2D Reflection February 23, 2012
1. Evaluate: What are the good / strong parts of your project? What is done well? Why?
I believe the strong parts of my gargoyle would be the cracking skin and the glaze. I think the technique of the cracking skin was done well because it gave off a creepy look.
2. Evaluate: What do you think you could have done better on this project? Why?
I think I could have focused more on the body and overall shape of my gargoyles because the only stand-out part would be the features on the pinch pots.
3. Describe the attributes of your theme / unity: What is the design like? Why?
The cracking of the skin and the glazing were the attributes of my gargoyle because they gave a dirtier/grungier look to the rat.
4. Describe the form of your gargoyle head: what kind of 3-D shape does it have (cylindrical, spherical, egg-like, bumpy, smooth)? Why?
It has a sphere shaped head because it was the easiest thing to do. It is also very bumpy/cracked because that's how I wanted it to look.
5. What are the main one or two points of emphasis for your gargoyle? How did you do this? Why did you do it that way?
The main emphasis of my gargoyle would be the skin and the glaze. For the skin, I let my overall gargoyle figure dry. Then, I took slip and wet clay and spattered it on the form and hoped it turned out well. I wanted to do this because I thought it would give a rugged/grungy/creepy look.
6. Metacognate: What did you learn from this project that you could apply to others? What lessons could be applied to life in general? Why?
I learned how to give a better skin to my gargoyle, so I could do different techniques to other projects. A lesson that could be applied to life would be to try new things because you never know how they will turn out.
7. Evaluate the design of your gargoyle: Why did you do it the way you did? Was it planned? What is by chance? Did your final project look the way you thought it would in the
beginning? Why or why not? Elaborate...
I made my rat the way I did because I wanted to do an exceeding work. I started off with a body/head with the two pinch pots and just added the ears. I used the hole as the mouth and attempted to draw whiskers on it as well. The skin was not planned, I just came in during a study hall to kill some time and came up with the idea. It turned out better than I thought it would in the beginning because I tried something new with the "skin."
8. Is this a worthwhile project that Purdy should continue to use? What should Mr. Purdy do to improve this project for the future? Why?
I believe this was a good project that makes you look at the details and the whys of art more than normal projects do. It motivated me to want to try harder on making more unique designs with more effort and thought put into them. I think some improvements that could be done would be better advice over the very little details (like Aimee's) and tips to make them stay in better
I believe the strong parts of my gargoyle would be the cracking skin and the glaze. I think the technique of the cracking skin was done well because it gave off a creepy look.
2. Evaluate: What do you think you could have done better on this project? Why?
I think I could have focused more on the body and overall shape of my gargoyles because the only stand-out part would be the features on the pinch pots.
3. Describe the attributes of your theme / unity: What is the design like? Why?
The cracking of the skin and the glazing were the attributes of my gargoyle because they gave a dirtier/grungier look to the rat.
4. Describe the form of your gargoyle head: what kind of 3-D shape does it have (cylindrical, spherical, egg-like, bumpy, smooth)? Why?
It has a sphere shaped head because it was the easiest thing to do. It is also very bumpy/cracked because that's how I wanted it to look.
5. What are the main one or two points of emphasis for your gargoyle? How did you do this? Why did you do it that way?
The main emphasis of my gargoyle would be the skin and the glaze. For the skin, I let my overall gargoyle figure dry. Then, I took slip and wet clay and spattered it on the form and hoped it turned out well. I wanted to do this because I thought it would give a rugged/grungy/creepy look.
6. Metacognate: What did you learn from this project that you could apply to others? What lessons could be applied to life in general? Why?
I learned how to give a better skin to my gargoyle, so I could do different techniques to other projects. A lesson that could be applied to life would be to try new things because you never know how they will turn out.
7. Evaluate the design of your gargoyle: Why did you do it the way you did? Was it planned? What is by chance? Did your final project look the way you thought it would in the
beginning? Why or why not? Elaborate...
I made my rat the way I did because I wanted to do an exceeding work. I started off with a body/head with the two pinch pots and just added the ears. I used the hole as the mouth and attempted to draw whiskers on it as well. The skin was not planned, I just came in during a study hall to kill some time and came up with the idea. It turned out better than I thought it would in the beginning because I tried something new with the "skin."
8. Is this a worthwhile project that Purdy should continue to use? What should Mr. Purdy do to improve this project for the future? Why?
I believe this was a good project that makes you look at the details and the whys of art more than normal projects do. It motivated me to want to try harder on making more unique designs with more effort and thought put into them. I think some improvements that could be done would be better advice over the very little details (like Aimee's) and tips to make them stay in better