Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Are you that kid who always wins in art contests?

Are you that kid who always wins in art contests? 

Well someone in our class did--it was me!! Since our class is the class who always enters art contests, we always find talented artists! Do you want to know how to win an art contest? Since this class is the master of art contests, we are more than happy to teach you.

First of all, you need to sketch with a pencil. This step is extremely important because, making mistakes can waste paper and can also ruin your whole paper. I like to use a pencil first because I can just erase the mistakes quickly and easily without getting bumps on your paper. Using pen can also be a bad idea because one little mistake can ruin your whole art piece.

Secondly, you will use a sharpie or a black marker to outline or cover your pencil marks. This is extremely important because no one wants to see a paper with so many lines and marks. After I outline my pencil marks, I will erase the left over pencil marks because as I said, nobody wants to see an unorganized art piece!

Then of course, you will color your art piece with, “NO WHITE SPACE!" I just made that quote bold because it really is worth it. If I were you I would NEVER EVER select or vote an art piece with lots of bare spaces. I think that coloring with no white space can make your art piece eye-catching. 

In conclusion, you have learned the steps on how to draw an organized and neat art piece. Don't forget to draw or sketch with pencil first. Then, erase your pencil marks after outlining your picture with a sharpie. Lastly, coloring your picture without any white space (except the eyes, or the clouds, or anything that is supposed to be white.) is really important. I am a finalist in an art contest called, “Aloha’s Harvest 2nd annual Compassion in Art”. I drew a picture about helping the homeless and less fortunate people in Hawaii. My teacher is very proud of me!






By Skye 

Posted by Mrs. Aimee Matsuura's Class

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