Silverware study
With this piece I learned how incorporate highlights and shadows using charcoal.
Figure Ground.
This was my first piece were I did not use a pencil. here I learned how to blend water colors together
Mandala.
This piece is a bunch of patterns in a round shape.
Still Life.
This piece was done after i took a picture of a still life set up. I learned how to add shade and highlights using color.
Emphasis.
This piece's main focus if the flower. I learned that by adding a color to a particular thing can make it stand out from the rest.
Fabric Study.
This piece was also made with charcoal. I learned how to shade and highlight a piece of fabric.
Room With a View.
This piece came from a picture I took at Pizza Hut. I learned how to line things up with each other.
Choice.
This piece was a choice assignment that didn't go very well for me. I learned that it is hard to draw a daisy with ouy making lt look flat.
Growth. This concentration piece resembles the stages in which a flower grows. I learned how to blend acrylic paint onto pieces of wood.
Artist Trading Cards. For this project I wanted to make different cards for my art class mates that were connected like a puzzle.
Neutral. This concentration piece uses neutral color instead of red and yellow. I learned that tilting the piece would make it more interesting.
Region. This is the last piece to my concentration with a view of the two nations. I learned how to make the paper in the back look old.
This are my trading cards I received from my class mates after our exchange.
Paper Cut Still Life.
This the second part of the still life assignment but using paper. I learned that the lighter shades of paper act as highlights and the darker act as shadows.
Triptych. This are three separate pieces put together into one. With this piece I learned that a triptych should be more connected.
Lyrical Poster. This piece was made with ink out of lyrics from the song "Deep in the Heart of Texas." I learned that the closer the letters is gives a darker contrast than if they were father apart.
Hands. This piece is made out of charcoal and acrylic paint. I learned that stippling the paint would give it the effect as if it has texture.
Choice 2.
This is my second choice piece that I choose to do around the holiday season. I learned how to make a texture like background
Vase.
This is my second piece of my concentration representing a mexican american surrounded by american flowers. I learned how to add texture with cardboard.
Left.
This contraction piece represents the view having a mexican background. I learned how to add detail to a hand with charcoal.
Mixed. This concentration piece is about both cultures coming together. I learned how to add contrast with oil pastels.
The wall. This concentration piece represent a mark on the famous "border wall". I learned how to blur out the background and make the part of the wood stand out.
Right. This contraction piece represents the view having a American heritage. I learned how to add shadows, highlights, and emphasis using watercolor.
Me. This concentration piece represents myself. I learned how to add dimension to the back.
Stitched. This concentration piece represents a flower done with cross stitching which is something the mexican heritage does a lot. I learned how to cross stitch on a canvas.
Mexican. This concentration piece is a simple yellow rose that represents my Mexican heritage. I learned how to make a rose out of paper.
American. This concentration piece was the first rose done in color pencil symbolizing my american heritage. I learned how to incorporate different shades to create shadows.