Charcoal Pumpkin Piece

Jillian Kurzmann
10/31/18

1. My goals and intentions for this project were to learn how to draw and shade realistically.
2. I accomplished my goals by learn how to shade properly and blend the charcoal better.
3. My painting is about dramatic shadows and smoothness of the shading.
4. The most difficult challenge I faced was learning how to shade the creases of the lines on the pumpkin.
5. I met that challenge by blending the lines and using highlights.
6. My painting really works with the skull and how the shading of the skull adds dimension.
7. Somethings that I have learned that I can bring to into my next painting is how to shade and add dimension. 
8. The mentor that I can name that helped me were the Wyatts and how to blend and make my painting realistic looking.
9. Another artist that I learned from was Ashley wmake the background as hoe to make my pumpkins look round and add to the dramatic lighting.
10. If I had a do-over, I would make the background pumpkin smaller.
11. I feel best about my skull and the pumpkin between the bird and the skull. 

Cell Phone Sketch

Joy Series

My Aerial Silks

• My goals and intentions in this artwork are to express my love for aerial and also show the beauty of the silk fabric that I use.
• I accomplished my goals by cropping part of me out of the photos to put the main focus on the fabric and how it moves.
• What surprised me most about my experience doing this drawing is how hard it is to draw moving fabric and all of the wrinkles.
• The most difficult challenge I had to face was drawing the back of my head in the middle picture.
• I met that challenge by focusing more on the shapes of my head and less on the overall picture.
• I experienced the shift to right brain artistic thinking when I focused on the colors and shapes and less on over-analyzing the over all picture.
• A dull pencil makes a dull drawing.
• When in doubt, sketch it out.
• Draw a star and you will go far.
• Draw the shapes.
• My drawing really works in the middle picture because of the wrinkles and shading in the fabric.
• Some things I have learned that I can take into my next drawing are: focus on the shapes, shade last, and how to make the intended focal point pop.
• I learned from Ashley how to solidly used colored pencils without letting the white paper be seen through.
• If I had a do-over, I would fix the shape of the back of my head and add more detail to it.
• I feel the best thing about my work is the shading and angling of the silks and body parts.

Family/ unposed pictures

This picture represents family because it is of my dog and she is a big part of my family.

This represents family to me because my dad and I always share cheesy fries at chili's. 

This picture represents family because Connor and I are like brother and sister.

This picture represents family to me because the theatre department is a family and they are my family.

This picture is family because Mucha, Connor, and I are a family because we are so close.

Collage