{"id":751,"date":"2020-12-07T09:15:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T09:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/?page_id=751"},"modified":"2020-12-09T02:58:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T02:58:39","slug":"reflections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reflections unit was all about, obviously- reflections. We were challenged to dive into who we are as people, what is important to us, and what experiences shaped us to be this way. In my English class I wrote essays on my struggles with leadership as well as my core values. In Digital Media, I created countless pieces including mandalas, paintings, and videos about what is important to me. In Design, I created a PSA on a topic I am greatly impacted by and super passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Digital Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Mandala<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Digital Media, we created various mandalas in Adobe Illustrator. We learned how to create them in both black and white and in color, and they were eventually printed on our medium of choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-BW-Mandala.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-BW-Mandala.jpg 864w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-BW-Mandala-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-BW-Mandala-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-BW-Mandala-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-BW-Mandala-850x850.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption>Black and White Mandala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-1024x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-1536x1237.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-2048x1649.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-850x684.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Printed Mandala Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-Colored-Mandala.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-Colored-Mandala.jpg 864w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-Colored-Mandala-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-Colored-Mandala-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-Colored-Mandala-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AvniS-Colored-Mandala-850x850.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption>Colored Mandala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">The process of creating the Black and White Mandala was extremely peaceful, yet difficult. I really enjoyed creating it and seeing it come together as I was working on it, but I found that sometimes it was really hard to come up with new ideas for strokes and shapes that fit with the theme I was going for. However, I liked that it pushed me. It did take a really long time, but I ended up with a piece I was really proud of. The colored mandala ended up being a lot more difficult than I anticipated, but I liked coming up with a color scheme and I felt I had more options to create a piece I would be satisfied with. For both the mandalas, I valued having full creative control of my work- there were basically zero guidelines I just got to draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">I think this experience made me realize how detail-oriented I am. I went in with the intention of covering as much space as I possibly could, and make even the white spaces look like shapes themselves. I also realized how much I enjoyed just drawing, creating shapes, and experimenting with colors- it felt kind of therapeutic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Perspective Opinion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were given the option to create a piece either based on our This I Believe essay from English or create a new perspective opinion piece. I chose to create a perspective opinion piece about a topic I am heavily impacted by, the lack of authentic Asian representation in the media. After writing a script, I recorded it using my Tascom Audio recorder, and put together a video in Adobe AfterEffects. This was one of my first times diving into the world of video editing and having a lot of creative control. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this piece and have a newfound love for editing videos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-mjvbt3wyjwo\" class=\"arve\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-mjvbt3wyjwo\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mjVBT3wYJwo?list=PL4UmbWlij-uRxU5EWvfONYSgtCses5TsS&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mjVBT3wYJwo?list=PL4UmbWlij-uRxU5EWvfONYSgtCses5TsS&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freestyleacademy.rocks\\\/~AvniS\\\/reflections\\\/#arve-youtube-mjvbt3wyjwo\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/mjVBT3wYJwo?list=PL4UmbWlij-uRxU5EWvfONYSgtCses5TsS&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Script<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up watching Disney films and TV shows with beautiful princesses and quirky characters. Like every other girl in my elementary school, I wanted to be Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty for Halloween. But everyone told me it was weird for someone with brown skin to dress up as someone with white skin. So my only options were to be Jasmine or Pocahontas, both of which are misrepresentations of BIPOC culture. I decided to be Sleeping Beauty anyways, but I&nbsp; was ridiculed for it at school. I felt inferior and ugly compared to my friends- solely because of the color of my skin. We tend to glorify white people by highlighting their gorgeous features and ability to navigate social situations with poise and grace. Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s with her enchanting Trans-Atlantic accent and charming demeanor. Cher Horowitz from Clueless, the most popular girl at Bronson Alcott High school and most voluminous straight blonde hair . Or Troy Bolton from High School Musical, captain of the basketball team&nbsp; and sparkling blue eyes. In reality, beautiful features and your ability to \u201ccharm others\u201d aren\u2019t traits defined by your race, but the media implies otherwise. The only Asian people I saw on TV were Ravi from Jessie or Baljeet from Phineas and Ferb or even Nelly Yuki from Gossip Girl. They all played that stereotypical role of the nerdy kid who knows nothing about socialization- just doing their computer science homework or playing with their pet lizard. At least no Asian person I know romanticizes studying for the SAT, but that\u2019s all film producers seem to think of us. Were portrayed as one type of person. If we get \u201crepresentation\u201d it\u2019s a white actor mocking our accents and mannerisms or an actual Asian person confined to being an antisocial nerd. This is problematic because it teaches people from a very young age that the color of their skin defines who they can become. I didn\u2019t know I could be the beautiful girl that embarks on a journey to find herself and through it all meets her soulmate and lives happily ever after. I always thought I was the comedic relief: the girl who\u2019s only personality trait is pleasing her parents and not being able to find love. But that\u2019s not true- I am a complex, multi-faceted, beautiful human being with hundreds of interesting stories and so is every other Asian person I know. We need more authentic representation in American Media, so it doesn\u2019t take seventeen years for us to realize we are much more than what we\u2019re told to be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM-1024x521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM-1536x781.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM-850x432.jpg 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.41.52-PM.jpg 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>After Effects Workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Art<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this unit, we also created a variety of digital paintings in Adobe Photoshop. The extent of my digital painting knowledge was very limited, so I learned a lot from this part of the unit and could visually see my growth as I went on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photoshop Painting<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting-679x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting-768x1158.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting-300x452.