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Two rough drafts for my projects, not sure how to make them as second posts... Ah well, least there here

And now for exam requrements, in no particular order

 First up is the Embracing our differences project, which Was done with an anxiety theme in mind. As I'm looking at this I'm realizing that my shading for the abyss is REALLY off., whcih could lead to this not qualifying. Not to big of a deal, since I mostly played around with the india ink I found in the new kit I got, which certainly added a lot of emphasis to the lines and shapes to the piece. Also hatching attempts in the windows and other places, which is nice.

And now for the first project, which had NO anxietic implications. of course it uses value as MUCH as possible, which mostly manages to come from a set light source (the moon). The backgrounds a bit basic, and I could have added a lighter hue around the Magnemite's "pupil" to emphasize the fact that it glows to. Overall the piece works though.

Next up was the skorupi I ended up drawing when I pulled up the word "Scorpion" from the dictionary. I mostly focused on getting the Skorupis shape right, and aside from the HUGE tail being to longI think I got it mostly right. i also threw in a kitchen as a background, which also took some time and was kind of scrappy (moreso the floor tiles if anything) Nice proof of what my main topic would be If I drew more outside of class.

This was for the airport project, and the inspiration sort of came from a picture of a tree with roots that looked like people or something like that. Naturally that's out of my reach, so I settled with a tree with some sort of in pain face looming over this little figure I like to add into these weird abstract things (Whom might I add pulls the focus downward for a little bit) In the end I don't care much for the trees face, but everything else is serviceable.

And the last of the bunch was a small leaf that inevitably got lost in thewinter sale, I was never quite sure where I was going with it, but the impressionalist tome I went with it was the only use of color this year that I liked even if it was so simple. It wasn't to much of anything really, just an abstract leaf floating in a sea of blue. but in terms of color and actual composition it did just fine.

An Abstract set of Frames floating in a green space.Its actually hard to tell weather the frame around this piece is a part of the group of frames in the piece, or if its actually containing the green space in which the frames inhabit.

Depth is the key element here, giving the frames that strange ability to drag your viewpoint into the piece, before suddenly having you pull back to view the space in it entirety. There also heavy use of patterning, in both the border triangles and how similar the frames are to each other.

Alas, an exact story would be hard to pin down for this piece, It could be an allegory for looking into something, like ones own self, or different points of view that one might have. It could also speak of derivative works, as each of the frames is slightly different in its own way.

Personally this is a piece that I'm proud of, mostly due to its depth of field tricks that make it pop out, or whatever the opposite of that is. It may be just a proof of concept, but as an abstract piece it works wonderfully.

A stranger partaking in some risky building climbing. The city he's navigating through having suffered some form of disaster.

Contrast is probably the most solid principle here, as the sun and sky are almost a flip-side to the silhouette of the city ass it loomed over the old river, which also contrasts with the building the climber is scaling with a red verses blue tone. Texture could also be mentioned for the building, but alas was executed poorly.

The Climber himself could either be a survivor of the bombings, or some prospector that had managed to slip by a possible quarantine that would have been set up if the government was stil around. Either way its unknown why hes climbing the building, instead of taking the stairs. Maybe its something personal left behind by him or a relative, or simply a rumor of rare loot to be found and sold for money.

Overall the piece had an interesting concept, but ran into the age old problem of shooting a little short of its idea's. I can already think of three things that could convey the story better in the piece. Overall though it was focused on the character himself, and thankfully he looks fine in terms of an art standpoint.

My own desk at Moms house. Seems like I've left something on the computer screen again, which doesn't quite happen to often. 

Emphasis and color take point here, working together to make the focal point of the piece (The computer screen) really pop out from the rest of the image. Contrast also plays a part as the color of the screen differentiates itself from the grey-scale of the rest of the piece.

This is more or less a scene from my room, the story again is probably that I ended up leaving the computer on again. Maybe it sucked the color out of the world while I was gone.

This piece probably has the most details I've added into a piece. Unfortunately said details don't make it shine. its a passable piece overall though, and the details are there in the end.

A possible elderich horror that seems to have been roped into eternal servitude. Weather the creature enjoys such a job its very much up in the air.

Line is a key element here, primarily used to give the creature the texture of its skin, which was achieved via hatching. The pink band and the orange juice (classy choice of beverage also serve as both contrast to the again grey-scale color options and also might server as a small focal point, which would have worked with the Manors owner in the frame, had i had time to add him into the piece.

Speaking of the manors owner, he probably wouldn't have looked like a guy to summon demons fro ma B-list Cthulhu. This butler would have probably been passed down from the owners father, whom for all rights and reasons would have looked liek the guy to summon a demon from a B-list Cthulhu. How this demon deals with the fact that it's been summoned for menial labor is again a bit murky.

Overall I like the piece's idea and backstory, which I may have overdone in the end. But again it falls a little short due lack of attention to detail. Could still write a story about it however

The last piece is both a sendoff and a transition. Symbolizing the departure from a crumbling world for a newer one, not plagued by the strife of the former, crumbling one.

The contrast and emphasis are clearly at work here, the ruined planet taking up much of the focal point, with the Magnemite (the small circular creature next to the bench) Also has a yellow light to act as a counter, and to bring in some extra Movement into the page. Although that's accomplished more with the crumbling bits of the old world and the wispy clouds added in the sky.

 The general story behind hte piece is simply the lone character sitting on the bench has finally escaped the bindings of the old world. He sits in a casual manner, relived of his escape with a small relic of the old world's technology as he drifts off onto a better tomorrow.

Overall this piece is special in my eyes, it being a sendoff from the not so good junior year I've been through. Despite this I feel this piece can hold itself up by its qualities. Of course my two caveats to this are how out of place the clouds feel, and how the background doesnt lend itself to this problem.