Sketchbook Archeology

My first two pages is a big collage of random things I found in a magazine. I really think this sparked my interest in making collages, and I'm so glad that happened. When I filled the spread with circles, I tried to be really creative, but it didn't turn the way I wanted. I tried to combine all different shapes and colors of circles to make it look interesting. As I look back at the beginning of my sketchbook, I see that everything I have done is very rough looking, and it looks like I didn't have much familiarity with the art I was making. More towards the beginning, I realize that I used markers a lot more than I have been recently, because I think I use other materials better. I notice that I used tape a lot in my sketchbook. There are some pages that I used to just test out different materials and see how they would look together. I really like using the hot glue gun. I also liked using different colors to draw different shapes and patterns. Once my second term of art began, I think my sketchbook improved. I think it has played a big role in my artistic development because it allows me to be creative with art, using different materials, than I do when I am in class. Multiple times, I would get a picture to put in the middle of the page, and outside of that I would color the page or make different patterns with different colors. I think that I really tried to try new things and use different materials in my sketchbook. Something new that I tried that I really liked was using the spray paint.Materials:

• magazine paper
• marker
• ripped paper
• paint
• paint markers
• colored pencils
• duct tape
• pencil
• hot glue gun
• highlighter
• pens
• glitter
• sparkly paper
• tin foil
• bubble letters
• collage
• pastels
• charcoal
• watercolors
• construction paper
• nail polish
• spray paint