Dear Ms. Haggerty May, 2016
I earned an A in AP Art/Studio Art II because I really exceeded my own expectations this year. I came into class with a rough idea of what I wanted to do my concentration on and then completely blew it out of the water in terms of execution. I knew that the project I was seeing in my mind’s eye would require a professional touch and a lot of patience, and I was afraid coming in that I would be unable to complete the image I had in my head. But, somehow, I did fully generate my concept of Young Gods into an actual portfolio of art I am proud of. My skills in photography and the use of aperture, shutter speed, and exposure improved along with each shot I took. In terms of ability, I really moved beyond the realm of average with the quality of my pieces. Each of the twelve gods in the set looks distinct and crisp, especially with the added effects of my editing after the fact. When I showed you my outline of all 12 gods, I remember being a little nervous that the idea was too lofty. It’s good to know that since I started shooting in October that I managed to capture the specific facets of each theme. I was most worried about that in September, before I started, and it takes a huge weight of my chest that I was worried for nothing.
That said, I did stumble in a few areas. It was very hard to actually find different people to pose for me, let alone people that fit the image of what I had in my head, and that difficulty doubled when I had to organize my schedule to be able to photograph them in the environment that I needed. And, as I’m sure you remember, I had a long streak of art block in January. It wasn’t a bad winter but it was still gray and a bit drab for artistic inspiration. But I made it out of my slump with energy!
I also think that I greatly improved in other areas of more traditional art this year. I had never used charcoal or serious graphite before this class, and I’d like to think that I’ve gained at least the title of ‘amateur’. Not to mention, my sketching skills have completely transformed so that now when I want to draw something I don’t get frustrated 30 seconds in with my inability to do anything other than basic shapes.
It’s nice to not feel like I’m playing catch up, and it’s even nicer to know I accomplished my goals after mulling them over for so many months in the summer before class. And the cherry on top is the big fat A in my gradebook.
Riane
I earned an A in AP Art/Studio Art II because I really exceeded my own expectations this year. I came into class with a rough idea of what I wanted to do my concentration on and then completely blew it out of the water in terms of execution. I knew that the project I was seeing in my mind’s eye would require a professional touch and a lot of patience, and I was afraid coming in that I would be unable to complete the image I had in my head. But, somehow, I did fully generate my concept of Young Gods into an actual portfolio of art I am proud of. My skills in photography and the use of aperture, shutter speed, and exposure improved along with each shot I took. In terms of ability, I really moved beyond the realm of average with the quality of my pieces. Each of the twelve gods in the set looks distinct and crisp, especially with the added effects of my editing after the fact. When I showed you my outline of all 12 gods, I remember being a little nervous that the idea was too lofty. It’s good to know that since I started shooting in October that I managed to capture the specific facets of each theme. I was most worried about that in September, before I started, and it takes a huge weight of my chest that I was worried for nothing.
That said, I did stumble in a few areas. It was very hard to actually find different people to pose for me, let alone people that fit the image of what I had in my head, and that difficulty doubled when I had to organize my schedule to be able to photograph them in the environment that I needed. And, as I’m sure you remember, I had a long streak of art block in January. It wasn’t a bad winter but it was still gray and a bit drab for artistic inspiration. But I made it out of my slump with energy!
I also think that I greatly improved in other areas of more traditional art this year. I had never used charcoal or serious graphite before this class, and I’d like to think that I’ve gained at least the title of ‘amateur’. Not to mention, my sketching skills have completely transformed so that now when I want to draw something I don’t get frustrated 30 seconds in with my inability to do anything other than basic shapes.
It’s nice to not feel like I’m playing catch up, and it’s even nicer to know I accomplished my goals after mulling them over for so many months in the summer before class. And the cherry on top is the big fat A in my gradebook.
Riane
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