Personal Narrative: A Career In Art

As a young child, I often transformed my grandma's dwelling into my own personal canvas. Fueled by morning cartoons, I would concoct detailed illustrations of the oddities in my imagination and intricate pictures of my family and surrounding. It was evident I had been blessed. I was never discouraged from my routine doodling either, just encouraged to channel that creativity on to anything but our walls. When I started public schooling some years later I was introduced to the scope of what art really was. Painting, drawing, photography-It was a world unknown to me then. The way we experimented with every medium early on was perfect for my inquisitive nature. For years I invested in what I now consider to be my craft, with the guidance of numerous

It was my freshman year of high school when I took Drawing A; I quickly learned that I had a skill that I had previously ignored and began embracing it. Sophomore year, though, was when I truly started using my art. It was during this year that I received a 4 on my AP-Studio Art portfolio, and won four awards at Scholastic Art and Writing in photography. Art gave me a feeling of accomplishment that I didn’t usually get in the rest of my academics, so I always tried my

We will try to make a photograph and it will not be a masterpiece – and often the harder we try the more it seems we are likely to fail. But those failures are the best teachers we can have. A success will only confirm we could do what we thought we are capable of.

With dedication, one can achieve greatness. When one practices enough, they will become good enough to excel past expectations. If one is persistent enough for the right amount of rime, one can reach the goal he has set for himself. The road to success may not always be easy, but that is where the men and the boys are separated.

How do I expect my education at The Art Institute to help me attain my goals? My education at The Art Institute can help me attain my goals of entering the music industry and impacting society through production. As a musician I feel a high love for music. Music without a certification will not pervade me as an education with certification would.

For as long as I can remember I have always had the drive and passion to create works of art in many ways, shapes and forms. My creativity and integrity that I share with art is on many levels ranging from 3D work, video game design, physical pieces of artwork as well as digital. I believe that there are very few schools that would not only help challenge my abilities but be able to utilize them in many ways I would've never imagined.

In my life I have failed at many things, but I have always been able to recover. When I was in the sixth grade I had convinced myself that I was the most accomplished artist in my entire school; I thought I could challenge an eighth grader in the school’s bi-annual art competition

My senior project is coming together pretty quickly. I have already completed over thirty hours on my project; I still plan on completing more hours. So far, this project has really further developed my appreciation for artists and the hard work they do. It takes a long time to complete even one art piece. I can’t imagine how much time and effort it would take to create enough art to make a living off of. From my personal experience working on art pieces, I now understand why some artists manage to sell their artwork for a lot of money. Creating art is hard work.

My greatest skill is drawing. I’ve developed this skill by drawing when I have time and look some drawings from the internet to get inspired. I’ve demonstrated this skill by showing it to my family or posting it on the internet. I’ve always liked drawing since I was a kid because I always imagine things and I want to remember it. I used to draw Spongebob’s snail, Gary, a lot because I’ve seen a tutorial on how to draw Gary. And it inspired me, so I did it, and the outcome didn’t turn what I expect it to be. So, I tried it over and over again until I perfected it. Then, I tried drawing something else like cartoon characters, a person, etc. Until I get a hang of it, but I can’t do it without an image to copy from. As the time goes by, I am now

studied various art mediums to explore creative talents. In my junior year, I decided to

Strength: In my Paper portrait, I think i am most proud of my colour skeme i chose for the picture, the colours really blended well with eachother and i had corrispodning colours for each shade on the portraitized photo, so it went from darker to lighter. I had to overcome a ton of obsticals to be able to make it look semi-realistic. One of the main obsticals being problems with my exacto knife, and the material i was using ripping, at one point while doing the portrait a piece of the pick paper ripped off fromn the final piece, i was totally upset but i was able to work around it by re-placing it in a slighlty different manner, and i think it made the photo actually look alot better. I think that i was most successful in the planning or “thinking” part of this sketch, alot of planning went into it aswell as a rough copy of my friend, it gave me a feel of what i was going to be doing and working with.

The hardest part of my entire project was not actually in painting, but in thinking of things to paint. For me, painting is far more time consuming than drawing with pencils

A lot of work goes into creating a painting. An artist always starts first with an underpainting. This part of the painting process helps determine how the final product will end up. Although not the most beautiful, it 's a key of importance. Next, the painter applies different tones, layers, and foundations to their work. Without any of the layers, the finished painting will never meet the expectations of the artist. I started my freshman year as an underpainting of the masterpiece I had hoped to be. The last three years and my time in school added new dimensions to myself. A true painting is never fully finished. There can always be new layers and details to improve it. My time in high school has given me that foundation and the potential to be a masterpiece. Every single brushstroke and color of paint applied to my canvas has shaped me into the painting I have become today.

With the utilization of visual and performing arts, students can begin to enhance their personal growth. By producing original works, enjoying the time spent on the piece of art, and having a sense of pride in one’s accomplishments, an art student will experience an increase in self-esteem and confidence (Importance). A child who receives praise for their art work from parents and teachers will most likely be more positive in their artistic abilities. For example, when a child brings a painting home to his parents and his parents react with smiles, cheers and display the picture on the refrigerator, the student will in turn feel very proud of his accomplishments. This newly found self-esteem and confidence often expands into other subjects at school to the overall benefit of the individual. Participating in art is also a way for students to

One specific thing that I learned from this project was that there is a more to something than what meets the eye. Although my painting just seemed like a typical