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My Thoughts on PodcastingI have never considered making a video in this format through a site like Canva. All of the videos I have made so far have been screen recordings of my slideshows and lessons. I liked the experience a lot, I found that Canva was very user-friendly. I had no issues figuring out how to use the site and all of my files were easy to upload. Others using the site had issues with recoding audios through the site, but I did not have any when I recorded the audios from my phone and uploaded them as files to my video. However, I had issues with the video not downloading properly. I edited my video to my liking on Canvas, but when I downloaded it to my computer and played it none of my audios lined up how they did on the site, therefore I opted to embed the link versus posting the ruined, downloaded video on YouTube. If this were to be an assignment for my students to make I would have them submit links to they videos on Canvas versus downloading it because uploading videos typically gives issues regarding the file size, audio alignment, and quality. They have the option to create a public link to your video that anyone can watch and after a few tests, I found that to be the more user-friendly option.
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Art Set is a free app for creating digital artwork that looks like traditional fine art mediums such as watercolor, oil pastel, and colored pencil, but it also has nontraditional mediums like dry erase markers, ball point pens, and wax crayons. I found the app on the Apple app store and it was incredibly user friendly, despite my lack of skills in digital art. Similarly to most people, I skip through the instructions and tours of the app, however I created a digital illustration of a pair of scissors using their watercolor and colored pencil brushes easily. I found out about this app through social media, where I watched videos of multiple creators praising Art Set 4 for high quality art that can look like it was physically painted.
Though I found the app easy to use, there are some instances where I feel that students could have some difficulty in their use. One being, though the app is free, adjustments such as size, opacity, and flow are locked unless a $9.99 purchase is made to have the entire program. However, with the limitations I was able to create a solid piece, but students may not have the dexterity and precision with their line work yet to be able to use a larger brush for smaller details. Another con is that the programs seem to be created with the intention of being used on an iPad, so results and usage can be more difficult or less precise when using a computer where you are limited to a mouse or a trackpad. I find it aggravating creating a digital drawing with only a mouse and trackpad because I feel that my lines and brushstrokes never appear where I want them and it strains my eyes. Therefore, I would most likely limit the students’ use of the app, unless our classroom had a full set of iPads and Apple Pens, but that is highly unrealistic. Art Set 4 would be a set of assignments for possible independent students who prefer digital artwork and have access to an iPad or for assignments for other digitally focused students. An example would be, in the art school I work at we have 3 iPads available for student use and if a student is doing a computer assignment, I would teach them about Art Set 4. The first part of the introduction to the app would be choosing an object and trying to render it on the app, like my example, because it enabled me to get used to the app very quickly. Also, if the use were limited to a few students I would purchase the entire application to have them feel less limited, however I do feel that the limitations with the free version make the app less overwhelming. Not that the app was confusing to begin with, but considering typical digital art programs, they contain all these buttons, keyboard commands, and layers that can be hard for a person first starting digital artwork to follow. Art Set 4 can serve as an introduction to more complex programs. Another way I can see Art Set 4 being useful for mimicking the look of oil paints without having to buy hundreds of dollars worth of paints and supplies. I feel that oil paints can be hard to use in the typical highschool/middle school classroom setting, so this would be a good opportunity for students to create artwork with a nearly identical effect. I would challenge them to create an artwork in Impressionist style using the oil paint feature, because the brushes available look most similar to Impressionist style oil paintings. Overall, Art Set 4 was highly user friendly and could easily be used in a classroom setting because it can serve as a solid introduction to digital artwork without all the advanced features of other programs. A student could easily create work that looks as if they had actually used oil paints or watercolors to create it. The downside of the app has to do with the audience that the app is directed to: people who have iPads with Apple Pens, because of that it limits who can use the application to its full potential. Therefore, I would only be able to instruct an entire class if we had iPads available for all students, otherwise it is limited to individualized instruction for digitally oriented art students. Overall, I would highly use this app for personal artwork and touch-ups to any of my paintings after I photograph them, but would stray away from it for classroom use because it is not applicable for every student. |
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Femininity through the Artist's Lens
Femininity is a term that embodies female nature and womanly power through aesthetics and way of life. For many years in art, we have seen many women depicted as muses for their beauty and graceful nature. Starting with Rococo and Elisabeth Vigee-Le Brun, in which we show her work Madame du Barry and Julie Lebrun as Flora that show soft feminine features accentuated by flowing, ornate clothing. During impressionist years, Mary Cassatt highlighted the beautiful and heartbreaking nature of being a woman where she paints scenes of self care but juxtaposes it with insecurities brought on by appearance. The works of Cassatt that are on display are The Loge and Girl Arranging her Hair. Going forward to today, Chloe Wise ideas of femininity through a modernized lens. Her portraiture feels glamorized, yet relatable because the glamor is shown through style and physical features, not flashy clothing and accessories. All of the artists show the emotional turmoil women face from feeling like they are at the top of the world with beauty, then a second later feel small and insecure. The work presented by Chloe Wise is the following: Be a Cake, in Fact, My sad heart and your stiff nipples at the Biennale, Failure to Appear, Winsome Neighborhood Nuisance, and Glowing symptoms of success. The only way to truly show these emotions is when the artwork is created by women for women. We are able to take a look at the evolution of femininity and what ideals remain. click on the handout to access the link to the Google Doc, from there on you can make a copy of the handout
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Cat Carnival
For this assignment I made a cute cat carnival themed stop motion animation using vine charcoal. The vine charcoal was really interesting and fun to use as I was able to easily wipe away and draw my next scene. I created this video using the app Stop Motion Studio which was highly user-friendly and made the process easy with their onion skin feature that enables you to get the perfect photo every time.
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I created a tutorial for an easy beginner sewing project that can help students learn alterations and three different types of stitches. Along with the video tutorial there are supplemental worksheets that should be completed beforehand to make for a smooth learning process. Students will learn how to sew on buttons, embroider, pockets, and closures with this assignment. The project takes about 2 hours to complete and can be done using scrap fabric.
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