Summer Project
Inspiration and Background
I draw these portraits very often, of different celebrities, primarily musicians that I grew up listening to with my family. This time, I was stuck deciding between multiple different musicians, they were Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, David Bowie and a couple others. I really couldn't decide so I decided to put up a poll on my social media to have my friends help me decide, Those mentioned above were the top four, but I ultimately decided to draw Cash and Joplin since I've drawn Morrison once before, and I've drawn Bowie so many times. Bowie and Morrison are my most favorite musical artists, especially Bowie, both for many different reasons, but Joplin and Cash have always inspired me. I used to play the drums when I was a in middle school, and my goal was to be able to play one of Cash's songs, but I never got to that point. Joplin was a huge female inspiration to me because of how powerful her voice was and how influential she is. Both are the defining people in their time periods and genres, and I grew up loving both of them and listening to my family belting their songs during every occasion.
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Process and Sketches
Once I decide who I want to draw, I have to find the image(s) that I want to use as my reference. i typically look for an image that has a lot of shadows and is something that I think I could execute successfully. In this case I did a lot of scrolling and searching for the right images, especially for Joplin.
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Reflection
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ACT Responses
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause-effect relationships between your inspiration and its effect upon your artwork:
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What is the overall approach (pov) the author (from research) has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
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What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
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What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
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What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
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What is the overall approach (pov) the author (from research) has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
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What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
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What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
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What kind of inferences did you make while reading your research?
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