My Perspective: Two

One-Point perspective

I created one-point perspective by putting four sketchbooks together and pointing the camera at an angle so it looks like the sketchbooks eventually converge at a vanishing point.

Two-Point perspective

I created two-point perspective by taking a picture of a corner of a table at an angle, so it looks like the edges of the table are eventually going to make a vanishing point outside of the picture.

One Point and Two Point Perspectives

One point perspective is defined as a drawing that has a single vanishing point, usually directly opposite to the viewer's eye and that is usually on the horizon line.

Two point perspective is defined as a drawing with one set of parallel lines to the picture plane and two sets oblique to it. (The parallel lines that are oblique to the picture plane converge to a vanishing point, which means that this set-up will require two vanishing points.)

Mandala

            

              While creating my mandala there was many challenges that I faced, but in the end it turned out better than I expected. In the beginning, I was struggling with the color patterns and the center of attention, but I figured it out once I added all of the patterns in. I also had trouble finding a background that matched with my mandala. After looking, I realized that I needed to arrange my colors to find a backround that at blended in with my mandala, so I ended up finding this one that created a great sense of texture. From creating my mandala, I learned about using monochromatic and analogous colors to create a balanced piece of art and I learned the principles of digital art. 

              I feel good about my mandala because I spent a lot of time and effort to make everything look nice and balance. I like how. I like how I used the monochromatic color scheme to make the whole mandala appear soothing to the eye.

Mandala

        The word mandala is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit meaning circle, but it's meaning is far more then just a shape. A mandala is a sacred space, often a circle, which reveals your inner self and the the world around you. Since mandala means both circle and center, it represents both the visible world outside of us and the invisable world deep inside of us. The Hindus were the first people to use the mandala as a spiritual tool, but the mandalas that most people are familiar with are the ones made by Buddhists. 

2p Sketchbook Collage

        The theme of my sketchbook is the ocean. What makes my sketchbook unique is what I like about the ocean and how it has an important role in my life. Since I grew up surfing, my sketchbook has many varieties of surfers, companies that I like, and many different beaches that I wish to go to someday. Not only is it about surfing, but when I look at it, it reminds me of some of my family memories that I remember from a long time ago. To express my theme I used blues and greens to develop an oceany feeling and I used complementary colors to make my images pop or stand out. I interpreted text into my collage with pen and sharpie and used tissue paper to make my images appear in the background. I used many different images from surfer magazines to express my theme more throuroughly.

          I feel really good about the end result because of my effort and hard work to express my theme in my own words. Although my sketchbook looks very complex, the theme stays the same throughout the whole collage. In conclusion, I learned that you can use many different house tools such as bubble wrap, scotch tape, Legos, credit cards, and many other house appliances as well to develop a great piece of art work.

Contour Line Drawing

Line and Emotion: Confused

This is my lines and emotion drawing and I was feeling relaxed and a bit confused, so as a title I named it confusion. 

Zentangle Analysis

         In my zentangle, curvy and swirly lines are most dominant in my composition. This may be because I was feeling a sense of mixed emotions, I was not feeling happy or sad. I may have been to concentrated to think because I was planning on what I was going to do next. I can tell by my horizontal lines that I felt relaxed when drawing my zentangle because I didn't have to worry about making mistakes and erasing my drawing. I learned that you don't have to be a good drawer to do a zentangle because you just have to have a little inspiration and let your mind do all of the work. Also, no ones art is going to be the same because we all have different minds/ideas and everyone is going to have an original piece of art that they made themselves. By making zentangle art,  I found out that there is no right in life and you are going to make mistakes, but the mistakes just becomes part of your journey and who you really are. Finally, I I figured out that you don't have to be an amazing artist to create something that is so artistic and creative. In conclusion, zentangles are a very great way to show the creative side of yourself without having to worry about making mistakes.  

 

Lines and their Meanings

          Lines in art sometimes can communicate moods more then the words itself. For example, to me vertical lines communicate a feeling of strength, like a person standing. Horizontal lines remind me of a person at rest or some one who is relaxed. Curved lines remind me of someone who is not mad or happy because of the natural way a curvy line looks, going up then down. Zig zag lines communicate a sense of excitement and fear, like a lightening bolt. Diagonal lines communicate a sense of movement because it is unbalanced. Lastly, spiral lines communicate a feeling of someone is dazed and confused. In conclusion, you can see how different lines can have different moods and emotions. That is why some art, like a painting of the horizon, seems to be so peaceful and relaxing because of the horizontal lines that are placed into the painting.

The Art Mindset

               
            The reason why we use to create art without hesitation when we were little is because we didn't care what it looked like and as we get older we are afraid of making mistakes. So many of us say we aren't good at something and that we don't want to do it because we are afraid of what the outcome is going to be.  Also, some people are afraid of what others are going to think of them if they mess up or doing something wrong. When taking an art class, it is important to keep a positive mindset and be willing to try something new to succeed. In my opinion, I think that if you try and put a lot of effort into your artwork you will succeed in art and many other things in life as well. When you are doing art, you have to keep in mind that you don't care what anyone thinks of you. In conclusion, it is important to keep a positive attitude and to try new things in art class in order to succeed.