Taz's artwork

I really like this piece, mainly because of the colors and background dots that are used. The entire page has a "popping out at you" effect that draws you in and makes you want to look at it. It is a different take on joining the art club, but effective at drawing you in to read it. It's got a comic book feel to it, which I believe was the artist's intention and he does it well. The explosion of the pencils, erasers, and brushes at the bottom left corner is a nice touch that integrates the art club motif.

One thing I might change up a little is the white balloon where the text lies. It seems a little too big and could be downsized a bit. It just seems to overwhelm a bit, whereas I know the intention was to make you read it, but I think there's too much room around the text. Don't know if it makes a difference, but a location of where the art club meets would probably be helpful to the reader. Overall, though, I like the design and it does its job of grabbing your attention.

For this assignment, I wanted to integrate at least a couple of elements related to art, hence the painting and wooden model. The corn, of course, ties in with the art club's participation with the Fall Festival and its' corn booth. Using the corn as background made it easier to come up with the text. I thought about going diagonal with the painting in the corner, but that made it harder to recognize that it was the bottom half of a face. I also figured going large with it would make it stand out more than if it was smaller. With the wooden model in the other corner, I chose that pose to present the art club as welcoming, and then the text worked out nicely above the arm. The text was kept simple just to get the point across and try to implement interest and curiosity, while at the same time integrating the school colors somewhere within it. Overall, I'm satisfied with the job, but if I was to change anything, I might have played a little more with the font. -Finis-

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