9th Grade Projects

Symbolic Map

About the Project
In this map shows all the important things in my life represented in symbols that only I know exactly what is it about, but the key can show you a little bit. I am going to explain the simbols in a simple way.

Panzer´s
Well Panzer was the first and most important dog I had. My family called him like that because he looked like a panzer (a WWII Tank). Panzer he was fast, strong, noble and intelligent. He was a german shepard that followed me everywhere and defended me from any danger. He was very important for me.

Tent
Well that tent is represented like a camping place. I love to go camping. this is why I did this because in vacations instead of going to the beach as most teenagers do, I go to the ecuatorian sierra to camp with family and friends. It is really cool and you can learn a lot about plants, animals and the territory. It is very interesting.

The Great Eye
I represent this eye as my parents. I represent it like that because my parents are always looking after me. And maybe they will never stop watching my actions and the paths I take in life.

The mountain
This mountain represents the harsh places I must go through in life and when you go down it is when the prblem is begining to be solved.

Reflection
I enjoyed this project a lot because it made remember a lot of things about my self that where really important. I also enjoyed because it was kind of relaxing to paint, and painting is so relaxing for me. This project was very important because it maked me connect with myself.

Clay Head

About this Project
Before doing this project we needed to first have some knowledge on human proportion. Ms. Lopez gave us a class about it and we began with it. I put the eyes parallel to the ears. And a nose in between the eyes to create a better face with human characteristics. After I finished I painted it.

Reflection
I am not so good with clay. My face is a little strange but I think it has all it needs. This project was also relaxing because we played with clay! Until I saw the final product and it wasnt the best. I think I still need some classes with clay.
Half-Portrait

About this project
As same as the clay face we needed to know about facial proportion to do it. But this time we where drawing half of our face. I cut in half a photo of myself and drawed the other half. We use a pencil to draw everything. And it was easier because thephoto was black and white. It was a sunny day so there where a lot of shades we needed to draw, again as a facial proportion drawing.

Reflection
Opposite to the clay head in this proyect I think I really did a good job, except for the eye that was to hard to draw. This project wasnt relaxing because I was against time. I had only one day to do it because the day before I was absent. But at last I finished it. And with good results.

Symbolic Map

Half-Portrait

Clay Head