At the beginning of the year I was terribly nervous to be in AP Art since I was worried I didn't have the technical skills to be in the class. When the first couple projects started I felt a little disheartened because they never turned out exactly as I hoped they would be. I seemed to be missing some key elements in most of them and I really hoped to master them. As our projects became more independent I found myself leaning toward a very complex and unique style using colors and dark outlines, which I was afraid to explore at first, but with some persisting from my teacher I was able to work with it really well. Before this class I'd always had a love for coloring in an ornate way, but was too afraid of turning them into productive art pieces. For my concentration it actually became an important element, as my concentration helped display music and emotion through colors and lines. I amazingly had no trouble whatsoever getting started on my colorful pieces and they seemed to flow right out of me naturally. Because of this I learned how to create technically structured pieces in order to compliment my extravagantly emotional pieces trying to make them more structurally sound. This meant that I my expressive colors led me to master my techniques for which I am grateful. I feel I did a lot a of self teaching mixed with some deep practice during the concentration portion of the class, since my style couldn't exactly be taught but it could be improved with line techniques and placement as well as composition and color placement. I feel my strengths lie in those factors now. Along with these new skills I learned to appreciate my art even when I wasn't supported aside from art class, and helped me grow in confidence. I also appreciated how I was able to make many friends who could critique well and had wonderful things to point out. Overall it was truly my favorite class and I will miss every second of it.
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May 2015
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