Elective Spotlight: 2D Art By Bella Favuzza
In Ms. Robb’s 2D Art 1 and 2 class, students created portraits of themselves or their peers. Among them were seniors, River Moore and Salem DeBerry and sophomores Ava Favuzza and Sofia Cales all whom created portraits of themselves or others. They exhibited different kinds of techniques, such as shading, shadowing, and toning. This project was a test of skill, patience, and resilience. But, in the end, all was worth it.
Moore said his self-portrait was one of the hardest drawings he’s ever done. “I didn’t realize how difficult it would be, just because of the proportions. It’s easy to like shade it but everything else was so hard,” said Moore. Moore also agreed it was really fun to do, because he got to draw himself. “Drawing myself was more fun than I thought it would be. I made sure I looked good in it. I was mogging,” he said, “it was really fun. I’m excited for the next project.”
Favuzza agreed with Moore that it was difficult, but she didn’t just do a self-portrait. Favuzza did a portrait of her sister, junior Gianna Favuzza. “It was hard because drawing realistic things isn’t easy. This was the hardest project I’ve had to do. My favorite part about it was that one, I did my sister Gianna, and two, the shading. I liked the shading because it gives it more detail,” Favuzza said.
Cales’ and DeBerry’s self-portraits were one of a kind. They both exemplified many techniques and were some of the best in the class. “This isn’t my best piece yet, but it’s definitely up there. I have been drawing for about six years now and it’s really hard to pick the ‘best piece," DeBerry said, “My favorite part was how much I was able to finally come to a realization I cut all of those awful things from my life for good, it never really sank in until I finished my project. It was like a breath of fresh air when I remembered, and got rid of the dead ends of my life to be able to grow to my full capacity. Seeing it on paper really helped me remember how strong I was, and how strong I am now.”