1. Describe the craftsmanship of your sculpture. (Is it neat and well executed?)
I think my sculpture is neat and well executed. Each piece is about the same size, had neat edges, and each piece of the same kind is almost the same. I also tried to keep the colors and textures uniform.
2. What was the most difficult part of this project?
The most difficult part was getting the colors right for my pieces. I wanted the colors of my piece to be the same as the actual snack mix, so I had to keep mixing colors and comparing them until I got it just right. This took a lot of time, and I had to think about what colors I needed to add to get it right.
3.Did your color choices work together harmoniously?
I think my color choices did work together harmoniously. I have bright orange, white, and varying shades of brown that go well together and complement each other. I chose to glaze my bowl in blue to contrast with the orange in my piece, so that the snack mix would pop. There are five or six colors, but since I mixed all the differently colored pieces together, it looks really nice.
4.Is your sculpture interesting from all views?
I think my piece is interesting from all views because it has 65 pieces inside the bowl, and different pieces are visible from different sides. Each piece has its own unique texture and color, making it an interesting composition.
5. Describe the differences in constructing a sculpture and doing something 2D.
One of the main differences between constructing a sculpture and doing something 2D was making sure that my piece looks good and interesting from every view. I had to paint every side of my pieces, and instead of showing texture with shading, I created texture using varying tools. In 2D art, I spend a lot of time shading and highlighting to show value and depth, but that was not something I had to worry about with clay since it is actually 3D.
6.How did you create textures in your sculpture?
In my bread pieces and cheese puffs, I used the needle tool to get the tiny holes and cracks. In my pretzels and cheez-its, I made tiny little balls of clay to use as salt granules. For my chex, I used a tool to make tiny square impressions to create the texture. In all of my pieces I had to experiment multiple times and try out different tools and techniques before I was able to get it just right.
7.Does your sculpture look like the actual food? How did you accomplish this?
I think the sculpture does look like the actual food. I kept mixing colors and comparing them to the real food to get it just right, I compared the actual food to get and idea of shape and size,and used different tools and my hands to get the texture just right.
8.What would you do differently if you were to do this project again?
If I were to do this project again, I would spend more time with the chex, and try to do the texture better so it looks more realistic. I would have also spent more time on my bowl because it is a little lumpy and uneven looking. I might also try to make the same amount of each kind of snack, because it is a little imbalanced right now.
I think my sculpture is neat and well executed. Each piece is about the same size, had neat edges, and each piece of the same kind is almost the same. I also tried to keep the colors and textures uniform.
2. What was the most difficult part of this project?
The most difficult part was getting the colors right for my pieces. I wanted the colors of my piece to be the same as the actual snack mix, so I had to keep mixing colors and comparing them until I got it just right. This took a lot of time, and I had to think about what colors I needed to add to get it right.
3.Did your color choices work together harmoniously?
I think my color choices did work together harmoniously. I have bright orange, white, and varying shades of brown that go well together and complement each other. I chose to glaze my bowl in blue to contrast with the orange in my piece, so that the snack mix would pop. There are five or six colors, but since I mixed all the differently colored pieces together, it looks really nice.
4.Is your sculpture interesting from all views?
I think my piece is interesting from all views because it has 65 pieces inside the bowl, and different pieces are visible from different sides. Each piece has its own unique texture and color, making it an interesting composition.
5. Describe the differences in constructing a sculpture and doing something 2D.
One of the main differences between constructing a sculpture and doing something 2D was making sure that my piece looks good and interesting from every view. I had to paint every side of my pieces, and instead of showing texture with shading, I created texture using varying tools. In 2D art, I spend a lot of time shading and highlighting to show value and depth, but that was not something I had to worry about with clay since it is actually 3D.
6.How did you create textures in your sculpture?
In my bread pieces and cheese puffs, I used the needle tool to get the tiny holes and cracks. In my pretzels and cheez-its, I made tiny little balls of clay to use as salt granules. For my chex, I used a tool to make tiny square impressions to create the texture. In all of my pieces I had to experiment multiple times and try out different tools and techniques before I was able to get it just right.
7.Does your sculpture look like the actual food? How did you accomplish this?
I think the sculpture does look like the actual food. I kept mixing colors and comparing them to the real food to get it just right, I compared the actual food to get and idea of shape and size,and used different tools and my hands to get the texture just right.
8.What would you do differently if you were to do this project again?
If I were to do this project again, I would spend more time with the chex, and try to do the texture better so it looks more realistic. I would have also spent more time on my bowl because it is a little lumpy and uneven looking. I might also try to make the same amount of each kind of snack, because it is a little imbalanced right now.