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In this unit, we learned how to further use the great Illustrator, and we had to answer the question “Who am I?” We were task to explain our experiences and identities into different kinds of image productions, aboriginal, and mandalas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were assigned to create a piece that was able to reflect ourselves. The piece was to be able to put things that we enjoyed. Our first thing that we had to do was learning about to create the slices and how if we draw on one slice it will reflect to the other slices. Then we had the option to choose how many slices we wanted to do on our Mandala. There were 8, 10, 12, etc., depending on how detailed you wanted your Mandala piece. After creating our black-and-white Mandala we are assigned to create a color version of you black and white or you could make a new one to color. Our black-and-white Mandala was then engraved into a material of your choice, with options such as a tree trunk, bamboo, pizza board, plastic with LED, and leather. We were able to look at the final piece and take photos. The final step was to create a video of our whole process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For this piece, we were assigned to create a Mandala, and I created a 16-slice Mandala. Some techniques that I used to create this piece were using bold lines and having more black spaces, so it has more depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I added one activity that I value a lot in my life, which is the piano, so I\u2019ve included piano notes and also piano keys to show the value. Another important thing I added in the center was a flower since I enjoy drawing many different types of flowers. My thoughts about using the drawing tablets were much different than using the big Wacom, since this one is smaller; it has a smaller surface and also has a very high sensitivity. Some struggles that I have with it were that drawing straight lines can be difficult, and if you’re not used to it, some of the lines can be a little crazy. Something that I learned is that drawing digitally is harder and more challenging for me since I enjoy painting on canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part of my BW Mandala was that I was able to learn new techniques such as the transform tool and the rotation tool. I also enjoy being able to do whatever I want and draw things that I like into a piece of art. This truly respects me because it allows me to show people my enjoyment and be able to share it with people who I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The art piece that I produced was a Color Mandala, which used my BW Mandala line art and turned it into a colored piece. This is so different than the BW mandala because that one is black and white, while the color version has different and multiple colors. After I saw my printed version of my mandala, it looked different, and the colors are bright and give contrast to my piece.

My intentions and visual expressions in my color scheme were to make the items that I added look like real things, such as the lantern, making it red so it looks like we are celebrating Lunar New Year. Another thing was that I kept the piano titles black and white because it that how it is in real life. Working with color changed my artistic technique because I wanted to add more shadow to my work since I want it to pop, so the middle shows more than the outer. Another thing that I try to keep is not using bright colors, which allows it to look neater.
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The thing that stands out in my piece the most is the flower in the middle. The black and white titles and the lantern stand out because it looks very obvious; you can clearly see them. Other reflections about my mandala are that it has a lot of different colors and many small details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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