Tic-Tac-Toe 3 In A Row

I really don't like my final project. It just doesn't look very good to me. I think if I had used a different game it would have turned out a little better, because tic tac toe just didn't have enough to use in perspective. The only 3D objects I had for the game were the pieces and then the lines were all straight and had nothing really going on. I really wish I did a different game. This game just doesn't have enough going on. It's so bland. I thought that using a simple game would make it easier to do and make it look better, but I was very wrong. If I could do this project again I would definately change the game I did. I really feel like nothing actually worked on this project. I think that out of all of the projects I've done so far in this class, this is by far my worst one. I really do not like how it turned out. The pencil sketch was bad and so was the watercolor washes and so was the colored pencil part.

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Describe the process you went through to change your object into the correct perspective to create the drawing. This is when you were in the lab.

In order to get the object how I needed it for the anamorphosis drawing I had to find a picture online and then put it into photoshop. Once I got it in photoshop I scaled and transformed the picture so it would be really short and small at the bottom and very wide at the top.

 

How did distorting and stretching the object allow for you to create a drawing that would look different to the viewer?

This made it so when you look at the drawing from a certain perspective it will look like the actual object. But if you look at it from the wrong view it will look like a distorted version of the object.  

What were the most important concepts in the project to make it successful?

I think the most important concept that helped make this project a success is using value. Using value made it look real. I used value by adding shadows and blending the colored pencils. Another concept that helped was using the grid. Using the grid helped me keep my object looking the same when I was sketching the picture.

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1. Explain how you changed your photo in the lab to create a stencil.

    I found different pictures and put them in photoshop and messed with the threshold so the pictures showed their positve and negative space. After I did this I printed them out.

2. When creating the collage background explain your choices of colors, materials (magazine paper, books pages, etc), and placement. How does it relate to your topic? If no relation discuss general idea.

     For the background of my collage I just used things that I thought were cool (ie. guns and knive) to go with my really cool car. I chose colors that would have cool contrast as well.

3. Discuss the way positive and negative space was used to create your stencil.

    I used positive and negative space to figure out what parts of my stencil I wanted to cut out of my stencil. Which is also trying to figure out what shapes I wanted to have the spray paint show.

4. When using the xacto knife, explain the safety procedures, how to use the knife and any challenges you had to overcome while cutting.

    When using an xacto knife, you should always have a cutting board underneath what you are cutting and you should always cut away from you.

5. How was your experience with the spray paint? Discuss how color choice is important, placement of stencil, and any other concepts you noticed while creating this. 
   I really liked using the spray paint. It was a lot of fun. When using the spray paint you have to use colors that go well together and you should really try to use contrast.