First of all if you notice the two different pieces have changed in not only style but in creativity. My first drawing was inspired by a character in a story. She was not a mermaid but I thought it was a nice idea to turn her into one. Well it was a quick sketch and I really felt proud of it, but I knew I could have done better. After I have learned from art so much it was time to put my skills to the test, so I redrew the whole thing with new inspiration. The whole reason I like mermaids is because of their beautiful tails and I never drew one for the first one. So instead of making another big drawing I wanted to include the whole body. I even looked at different artworks for mermaids to get the right pose I wanted for the new drawing. I may have not been there for the first day but I’m still glad I joined Art 1 it really helped me improve my work.
My thinking of art has really changed since I first started; Art can be made of many different things and come from so many ideas. I also learned that “stealing” art can be ok. There are many units that I learned a lot from, but if I had to choice one it would be artist collaboration. Working with other people has always been hard for me since I have a shy personality, and working on art together is even harder. I’m a person who likes to come up with ideas and stick to them, because no one really gets what I’m really thinking. So when someone says they don’t want to do that or they want to change it up a bit I get embarrassed and my thoughts get messed up. I have also seen that there are different people in groups; people who work hard and people who lean on others to do all the work. I have learned from this and too really pick who I work with someone I know I can trust to actually help me.
I have notice that I like to include more detail now and I don’t mind messing up on things because I can always try again. I have also started to explore more with my art in terms of looking at all options.
My favorite unit would most likely be artist steal. I liked the idea that you can take someone idea and make it into your own. This piece is what i came up with when i wanted to steal from history. I feel that out of all my work i spent the most time on this drawing. I believe that i had a strong connection with what i was working on. I have always loved history and including it into my art makes me really happy.