knowing what the end goal is or how good it will be. Even with my inconsistencies I have noticed that my artistic skills and will to do art have noticeably grown over the years, and now with even more time at home it's become even more clear that my skills continue to grow day by day.
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Since digital art was my original inspiration to take this class I decided to return to editing images in order to re-familiarize myself with what I used to do in my free time. Ever since we started 3D modeling and creating code that was all I did at home as well, but when I stylized one of my pencil drawings in Paint.net I wanted to do more 2D work again. I returned to Paint.net in order to further explore what I could do with the program by stylizing another one of my pencil drawings. The process proved to be harder than I remembered, most likely because the drawing I chose had more shading and graphite smudges than the original one I had done but even so I attempted to add more details. Going into the project I had visualized specific colors for the dragon I had drawn as well as crystals in the background but I quickly realized that while the colors were simple enough, getting crystals to simulate a real crystal texture was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I instead put them in the background and focused my attention more on the dragon, adding details that weren't originally in the pencil drawing. While experimenting with different techniques I found that adding a vignette helped to bring out the features of the dragon and overall made the image look more professional, while a lot of the other options I tried either didn't work as intended or conflicted with one or more layers I used to make the image. Overall while creating this image wasn't as easy as the other stylized pencil photo I made during the school year it was helpful to get back into working with digital art creation as I hadn't practiced for months and being familiar with art production will aid in game production if I would like to digitally plan out designs. Main Points
Software used: (Paint.net download) When it comes to art on paper I've never been too confident about my skills. My parents have always told me that my art is great but I'm not sure if that is because I am their son or if it is their honest opinion, and I thought it would be rude to ask. So through the years I never practiced my art because I was afraid that if someone else saw it they would judge me for it, plus I'm not a very creative person when it comes to thinking of something to draw. It wasn't until this class assigned extension art assignments that I've actually taken time to practice my art skills. Knowing my work will be graded I now spend hours upon hours working on it, trying to mimic as closely as possible the original artist's style. I know for sure my work won't look as good as the examples I draw from, but at least I get to practice fundamental skills required for improving it. While at first I was not a huge fan of having another large homework assignment each week, I've come to appreciate the much needed practice these extension assignments have provided me. The extension assignments also provide a clear skill to focus on and practice each week, which is often the reason I am unable to challenge myself when I do individual art. On the rare occasions that I create art on my own freetime I often only draw things I know I can confidently draw and say look good, which is why I don't normally create art on my freetime. Though now that I have done these drawing extensions I have witnessed my own artwork getting better, even without templates or copying as best I can from an existing image. I've learned new techniques that make what used to seem impossible, such as drawing an accurate or proportionate human face, as common tasks. Unfortunately if I must be honest, the knowledge, confidence, and practice these activities have provided me are somewhat wasted. I would actually have the confidence to practice on my own time now if it weren't for the three other AP classes I'm taking that combined provide just as much homework as this class but without the fun to it. Work is only fun when you want to do it, which is why I have made it my focus to become a better artist even if other classes try to prevent me from doing so, hopefully I will find a way to balance my time so that I can practice without the stress of deadlines.
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AuthorMy name is Andrew Prichard and the this is my first digital arts class, I look forward to a good year with lots of hard work. Archives
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