Strenghts and Weaknesses

    My strengths are pretty much a variety of different mediums. I like to challenge myself, and I'm open to new and different techniques. But specifically my strengths include charcoal pencil and paper. In this medium my strengths focus on proportion, shading, and realisticness. I focus making my work look as close or exact as the object I’m drawing. I also enjoy other mediums like painting, construction, ceramics, oil pastels, or water colors. I enjoy painting because at the end of the work I feel really proud of what I have done and it makes me feel appreciative of the hard work and time involved in the process. Constructing 3D models of paper, clay and other materials is also entertaining because its a new experience that I really dont get to do. I enjoy learning and trying new things especially when they involve constructing something creative and amazing.

    Out of all the mediums my weakness must include creating rubber stamps, I really dislike the work included in making stamps. I think it includes so much work and at the end i'm never satisfied with my work. Or i think that the finished work doesn't compare to the amount of work done. The part I hate most is at the end when u have to put the stamp on the paper and you realize it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to. In this process your kind of limited because you really cant go back after you cut the rubber stamp. The weakness I strongly struggle is time managing. Through past experience I noticed I have trouble finishing my assignments on time, and usually turn my artwork late.

    My goals involve enhancing my painting skills. I’ve done only two paintings on canvas. It was a new experience that I really enjoyed. I love the feeling at end when you finish and realize the amount of work and how surprised you are on how good it turned out. I would like to paint on canvas again and learn to techniques and improve my painting. I think my favorite technique is trying to add shading to the color. Its difficult but when you accomplish it, its the best feeling. 

    The brick walls stopping me from reaching my goal are other mediums which we will be doing in class rather than painting. Mediums that I least enjoy doing are pretty much the brick walls. These include rubber stamps, constructing paper mache and ceramics. These limit my ability of learning new things and practice the mediums I want to get better at. These brick walls not only stop me from reaching my goal, they also take my passion in working as an artist.