Art Class Titled "Sketching," I Really Did Essay

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art class titled "Sketching," I really did not know what that meant. I did not know if we would be drawing lifelike figures, other objects, or if we would learn about proportion and light. At first, our class began with our sketching simple shapes like cones and cubes. We then progressed to more complex objects like still life, which was one of the most enjoyable projects to me. In addition, during class, we work as a team to help each other which is very helpful to me. I am able to look at other classmate's work, make suggestions, and in turn get feedback on my own drawings.

I did not enjoy working with figures, not because of any moral or religious objections, but because of the difficulty. My major is architecture, so I am more comfortable with geometric shapes than free form figures. When we finished figures, we moved to one point, two points, and then multiple point perspectives.

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We are now working on the final project, which is sketching a hotel lobby and then the rooms based on a realistic perspective of the building and structure. I thought this would be incredibly difficult, but it was interesting for many reasons: the use of just pencils and sketch paper, learning to shade to form shadows and perspective, learning about light, and also learning to visualize something in my head and then work with that vision.

The project also helped me think critically since we had to use interior design magazines for our ideas. We took those ideas, added some of our own, and learned how to connect the two together. For my own final project, I am trying to use a combination of luxury and modern, so I chose the Kempinski Hotel Group. Regardless of the location, the design of these hotels is simple and modern for the….....

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