My element is platinum. My atomic number is 78. Platinum was first discovered in South America. The first written account of him was Julius C Scaliger in 1557. The origin of its name is “platina” which means little silver. Platinum is used for jewelry, catalytic converters, and dental work. I am making a print design to represent platinum. I thought of this idea because platinum is used in jewelry. Many people use platinum to represent their commitment with a ring. This print had the best image in my mind. First, I did research and I found many different uses for it. I found out that people use it in jewelry. I thought that the most perfect idea would be to represent commitment. I came up with many different designs to represent platinum. I finally came up with the perfect one. I had traced my idea onto the tracing paper. Once I was finished, I flipped the printing paper backwards and retraced over it with the foam board. I then got the foam board and rolled paint onto it. I pasted them down onto a blank sheet of paper. I selected the best three, matted two of them and unmatted another one. If I were able to redo this assignment, I would come up with a more precise design. I could use more details within the design of the dress and make it very detailed. I would trace my lines more accurately.  

Printmaking was quite exciting! The best part had to be the ending. When I used the roll to paint and pasted it down onto the paper, I was anticipating how well my prints would turn out. I would slowly lift the paper peeling it hearing the paint and the paper sticking. The end results were so fascinating. The negative and positive space were so contrasting. Printing down my own designs was really fun. It was a great new experience! I can't wait to design more creative prints on my own.

Babalu es el más amado en todo el mundo. Muchos personas  lo adoran este dios en santería. El también es el dios de viruela, y sanidad de la gente. Él es el moderno día de HIV/AIDS. Un día soleado, el estaba caminado con los dos muletas y los varicela en todo el cuerpo. El siempre tiene dos perros con el.

Babalu invitado el amigo, Chango, para comer. El dio una plátano y rojo palma aceite porque eso es Chango’s comida favorita. Chango Solamente comía esos cosas. Chango es Babalus último amigo porque él estaba unico persona que agudo con Babalu’s enferma. Los perros comenzó a lamer Chango el todo el pies. Chango dijo, “Ay dios mio! Por qué este perro esta comenzó a lamer mis pies?” Babalu hablaba pa tras, “Mis perros son muy cariñosos y ellos tienen especial lenguas que ayuda a sanar el cuerpo.” Chango pensó que él estaba mintiendo. El perro siguió lamiendo los pies de Chango. Chango empezó riando porque el lengua dio el los cosquillas. El perrito gusto a escuchar gente muy feliz. Chango estaba riendo muchísimo que Chango patao el perro. El perrito tienes  golpeos. El perro se fui loco y accidentalmente mordido el dedo pulgar del pie. “Controla tu perro!” El sangre goteo en el piso. El no puede caminar nada más. Chango estaba muy enojada que el se tiro el vaso que tenía los plátanos y aceite a el lado de el perrito's cabeza. “Ay dios mío! Mi perro!” llorado Babalu. El perro se quedó quieta acostado. “Está respirando?” Chango pregunto. Babalu extendió las manos para tocarlo. El toco el pecho esperando para un signal de viva. Nada. “Mataste a mi perro,” Babula gritado. Esto estaba la verdad. El perrito murió.

Después de este problema, Chango y Babalú decidieron que ellos dos no puede quedar amigos nada mas. Ellos sabían que esto la ma mejor cosa a hacer. Ellos siempre saber el mejor.  Chango y Babalu no quedó amigos pero ellos continuar a viver independiente y muy feliz. Shango fui en el dirección de el. Chango lleva una vida llena de sangre rojo. Chango tambien se gusta fiesta. Se sigue usado el talento de bailando. Y babalu sigue trabajando en todo aquí en la tierra como la saludad y enferma. En el final, Babalu y Chango no hablan pero se quedó  un independiente.

         In this assignment, I created negative and positive space. I expressed myself through this design. I had the letter C for the first letter of my name. Inside there's an outline of the Dominican and Salvadorian flag. My parents come from El Salvador and the Dominican republic. They are a huge part of me. I love my parents. They're apart of how I became the person I am. The first step I had to take was to think of 10 adjectives to describe myself. The most important one to me was my hispanic culture, my name, and family. I decided to combine these things into a symbol. Also when I visited the Dominican Republic, the palm trees were beautiful. When I think of these places, the palm trees are the first things that come to mind.

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is the space around the subject of an image. It's the outside.

B. Explain how you found negative space in your cut out?

I realized that all the outsides gets cut out becuase its surrounding the outside of the subject.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

You can understand the composition of the work of art. You can have a far better understanding of art.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Autumn y Clari

Una oda a Rodolfo Fierro

Es muy peligroso, y asustadizo y violento. Cuando nos te vee piense en misterioso y de miedo. Me haces querer esconderme y correr. Mi cuestionar es quien le dio su poder?

Media Fluency Script

Why did you make it look the way it does?

I made my slide the way it looks so I could involve different colors, texture, and value to the slide. I also had some rhythm which is the principle of design that indicates movement.  I wanted to make it visual and to have one slide with one point, make the font bigger, and contrast whether it's in shape, color, or size. I believe this assignment should not be overwhelmed with information but a billboard with certain qualities of a street billboard. I decided to make mines funny because a billboard should be very memorable. As I have stated, I wanted to provide a visual demonstration of my message. It may seem a little odd and irrelevant to my magazine, but it actually shows a common message throughout my Me magazine slide which was to “Never never never give up!”

I asked myself this question, “What phrase would show a complete overview of my magazine article?” I decided to make a funny memorable slide and display my idea regarding my me magazine in within one line. I made 3 different slides so I could decide which of the 3 was the best one.

I was considering applying a lot of unneeded information. But since we are required to include one single phrase, I decided that never never never give up would be a cool memorable way of showing a quick overview of all that I'm trying to communicate. It’s very difficult to come up with one single phrase to explain and entire magazine of myself. I also wanted to make it more memorable amongst others so they would understand the idea. The small mouse was escaping the danger coming his way from the cat that was going to attack him.