Project Statement
For this assignment, I chose the Jerome Schottenstein Center, home of Ohio State basketball and hockey teams. I have been going to this arena since I was a child, attending games for both teams and even skating between periods on the hockey ice. It is a place that holds wonderful memories for me. I decided to make a web of words I would associate with it. I found the two feelings I have primarily about the Jerome Schottenstein Center are homey and towering. For “towering,” I decided to focus on the corner towers themselves and wanted to use a low angle to amplify the height of the building and to make the viewer feel diminutive. I enlarged the halos on the top to make them dominant and stretched the height of the towers in general. For “homey,” I used a mid-shot, which makes the Jerome Schottenstein Center look smaller than it actually is and makes it seem more inviting. I decided to squish it a bit to make it more house-like and put a grass yard around it to simulate a front yard at a home.
Process
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Reflection
Overall I really enjoyed this project. It was a stimulating process to figure out first the location I wanted to work with and then the process of manipulating the area was an engaging way to make the project personal. I also preferred to work on the app Procreate. Working in straight lines is a challenge for me, so being able to use Procreate for it is a huge help. I was also able to play with some different brushes which brought interesting effects I would not be able to do with hand drawing.