The title for my artwork is последствия, which is Russian for aftermath. The subject of my artwork is to make a barren wasteland landscape. Two elements that are noticeable is the crosshatching in the slopes and some areas of the hills, and the blending in the sky. The medium I used in this artwork was graphite. I used crosshatching and blending, as mentioned before. I also used vanishing point as well. I blended using either a shading stump or my pointer/middle finger. The inspiration for my artwork was a photograph taken after the invasion of Stalingrad. I tried to show my interest for the world wars era. My goal as an artist is to be not Michelangelo good, but at least being able to draw a person decently. Though that new goal I set was not accomplished. Lines are still a bit too scraggly and the top right of the sky is a bit too boxy. Though I say this piece was passable, as mentioned before, the lines are too scraggly, the top right is not blended very well, as well as the hills being kind of difficult to make out and the slope near the building on the left looks more like an amoeba than a hill. I learned about vanishing point and how to make slopes look like slopes. This piece did a bit of what I wanted. I wanted to use elements from the photograph and make them look pretty close, but with my level of skill it looks more like a loose portrayal. This piece will influence me to be less scraggly with my lines and make sure everything can blend well.
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