Thematic Paint Reflection
1. Evaluate: What are the good / strong parts of your project? What is done well & why?:
- I think the strong parts of my project would definitely have to be how I painted in the shadows on the flowers. It really brings them to life and adds to the realism In my opinion. I also think my color choices were a strong part. I made sure never to duplicate colors, and every one was unique.
2. Evaluate: What do you think you could have done better on this project? What is not great and why?
- I really wish I could've taken more times on making my strokes nice and clean. It would have added alot of beauty to the painting, and would've make each thing stand out.
3. Describe the theme / unity of your painting: What is the theme (or what is represented in) of your design and why?
- The theme/ unity of my painting is basically "Remember your death." I represented it by painting a sugar skull, which is most popularly reconized from the mexican "Day of the dead" in which the dead are remembered and celebrated. I also painted the saying "Momento Mori" in the corner, which is Latin for "Remember your mortality" I did it because I'm really intrigued how careless people are and how they take life for granted these days. You WILL die, so it's just a matter of how you'll live your life.
4. Describe the colors of your project: What are the major colors or color families? Why did you select those? How do those colors help create the theme?
- I used alot of warm colors in this painting, kind of as an attempt to contrast the morbidness of death with the warm and happy colors. They helped by making the skull stand out more, and directing attention all throughout my painting.
5. Analyze the use of value: What are the light value areas? What are the dark value areas?
- I used alot of value in my flowers. I tried to show the shadowing towards the middle, and how the light slowly branched out on the petals. Also, value is incorporated into the rainbow background, because the colors effortlessly blend into each other.
6. Metacognate: What did you learn from this project that you could apply to other projects in the future? What lessons could be applied to life in general? Why?
- I learned that no matter how small scale the project is, always do your best and put effort into it. I knew putting detail in it would take more time, and cause my painting to be late. But, the fact that It's a quality painting with beauty makes it worth it in my eyes. It could be applyed to life by always remembering to try your hardest, no matter how small the project is.
- I think the strong parts of my project would definitely have to be how I painted in the shadows on the flowers. It really brings them to life and adds to the realism In my opinion. I also think my color choices were a strong part. I made sure never to duplicate colors, and every one was unique.
2. Evaluate: What do you think you could have done better on this project? What is not great and why?
- I really wish I could've taken more times on making my strokes nice and clean. It would have added alot of beauty to the painting, and would've make each thing stand out.
3. Describe the theme / unity of your painting: What is the theme (or what is represented in) of your design and why?
- The theme/ unity of my painting is basically "Remember your death." I represented it by painting a sugar skull, which is most popularly reconized from the mexican "Day of the dead" in which the dead are remembered and celebrated. I also painted the saying "Momento Mori" in the corner, which is Latin for "Remember your mortality" I did it because I'm really intrigued how careless people are and how they take life for granted these days. You WILL die, so it's just a matter of how you'll live your life.
4. Describe the colors of your project: What are the major colors or color families? Why did you select those? How do those colors help create the theme?
- I used alot of warm colors in this painting, kind of as an attempt to contrast the morbidness of death with the warm and happy colors. They helped by making the skull stand out more, and directing attention all throughout my painting.
5. Analyze the use of value: What are the light value areas? What are the dark value areas?
- I used alot of value in my flowers. I tried to show the shadowing towards the middle, and how the light slowly branched out on the petals. Also, value is incorporated into the rainbow background, because the colors effortlessly blend into each other.
6. Metacognate: What did you learn from this project that you could apply to other projects in the future? What lessons could be applied to life in general? Why?
- I learned that no matter how small scale the project is, always do your best and put effort into it. I knew putting detail in it would take more time, and cause my painting to be late. But, the fact that It's a quality painting with beauty makes it worth it in my eyes. It could be applyed to life by always remembering to try your hardest, no matter how small the project is.