1. Up Close and Personal was our theme. How did you develop your ideas for this project and why did you choose your subject?

I developed ideas for this project by coming up with ten ideas and choosing the one that I liked best. I chose a picture of my cat as my subject because it fit the theme of up close and personal by being literally up close and my cat is my pet so it is personal.

2. How did you demonstrate Emphasis in your work?

I demonstrated emphasis by slightly exaggerating the cats' features.

3. What medium did you decide to use and why did you choose this medium over the others? Discuss how it enhances your piece.

I used oil pastels as my medium because I like how it shows the individual colors well. It enhances the piece by showing the individual cat hairs and making it look like a cat.

We encourage risk taking in art. Risk taking can be as simple as trying a new technique or learning about a new medium to as complex as trying something totally new.

4.. Did you take any risks with this project? Explain.

I took risks with this project when I did the fur. I did multiple layers and made the hairs long.

5. Of the 5 characteristics of great art (technique, concept, emotion, new, medium) which did you include in your art?

My art contains emotion in the cats' face. I chose a picture of my cat when she was looking curiously at my camera .

1. What were some of your solutions to What’s the Point?

Mountains, scissors, needles, fast food restaurant.

2. Which solution did you chose and why?

 I chose the animal captivity solution because I like drawing animals.

3. How did you show contrast in your work?

 I used shadows to show contrast.

4. What medium did you decide to use? Why did you choose this medium over the others?

 I used pencil because I am terrible at charcoal, and pencil was the only other option.

5. What techniques did you use to create this work?

 I used shading and shadows.

We encourage risk taking in art. Risk taking can be as simple as trying a new technique or learning about a new medium to as complex as trying something totally new.

 6. Did you take any risks with this project?
I took risks when I used shadows on the grass. Now I wish I hadn't.

7. What message are you conveying? How are you conveying this message through the use of your images or use of art elements or principles?  

I was trying to say that poaching has forced us to take animals out of their natural habitats to protect their species. In my project I made the tigers look bored and made their enclosure look dull on purpose so that it looked like they didn't like their home.