Art 2 Final Exam- 1. My most successful project was the Close Up Georgia O'Keeffe project where I drew a close up of my dog. For the Georgia O'Keeffe project we chose an image of a flower, animal, etc and cropped the image to mimic O'Keeffe's style. The original picture was cropped into a rectangle so I chose the same shape to draw the new picture on. The original picture of my dog was limited to the colors white, yellow, green, and brown, so in the new drawing I chose to include more highlights and shading. In the picture the background was brown so I chose brown paper, however when I had completed my drawing I recognized that a more colorful background was necessary. For the Georgia O'Keeffe project I used Prisma Colors were really the thing that enhanced this project. The Prisma Colors made the pencil strokes more vibrant and realistic, the dog was not limited to the basic colors from the photograph but instead I was able to incorporated grey, cream, pink, different greens and browns. 2. Two pieces of work that show my growth as an artist would have to be the Georgia O'Keeffe Close Up Drawing and the Clay Food Drawing. By completing my Close Up Dog drawing I learned the shading technique of using lighter and darker colors (from the same color) to show value. I learned how to layer colors to eventually show value in the end (by using light colors and gradually getting darker). When drawing my dog I had to map out where I was going to draw his eyes and nose in relation to him smelling the flower. I learned the importance of rough draft sketches and why artists draw them to show the colors on the paper and the angle of the drawing. The value in my dogs fur and the glossy look on the flower stems are important techniques I can use later in creating more works of art. My dog drawing reflected how my pencil skill has grown since art 1. My clay food lobster is another artwork example of skills I learned this semester. When applying clay and modeling it I learned many useful techniques that helped me create my lobster. I learned the pinch pot technique that lead me to create the hollow body of the lobster and the hollow hallow claws. Having a reference picture was very important when I modeled my lobster, planning the artistic vision and knowing where to assemble the clay was key. With both of my projects I was forced to list ten ideas; which proved very useful as the semester progressed and my creativity grew. 3. Two mini lessons that I felt were the most beneficial were: the mini lessons on how to paint and mix with water colors and the pen drawing technique were the most beneficial for creating those particular projects. Before this class I had no previous knowledge on how to paint with water colors, learning how to make the color fainter or stronger helped when painting the water color fruits. Learning how to stippling, cross hatch, and hatch help develop my pieces of artwork to become presentable and unique. When painting with water colors I felt like I had been given enough instructions for success but needed more time for trail and error, same when learning ink techniques. 4. An artwork that I feel is an exemplary showcase is Ellen's "Painting In The Style Of Another Artist. She used the acrylic paints to create her art, the acrylic allowed her to show different variations of depths in the painting and use bright colors. Since she was mimicking the style of another artist she had to adapt a new technique and design principles. Ellen did very well in show casing her painting by using her own creativity and that of her chosen artist. The texture and value of the brushes and flower at the bottom of the painting was an original idea that added much to the painting. Her artist had a painting of an outline of a bird with the sky inside of it and Ellen reapplied the idea to her painting by instead making the inside of the bird a nighttime or an outer space design. Ellen went beyond the requirements of her artist by painting a landscape in addition to her bird, ultimately the end result was excellent.