My Letter Project Reflection:

1. When I created the original draft of my idea I started with two basic 3d cylinders. I made these into logs by changing the texture with a brown colored pencil. For the flames I looked online at many photos of burning logs because fire is hard to imitate. I then added the color of the flames with several layers of colored pencils making a gradient. When creating the final I used the center as a reference point from there I proportionally sketched the logs. In the original I had the flames overlapping the upright log near the bottom, in the final I excluded them for a more realistic feel. When making the flames on the final Ms Lee advised that I use my colored pencil to the full extent by pressing harder thus creating much more vibrant colors. I also used this technique on the top of the logs to create a darker brown because this part should look more burnt. I think our process would develop better if we had more time and drafts created before we made the final.

2. When creating our concept for the letter we used a thought web to brainstorm ideas. I used the letter L which is the first letter in my first name. This naturally lead me to elaborate on my personality and traits. Words such as live, litt, likable, and warm lead me to think about Logs which are burning. My actual concept became the fact that the letter is on fire creating a feeling of hostility and this can also be looked upon as being warm. 

3. For me the most challenging part of this project was choosing between the different ideas I had at first. One of my ideas was the shadow of a streetlight casting an L shadow but this was deemed impossible or hard to conceive. Although that one would have been better conceptually the aesthetic part would have been bad. This made me choose the fire one, although I was originally leaning towards the first idea.

4. I'd say I'm pretty satisfied with my project although there is still room for improvement on my flames. I would like to learn more about how to imitate flames especially since they are dynamic so it's hard to draw them at a static point. 

5. If I were to change anything about my project I think it would be the one shade of brown I have to color my logs. I would make it a gradient to show which areas are more severely burnt. I may even use black to simulate already burnt parts. I could also draw thin black lines in the logs to better imitate the texture.