Letter Project Reflection

1. Before actually start to design my letter, I start to brainstorm my letter through a web chart. I choose letter Q because it the first letter of my name and starts to associate ideas, environment, activity, animals and memories that associate with my letter. Then, I finally came to the conclusion of choosing a peaceful environment as my concept. This process was helpful because brainstorming my idea actually helps to developed my idea. Then I start sketching 20 thumbnails of my design and choose my first design as my draft which turn out to be final. Since I want to create a peaceful environment, I thought it will a good idea to draw a tree and incorporate the tree to my Q. Then I realize it will look more peaceful to create a cherry blossom tree. Due to the fact that I like panda, so incorporate panda into my design.My other design was a bear. After having my drafts,  I ask my classmate for opinions and discuss what can it be improved. This process helps me gain suggestions from other people and make my design better. Finally, it helps me to choose my final design.


2. My concept for my letter is a quiet environment with no distraction. So, I decide to separates my letter into two part, one with a big leave and other includes my tree. Then I thought about adding animals to my letter and I choose panda. I decide to add three panda, one sleeping on the leaf, once climbing the tree and under just sitting under the tree. I add panda because it will make more like a nature environment and associate with my interest which is I love panda, At first, the tree only have leafs but I ended drawing flowers/blossom to create a more lovely and peaceful. After, I start to add flowers to the ground which turns out to be pinkish ground. I also draw flowers that are flowing around. All those helps to developed my concept of a nature environment. After sketching all the parts, I choose color pencil and use a lot of warm and light colors such as light green, different kinds of pink and red into my letter. The colors I choose help to form a peaceful and warm environment. It also make you feel relax and calm. This makes me want to sleep under the tree and feel connected to nature as well as wanted to go picnic with my family and friends near the cherry blossom. It seems to be a place that I wanted to live. 

3. I think the most challenge aspect of the project is how to create a peaceful environment and make the letter I wanted to be because there many ways that you can incorporate your letter with nature. Also, I was a little struggle about what kind of materials should I use because there was no time for me to experiment with different material which was very sad.

4. I am very satisfied with my project because it come out the way I wanted be. Looking at my design, I feel my letter is very warm and cute. I very like the idea of having different position of my panda because I love panda. I feel like the letter very represent me and reminds of what I like and the type of environment that I wanted to be in.

5. If I can change anything about my design, something I will do differently is using pencil watercolor and have the time to experiment different type of materials. I also wanted to use different color such as blue and darker color and see what kind of change it will make. Also, by using darker color to make my tree stand out more. In addition, I want to use sunset or the sky as my background to see if it will look better. Finally, I wanted to be more detail with my panda and make it more realistic as well as adding other animals like bird to my design.