A new projectThis week in the studio we were painting pumpkins! I was really excited, and immediately went to search what I should do. I wanted to do something that would pop and stand out, something that would make someone say "WOW" when they first laid their eyes on it. After some research, I wanted to either make Harley Quinn, Mario, or an elephant. I decided to make Mario, because he was most known (and I wanted mine to stand out), and he was (and still) is my favorite video game character. I improve on artsy techniques!We were painting our pumpkins with acrylic paint, and I gained better skill in this area. The hardest part of painting the pumpkin was painting the bases, surprisingly. It was difficult because I had a lot of surface to cover, and I had to use the same color or I would have to make a bigger 'batch' of paint of the same color and start all over. This took about 3 days, and we only had 5 days to finish! I also needed to figure out how I was going to have the pumpkin stand up correctly. I couldn't take the stem off or it would rot, so I decided to put it on a little stand (Like I did on my ceramic). But then I had an awesome idea! How about I have Mario sitting on one of the cubes in the game? It was perfect! I got right on it and I covered my box with newspaper. Then I spray painted it. And finally, I painted the box. But I still had to work on doing the nose, arms, feet, hat, and gloves. I was originally going to paper mache all of it, but by now I didn't have the time. Ms. Schumann suggested I use aluminum foil and it work PERFECTLY. It didn't take long to 'mash' the foil into solid shapes, paint it, and then attach them to his body. Phew!It took a lots of layers, twists and turns, and switching things up that didn't go as planned, but I am happy I got to improve on my painting skills and 3-D art making skills, and it was lots fun (as always)! Between this project and our ceramics boot camp, I discovered I was talented in sculpture making (at least so far)! In the near future, I want to start doing more with 3-D art and do even better!
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Sasha SterlingI am a student in my sophomore year at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. In my freetime, I enjoy talking to my friends, writing, reading, and doing art. I am the oldest sibling in my family and have two younger sisters. In the future, I would like to get my doctorate in pharmacology and open my own company for researching the human body and the brain. Archives
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