In art my
greatest strength is my creativity. I have always loved art since the time I
was able to open my eyes and take everything in. When I started taking art
classes, I was determined to make everything the exact same way it looked. All
my drawings had to be “realistic”. It took me a long time to realize that I can
look at an object and see something different from someone else. Once I
discovered this, I was able to let go and explore. Every time I create a piece
it is completely unique from anything else.
My greatest
weakness is replicating people. I have always had trouble drawing them. If I
get the proportions correct, then the details and values are missing. If I have
good details, then the body and face proportions are off. Sometimes, it is even
hard to tell that it is supposed to be a person. I worked a lot last year on my
people drawing skills and I did improve immensely when it was just drawing or
charcoal, but when we started to paint, it was as if I was never taught
anything.
It would be my
goal to be able to draw a person well, but I do not enjoy drawing people and it
is not a skill that I really want. My main goal is to work faster and harder to
be more efficient with my work. I most often like the outcome of my work when I
have put the most time into the piece. I do not have unlimited time though, so
I would like to be able to do just as good of a job or better in less time.
What holds me
back the most in art is time and money. Art does not have to be expensive, but
I like having options. I like having access to different media and different
resources. I have a busy schedule inside and outside of school every single day
of the week including weekends. I have little to no alone time and down time
and when I do, I usually use it to try and catch up with sleep so I do not get
sick. If I had more time I would be able to work a lot more on my skills.
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