Sketches Reflection

 

Though I was already familiar with many sketching techniques taught in this class, I took this opportunity to build upon my previous knowledge and improve my perception of the elements and principles of design. Instead of taking time just understanding how to draw an object or space, I was able to instead focus on the composition and way in the subject. More naturalistic objects with very recognizable curves (such as people), have always been a challenge for me, but by approaching each sketch from a more experienced standpoint, I was able to better recognize the mistakes I had made before and focus on improving them through careful observation. Overall, I found many sketches interesting an look forward to improving my rendering skills in the future. 

Process Poster Reflection

With this process poster, I sought to include my best work and create a color scheme that would compliment my featured work. Because the tessellation pattern is such a prominent part of the poster, I chose to use more neutral colors in conjunction with a grid that organized each element of the poster according to relation and importance. My biggest focus, however, was with writing my reflections for each project that I featured on the poster, because it gave me a great opportunity to consider how I have grown this semester and what I still need to improve upon.

Reviewing my sketches proved to be an interesting task because they haven't improved as drastically this semester as they once did when I took my first drawing class. I did notice, however, that my technique had changed. I believe that my understanding of the fundamentals  in terms of drawing, have made it so that when I approach a drawing now, versus a year ago, I have the chance to take my time and re-evaluate how I want to represent my subject. Prior to this course, I worked more towards just making the drawing resemble, even slightly, whatever it was that I was looking at. From this perspective, I have been able to spend more time on the minutia and critique myself more effectively.

As for the other two projects that I featured on the poster, I had an easier time completing those, not unlike my sketch assignments. As I noted before, coming from a more experienced perspective allowed me to concentrate more of my focus on the small aspects of my work, rather than the overall composition. While the composition was important, I was familiar with what each project entailed and wanted to still learn as much as I could from each project. With the drafting project in particular, I wanted to include as many small architectural details as possible and really emphasize the dimensions of each drawing through line weights, which is something I failed to properly do with previous assignments. My lettering had improved drastically, as well as my understanding of how best to organize dimensions since I first completed a hand drafting assignment, so this project certainly had a much more professional-looking result. Overall, this semester has been an incredible opportunity to improve my skills as a designer and to review my skills.