Mandala

For this project, I created an image on a small piece of paper and then transcribed it onto a larger piece of paper. Even though this was a tedious project, it turned out great.

Tornado

This is a paper mache sculpture of a tornado. I didn't paint the tornado itself because I wanted it to look chaotic. In the end, I think it worked out really well.

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Broken Glass

This was an interesting project. The final product ended up being very different from the original sketch. There was not supposed to be a chip in the glass, but mistakes happen. Overall, I think it turned out great, even if it didn't turn out like I expected it to.

Bas Relief Sculpture

I really enjoyed working on this project. To make sure all the pieces fit together, I drew their shapes out on the board and numbered them. In the end, the whole thing ended up fitting together like a puzzle.

Metal Tooling

This was a cool project to work on. Some parts of it were kind of tedious, but it this project ended up turning out pretty good.

Art Critique

               This is a painting called the A Miracle of Nature. It was painted by Thomas Moran. This painting includes what looks like a canyon with mountains in the background. The peaks of the mountains are hidden by clouds. It also looks like there is a small river at the bottom of the canyon.

                It appears that this artist used a warm color scheme to mimic sun light shining on the mountains. He also included the outlines of the mountains in the clouds. He also includes a lot of shading. It’s hard to see the river at the bottom of the canyon due to this artists shading, which makes the painting a lot more lifelike.

                I think this artwork is meant to show the pure beauty of nature. This artist recognizes that some sights take your breath away, in a good way. This painting makes you wonder if it’s a miracle that something as simple as a canyon and a few mountains can be so beautiful, hence the title.

                I really like this painting. While it’s partly because I just love views like this, it’s mostly because he made this painting so realistic. It looks like this was a picture taken by a camera, maybe with a filter thrown in. It reminds me that sights like this don’t just exist in pictures.

Dream Board

This was one of my favorite projects because I got to work with Photoshop. Overall, I think this project turned out really good.