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Final Blog…

This is my very last blog for the semester. Time went by fast when working on a project I found out I love doing. I would say it isn’t going the way I expected it to, but I am still very happy with what I was able to accomplish. I have fully completed one piece with high details included. I have four other pieces to complete but I have learned the tool I need on Photoshop and how it works. This will speed up my next pieces as I know where certain tools are and do. I have started my second piece and I am already 80% completed in just a few days. By the end of this semester, I plan to have finished four out of the five pieces.   

I have decided on my final piece I will be master-crafting a self-portrait. The reason being is that I can have the whole summer to draw and edit this piece. I want to use everything I have learned over the past few months, into this final art piece. All the techniques, and skills I have acquired from peers and YouTube. This meaning my project will extend to the end of summer. I will then present my master-crafted art piece to Mr. Hansen and Mr. Patrician on my own time. I would like to show the improvements I have made from my pieces previously, to my very last piece. 

By being part of the Propel class for one semester has taught me so much about myself and the outside world. I found my passion for digital art while my style is semi-realism. I learned how to write a proper email, PowerPoint, resume, and many more throughout the semester. The one thing I would like to change about myself in Propel would be my attendance. I know that is my own fault but, that is my biggest regret. I wouldn’t be as behind in my project and maybe, I could have completed all five of my pieces in time. My biggest thanks will have to go to Mr. Hansen. He has assisted me throughout my project, taught me tools I would have never found on my own. He has also helped me through a personal problem of mine that I was going through at the time. Thank you to all my classmates and teachers that have experienced Propel with me. I have gained so much confidence from them and wouldn’t know what I would have done without talking to any of them.   

P.S. If any of you readers would like to be updated with my art, please follow my Instagram account @dinosaurbeari   

Sincerely,  

Sara Meeches 

http://www.propellrsd.com/sara-digital-art – Here is a link to my legacy artefact.

Future Plans and Steps

Only having three milestones was a big shock for me, as I thought there were going to be a lot more from the examples I saw. Technically though, the third milestone is a repeat for another seven more milestones. As we start off, we will have to find a person that we find either challenging or to have more practice on. Then will need to find a photo to reference them off.  

The second important milestone is sketching all the images we gathered, to then importing them on the computer. The final step is to put each sketch into their own Photoshop document.  

Lastly but not finally, the pieces. This means that each milestone after the third one, are repeats but of different figures. These milestones include briefly adding in each step on how I create my pieces. Making sure to blend, shade, add in textures, and getting feedback near the end. Since I would love to hear the comments, bad or good because, in the end, it will just show my progress over time.  

This comes down to why I set my timeline the way I did. I had a tough time thinking of how I could show my future plans and track my progress. The timeline was difficult to start off in my opinion because most of it contained just action steps and repeats. The biggest milestone I would say is sketching and finding the right photo. As it would have to fit in my own requirements (challenging and new) as I am still wanting to learn.  

Carrying onto my “future plans”, I will be creating my first ever male piece digitally. This is not really a milestone, but it is a piece of a milestone as one of my references is a male figure. I am setting a goal for the next few weeks that each art piece that I deliver, will be handed in at the end of the week. This includes the action steps to be completed even if it means not being completely satisfied. I want to keep up with this goal, as I tend to take too long finishing by redoing a small mistake. By the end of the semester, I should have eight completed art pieces, hoping to have at least one masterpiece.