FMX 211 Blog

This was by far one of the more challenging projects regarding artistic ability. I sadly do not have $50 to spend for one assignment of a class, so instead, I took advantage of what I had around my room. This was the origin of the cashew created here in the midst of other nuts. I realized after I had bought this bag of mixed nut trail mix, that there were no cashews in it. Cashews are my favorite type of nut, so I decided to create one using various other nuts. The almonds are used for shade, and the cranberries are to accent darker shadows. I present...The Cashew. This nut was the basis and inspiration for my project.

This flip book project was actually relaxing at some points, but overall was a ton more work than I thought it would be. My narrative follows a stick person who changes color from different changing factors. My inspiration comes from my childhood art classes where we had to do similar assignments. The largest problem that I ran into was the marker bleeding through onto the next page. This prevented me from using certain colors.

The camera obscura was a much harder project than I had thought. Due to the lack bare walls and the odd design of the room, I was forced to manipulate a bed sheet to hang from the ceiling with duck tape. This was easily the hardest part of the project. Once I had the sheet hanging, I used black cardboard to black out the window. I then proceeded to cut a hole and then the magic happened. This is a shot from Straz hall of the baseball outfield with Morsani hall and the skyline in the background.

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