Category Archives: ADV1100 Project #1

View From My Window: Cut Paper

Cutpaper

 

This project looked easy to do but once I picked up the pen and the knife, it was hard. Maintaining straight black lines was my main challenge with this project. Other than that I got this part done in under three hours. I used the xacto knife and scissors. I got the materials at last minute so I started my inked sketches on monday evening, and started the cutting on tuesday evening. Even though I was behind in class, I was able to get the project done and learned alot. Including patience.

View from My Window: Critique

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The image was made Monday 09/15/14 in the afternoon I started at 5pm and ended at 9pm. It took me a long time to start and a long time to end. First I have trouble getting the measurements and later I had trouble cutting the black paper with the exacto knife. Since it’s my first time using it I had many failed black paper, I couldn’t get the right one. It took several tries and a ton of wasted black paper even till the end I couldn’t get it right thus explaining why it wasn’t cut more neatly.

My name is Jessica and the image above is my compete project#1 for my graphic design principles. While making this project I really enjoy it, I enjoy experimenting with new things. I learned how to use a exacto knife and learned inking. While making these projects I could have done better with my drawings and especially for my final I couldn’t cut well with the exacto knife due to never using it.  This is my first experiment with using new materials and my crafting skills however now learning and experience with this I can work better with my new upcoming projects. I’ll draw till my drawing come prefect and till its a piece that something I can be proud of.

View From My Window: Critique

Throughout the whole process of this project, I can’t say it was that easy to do. I would say this project was not only a way for students to see what’s coming along the way, but also to see exactly how long and how hard you have to work to have a final piece of work that comes out to your satisfaction. Part one didn’t matter too much, but when the inking and paper came along, it really puts your precision and handling to the test, since the task was to refine your work as best as you can. If I were to have any regrets, it would be how my final product for the paper piece came out. Regardless of if I took my time, it came out rather rough and inaccurate. I would guess if I had used an actual exacto knife, it would have came out better, but I still think the blade I used would have replicated my actions on the exacto knife as well. The inking part I did twice, since the first time I did not really grasp the understanding of stable and ambiguity. on my second attempt, I took more time to review with my classmates and professor to get a better idea what I could have done better. Overall, the first inked project took me around one hour, while the refined one took me about two. I’m sure if I were to go back to the paper piece, it would take me another hour to refine it, making it from the initial three hours, to four. overall, this project took me about six hours and twenty minutes to complete as a whole. I’m sure for my next project, ill start taking more examples from the classwork and applying the same effort to my work as well, regardless of how long it might take to do so.