Value Project Reflection

A. By persisting and engaging in the process of drawing and developing photos, I was able to create a drawing and 4 photo prints. I was able to resolve the issue of there being too much plank space in my drawing by shading part of the background and cropping the photo down to a smaller size.
I Feel like I have gained a greater sense of how to shade and make objects look 3-D from this project. I also discovered that different qualities of line can be very helpful in the shading process. I discovered that it is helpful to step back and view your drawing from a distance to get a better idea of the picture as a whole. I also learned how to develop photos from a negative.
B. I felt more comfortable with drawing because it was more familiar to me
I felt that drawing allowed for more expression because it is easier to change your drawings than your photos.
I think that if we could experiment more with the settings in the darkroom, aperture and time, then I would feel more comfortable developing photos

Value project photos

Value Drawing Finished

Value Photography Work in Progress

1. I developed craft by taking pictures of different installations. It was hard because with the film cameras you couldn't see how the pictures turned out, and you had a limited number of pictures that you could take. I also learned how to use the enlarger to develop photos.
2. For this project, we used the film cameras and the enlargers as well as the chemical needed to develop photos.
3. As you can see, my second print was ruined because someone left their print on top of mine while it was drying. This made the paper tear a little, causing there to be a white spot in the middle of my print.
4. I'm going to have to reprint my photo because it was ruined.

Value Drawing Work in Progress

1. I developed craft in this project by observing my installation and drawing what I saw, paying attention to darks and lights.

2. I used mostly my 2B and my 6B pencils for drawing and shading in this project because they have a heavier line quality and make darker lines. I tried to use hatching following the shape of my objects in this project to give my work more dimensionality and bring out the shape of the objects.

3. I had some problems with the drawing part of this project because our installation and light source were moved around a lot so the objects weren't always in the positions that I had originally drawn them in.

4. I'm trying to solve this problem by marking where the object and the light source are on the table, but I still don't always get the same shadows every-time.

Texture Sculpture

Reflection Questions
1. My collection of texture could have been more varied. I had the texture of the rope, the cheese cloth, and the smooth texture of the wood.
2. I tried to create contrast on my sculpture, I contrasted the cheese cloth and the wood, and the skewers and the rope.
3. I think that making abstract pieces can be more interesting and also harder than recreating things that already exist because you have to come up with the design entirely with nothing to go off of/
4. My process folio shows my understanding of texture because I tired to find a lot of different textures to use in all my works.
5. I was always trying to find new ways to rework what I already have. I played around with different backgrounds for my sculpture and different ways of accenting the design with the skewers
6. I took inspiration from my final prints, but it tried to differentaite.
7. I wa involved in the reflection process.
8. I was able to communicate my acetic idea s pretty well

Sculpture in progress

Day 1

Day 2