When I was beginning my free choice 2D project, I had no idea what I was going to do. One day in class, I started to brainstorm by drawing a common, tangible object: a hat that I was wearing that day because it was raining. I also realized that I didn't have much experience with using charcoal or creating shadows, so I chose my artist target to be a practice piece. As an artist, I solved problems by figuring out my artist target and brainstorming with ideas by sketching. While creating my piece, I also observed the details of the hat. I made sure to include these details in my work because they give the hat a unique appearance. I enjoyed creating the sunken end of the hat because it created a challenge for me regarding depth. I had to make the hat look like a hat rather than a visor, so I added small details to show that there was more to the hat than what was visible. After finishing what I consider my "rough draft" (above), I reflected. Somehow I knew that there could be more done to my artwork to sharpen a third skill and make the object appear more three-dimensional. Mrs. Schumann helped me in refining my work by saying that the object shouldn't have outlines on its own, but that I should rather have shadows create them. With this new knowledge in mind, I worked on refining the hat and I was pleased with the result. The shadows looked much more detailed and created better, more realistic outlines. However, I could have refined the edges of the hat not affected by shadows.
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