25+drawings

=**25 Drawings:**= These are not all of the 25 drawings, i just picked a few that i think are worth showing and worth taking note of.

=Description= This is the piece that I like most from my 25 drawings. The drawings are all based on the same idea which is how sometimes people arent satisfied with who they are and they look up to other people or things that they wish they could be like. For these set of drawings i used Barbie as the icon that the subject wishes to be. The 25 drawings consisted of different techniques and materials that are used. For this one i used guache and pencil and ink. I painted barbie with guache and left the girl behind in pencil so that Barbie could stand out more than the person holding her. =Analysis= The artist who influenced some of my work was Zak Smith because of his technique of using vibrant colors and the way he paints portraits that are so detailed. Another artist that influenced me was Nick White who is known for his collage. This artist influenced me in my drawings that included collage.
 * **What were the artisitc and/or cultural influences for this project? Who/What influenced either the composition of style?**

Many materials and techniques were used in these set of 25 drawings mostly including guache, the other materials were ink, pencil and charcoal and collage. For the charcoal and pencil it was easy for me to show the shadow because i would use tissue to smudge it. The guache was difficult because it was hard for me to come up with the right colors for the shadows. To make sure i dont use the wrong color i would lighten the color up with water so that if i made a mistake it would be easy to fix.
 * ** What material/media/processes did you use and experiment with, and how? **

In the beggining where i first started my drawing i had no trouble so i didnt really seek for advice because i had many ideas of techniques and methods i could use. But towards the end, i ran out of ideas to make the drawings look different, so i asked my teacher and she gave me a few ideas on different techniques i can use to add a variety to the set of drawings.
 * **How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?**

I didnt face many weaknesses, some of the weaknesses were using the right colors and methods to show the shadows when using paint. I also find trouble drawing portraits, so i need to improve drawing faces and learn the right proportions of the face and practice them because i will be using it later on as well.
 * ** Clearly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement. **

The strengths that i have were using the pencil and charcoal because i had better ways of showing the details than using the paint. I could easily control what i drew and i didnt worry about making mistakes because i could always erase any mistakes while using paint there is a harder time for fixing a mistake.
 * **Clearly explain the strengths of the piece**

**What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme** For my nest project i will be using the same idea of portraits and also the same theme but i will be showing it through a different idea. I think i will use paint so i can practice how to paint portraits using paint.

**Two of the drawings that i used pencil and charcoal with:** **One of the drawings i used ink with:** **The worst drawing out of the 25:**

** ** ** ** ** **One of the Drawings using collage and guache:** ** ** ** ** **