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a. What is one thing that you learned specifically that you did not know before?

I learned many drawing techniques throughout this project, with which I had no previous experience or knowledge. Orthagonals were a completely new concept to me. I didn’t know that these lines had any relation to each other. I had seen orthagonals before, and until now, I thought I was drawing them correctly, but Ms. Hull showed us the correct way to draw them, and what these “lines” were actually called.

b. How did learning this thing make your drawings better?

Before Ms. Hull explained orthagonals to us, I depicted 3D figures by extending random lines behind the object to show that they were 3D, while now I know that all these lines in one drawing are connected by the vanishing point, and they are called orthagonals. And by using orthagonals, these lines are more purposeful.

c. If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?

I would’ve added color to the drawing, if I had the chance to do it again. The color would have enhanced the aesthetics of the drawing and I could have used them to draw shadows and emphasize the 3D nature of the room.

d. What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?

Use a ruler! Of course, it’s important to know what orthagonal lines are and what a vanishing point is, but with these techniques in mind, simply using a ruler can make your drawing much much better, and more clear. You cannot make orthagonal lines if they’re not straight!

e. What resource helped you the most and why?

I used many resources for my drawing, and each one helped for a different part of my drawing. For the actual drawing of the assignment, the website Ms. Hull provided was very helpful. I don’t think I could’ve completed the assignment without it. Using the website prevented a lot of the mistakes which I would have made if I didn’t know how to draw the room correctly. I referred to the website many times throughout the process.

a) I learned how to make sure that when drawing all the objects all of them go back to the vanishing point.

b) By learning this my painting looked well balanced and everything drew back your eyes to the center of the drawing.

c) If I did this assignment over again I would add more details to the drawing. I woulds also add shading to further enhance the drawing.

d) My advice to someone who hasn't done a one point perspective piece would be to make sure certains lines lead to the vanishing point.

e) I think the slide that helped set up the one point perspective helped the most  because this helped make sure that everything was started correctly and showed most of the steps for what fixing problems.

a. What is one thing that your learned specifically that you did not know before?

In the time of completing my one-perspective drawing, I learned a lot about the different types of lines. When I first heard about the 3 lines that are used to complete this drawing, I'd never heard of an orthogonal line. Yet, I then learned that it's basically a fancy word for a diagonal line.

b. How did leaning this thing make your drawings better?

It helped my work look more realistic and advanced. For example, when making things for my drawing 3D, it helped to use each of the 3 lines, rather than making up shapes.

c. If you did this assignment again, what would you do differently?

If I had to complete this project again, I'd definitely use my class time more wisely. ANother thing regarding the project that I would do would be to take more time to make my floor tiles more precise and accurate.

d. What is your advice to someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before?

My main advice would be to take your time. This project took a lot of trial and error, drawing and erasing,and etc.

e. What resource helped you the most and why?

Prior to beginning this project I’d never heard of one-point perspective drawing, or a center point. But with this new knowledge, my drawings became more spatially logical - meaning things were proportional in relation to distance. If I had to do this project again, I’d focus more on details (verifying if lines were truely horizontal/vertical, how to draw stools, including drawings on ceiling panels, etc.) and I’d try to include more things from the right wall of the drawing.

Some advice I’d give someone who has never drawn a one point perspective drawing before is: always use the center point - even if it looks correct double check, because usually it isn’t. Also, I found http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/ to be the most useful resource during this project because it was simple and straight-forward.

1. One thing I learned specifically during the process of drawing the room was how to make things appear as if they are out of the paper. I used to to if I’d ever draw make it all flat. This skill will help me in the future by helping me draw things for the rest of the school year in class.

2. Learning to add 3d to make flat shapes helped my drawings because otherwise I don’t have an image of a classroom. Are classrooms flat? Is the environment of a classroom flat? Is our vision? No. Making my work 3D has shown the real parts of the room we see every b band. I would fail if I was unable to make my drawing 3D.

3. If I did this assignment differently, I’d love to find a better way to make a table and chair. I had a hard time and look somewhat poor. There is always room for improvement, otherwise why would we be doing this?

4. If I were to tell someone about perspective drawing, I’d say panicking is the worst thing to do. When you really work it starts looking special but just saying how do we do this impossible work will do nothing but hurt the potential of your work and educational discipline.

5. A resource that helped me other then time was if you were stuck you could ask a friend to assist you in whatever you need help in. I needed help with my window to the left. I asked a friend how I go about doing that and it helped a lot.

Annie Leibovitz: Portrait Photographer

Annie Leibovitz is considered one of America’s best portrait photographers. She trademarked her style very early in her career when working for Rolling Stone magazine.

She was born October 2nd, 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut. Her father was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Annie and her five siblings moved around a lot with their father’s assignments. Her first pictures were taken when her father was stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam War.

She studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. After college, she worked different jobs while she was experimenting with photography, including volunteering at a kibbutz in Amir, Israel during 1969.

In 1970, she applied for a job at Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner was so impressed with her portfolio, she was hired as a staff photographer. Within two years, in 1973, Wenner promoted her to chief photographer, the position she held for 10 years. When Leibovitz was working for the magazine, she was given the opportunity to photograph some of most influential musicians and celebrities in history. She had a style of portrait photography that used color so intensely for mood and poses of the body that wasn’t being published anywhere else. She produced some of the most thought provoking images of her time. Her style of photography made a very specific image for what we know and love about Rolling Stone magazine and their photographs.

She is most well known for her photograph of a nude John Lennon curled around his fully clothed wife, Yoko Ono, taken on December 8, 1980, just hours before his death.

Leibovitz left Rolling Stone in 1983, began working for Vanity Fair. Her subjects were more ranged when she worked for the entertainment magazine. This is where she took the iconic images of pregnant, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg submerged in a bathtub of milk.

In 1987, she won a Clio Award for her portraits for an American Express “Membership” Campaign. In 1991, her collection of black-and-white prints were put in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

She has had exhibits, nominations for prestigious awards, books of her work, all that are glorifying the incredible images she has taken throughout her life.