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting-850x1282.png 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-Photoshop-Painting.png 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">As someone who has an affinity for fine art and specifically painting, I found that transferring the medium to a digital format was quite difficult. At first, I was having trouble choosing where to go into detail on specific colors and where to do large chunks of colors. Since I used a photographic base, my tendency was to go a more realistic route, but artistically it made more sense to use implied strokes. After many false starts, I recognized that and began to paint freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">I chose to paint a photo I took of my friend when we were watching the sunset. In the photo, she is jumping, and I wish I spent more time perfecting the way that motion was portrayed in the painting. I am most proud of, though, the details of the trees. I aimed to emphasize the various tones of green within each tree and made it as detailed as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Though the process may have been difficult, I enjoyed overcoming obstacles throughout. I learned the significance of persistence in digital painting. If you spend more time on it, even if it looks wrong at first, it will eventually take the form you want it to. I will remember this for future digital paintings and even regular paintings I create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PS-Pastel-Painting-653x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PS-Pastel-Painting-653x1024.png 653w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PS-Pastel-Painting-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PS-Pastel-Painting-768x1204.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PS-Pastel-Painting-300x470.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PS-Pastel-Painting.png 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Pastel 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https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-4.00.05-PM.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Watercolor Paintings<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-753x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-753x1024.png 753w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-768x1045.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-1129x1536.png 1129w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-1506x2048.png 1506w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-300x408.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-1-850x1156.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><figcaption>Watercolor Painting 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-2-850x1133.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Watercolor Painting 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-656x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-656x1024.png 656w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-768x1199.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-984x1536.png 984w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-1312x2048.png 1312w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-300x468.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Watercolor-Effect-3-850x1327.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><figcaption>Watercolor Painting 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Photo Conversions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-300x450.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-2-850x1275.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Compositing 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1-1024x519.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1-1536x779.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1-850x431.png 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-2-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Compositing 1 Workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Final-850x1133.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Compositing 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3-1536x781.png 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3-850x432.png 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-PS-Compositing-Screenshot-3.png 1916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photoshop Compositing 2 Workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">360 Viewing Gallery<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"width:600px;height:300px\" class=\"wp-block-algori-360-image-block-algori-360-image alignundefined\"><a-scene loading-screen=\"enabled: false;\" device-orientation-permission-ui=\"enabled: false\" embedded=\"\"><a-entity camera=\"\" look-controls=\"reverseMouseDrag: true\"><\/a-entity><a-sky src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spherical-panorama-1-scaled.jpg\"><\/a-sky><\/a-scene><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">English<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">College Personal Essay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had to the opportunity to write our personal statement for our college applications on our English class. This was definitely an extremely difficult writing process as I had to be introspective and impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-College-Personal-Essay.pdf\">Sardana_Avni-College-Personal-Essay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-College-Personal-Essay.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">This I Believe Essay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the NPR series, we wrote This I Believe essays in our English class. We were challenged to look at our values and figure out what is truly important to us. I reflected on an experience I had in middle school and recognized that some of my biggest core values come from there. I wrote this essay on that experience and how it came to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-This-I-Believe-Essay.pdf\">Sardana_Avni-This-I-Believe-Essay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sardana_Avni-This-I-Believe-Essay.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">PSA <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Design, we created a Public Service Announcement based on our This I Believe Essay\/Perspective Opinion Piece. I chose to do it on my Perspective Opinion piece and focused on the feelings of inferiority an Asian American experiences with little authentic representation growing up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"929\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Artboard-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Artboard-1.png 699w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Artboard-1-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Artboard-1-300x399.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption>PSA piece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM-1024x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM-1536x782.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM-850x433.jpg 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AvniS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-5.06.28-PM.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Adobe Illustrator Workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Artist Statement<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">My PSA is of an Indian girl staring at herself in a mirror in a bathroom, putting on lipgloss. However, her reflection isn\u2019t really of herself- it\u2019s her, but white. This piece is inspired by the feelings of inferiority that often comes with being Asian-American because of the media\u2019s lack of authentic Asian representation. Oftentimes the media portrays Asian people as geeky and socially inept, and they\u2019re never really seen as popular, charming, or beautiful. I had the girl in the piece putting on lipgloss to defy that stereotype of Asians being considered unattractive and geeky.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">This piece was made in Adobe Illustrator. I took a photo of my sister in our bathroom putting on lipgloss, and brought the photo into the program. I primarily used the pen tool, so I could get the accurate proportions and shapes from the photo. I changed a lot of the colors that were originally in the photo to fit the style of the illustration. 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