Foundational 2D Design

Project 1 Reflection:
Overall, I think it could have gone better. I like the hands composition, but I think the silver circle would have been better as a more reflective material like foil of silver/gold leaf. I also should have the hands either painted directly on the piece or cut them out and outlined them in rough white pencil. I also could have painted the lower hand better but I ran out of time. For the trees, it falls into the same problem I keep having of my pieces seeming empty. I think it’s the lack of a true subject. My pieces work well as backgrounds but not as stand alone works. I could potentially fix this by adding a bird in the center tree, probably in the same style but bold colors and a changed pattern. Otherwise, outlining some of the leaves in either white or black would add some interest.​