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The Last Cuentista, Ideal World, & Book Making

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Everyone loves a good project. Keyword: good. Well, we did an AMAZING project called the ‘Ideal World’ project. It all started with our class reading the book ‘The Last Cuentista’ in our class, which was all about space and new planets.

 

The Last Cuentista ⬇️

 

 

That INSPIRED us to write a story for what would be our ideal planet. You can check out my other blog post called ‘The Perfect Planet or The Idea World’ to learn more about my planet, but the main thing about my planet is an ‘Icy Planet’. Basically Elsa’s world, without an Elsa. Yep, fun. It was very interesting seeing everyone’s different perspectives on the world and what their ideal world looks like. Even the visuals they made to go with their stories varied greatly from each other.

 

My Ideal World Painting ⬇️

 

 

Now you must be thinking ‘this is all interesting, but it’s not a project?’, because yeah, it isn’t. However the next thing we did was make a book sort of cardboard thing(?) that tries to illustrate our planet in the best way possible. And that was the fun part. Cutting, gluing, pasting, painting, we did EVERYTHING to make our project look good. The most interesting part of our project was that we used normal magazine papers to put our project together, which tested our resourcefulness and creativity. But in the end we did surprisingly INCREDIBLE.

 

My Ideal World Book ⬇️

 

 

We had a bunch of help from our teachers and I’m thankful how they guided us to do what would make us happy AND look good. And we finally made it.

 

 An artistic masterpiece. 

 

Metamorphosis

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Metamorphosing is a very interesting transition of drawings. Imagine you draw a hot air balloon. Then add a string to the hot air balloon. Then add another string. Go on and on till soon it will become a jellyfish. Using metamorphosis is where you shine with your art skill because it is extremely hard to do. In art class, I drew a spray bottle, then added a tail to it, then added more details and finally it became a snake. I never imagined I would be able to make a spray bottle into a snake, because they don’t look alike at all. But turns out I was able to, as long as I went slow. Don’t rush, because if the change is too big, then it would be confusing. Don’t go too slow either because if you go too slow then the person who is looking at your art won’t be able to find the difference between the previous drawing and the current drawing, and you won’t have space to complete your art. Remember, however hard it is, don’t worry. The key part is that when you draw a drawing, trace it on another sheet of paper so you can use that to add your change. Once you add your change, then you’ll be able to trace the final part of your drawing onto your final paper. I hope you try metamorphosing, for it is very fun and entertaining!

 

 

How Sketching Helps Your Brain

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Sketching, drawing, coloring, art, are all ways to pass time. But do you know that sketching is proven to help your brain? To focus, the brain needs a focused mindset and a calm surrounding. Sketching exercises your eyes, your mind, and your hand. Let’s explore together how sketching in fact helps your brain to focus and to be in good shape.

Research from the National Center of Biotechnology Information proves that sketching enables your brain to think in a different way, letting your brain perceive things creatively. The second way sketching helps your brain is that it strengthens analytical thinking and focus. We, after all, use our brain to draw. The right side of our brain is used for our creativity, to think outside the box, and the left side of our brain is for logical thinking. This helps us both focus and strategically think. 

Next, sketching aids stress relief and relaxation by making us pay attention to details in the drawing, and mimics meditation. This, in turn, allows you to calm down and relax. The fourth way is that it helps communication skills. Sketching is a visual language, that has symbols, lines, and more. To sketch, you must find a way to communicate through pictures, and not words. It helps you convert your feelings and emotions indirectly and discreetly to drawings. Lastly, it helps coordination of our body. The more we sketch, the more our brain – eye – hand communication will increase and develop. Artists use both senses of sight and touch, and this coordination helps them become a better artist. The left side of your brain begins to reject the complexities of the art, and the right side allows your brain to take over with its creativity. This helps the artist, or you in this case, rely on your hands movement instead of using memorized drawing patterns.

In my opinion, if you’re a beginner but want to use this technique, start with simple lines. Just jot them down on paper. Then start with dot drawings, connecting dots. Finally, go onto abstract drawings, drawing whatever you feel. Whatever way you feel like doing, sketching will help your hands & eyes, in turn, your brain as well. Thank you for reading today’s blog post! Below is an example of an abstract drawing ⬇️ 



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