For my yearbook spread, the main mediums I used were collage and acrylic paint. I’m most comfortable with acrylic paint because it was the kind of paint I used at during my painting course at Sheridan College.
To begin, I wanted to incorporate a lot of natural objects because I’ve always been fascinated by outdoor scenery. Therefore, I painted an image of the sunset at Sunset beach in Vancouver and added some flowers. I drew a daffodil, an orchid, and a Mexican marigold. Each flower represents a different part of my life. The daffodil represents my mother. Her favourite flower is the daffodil and they remind me of her every time I see one. The orchid represents the Chinese side of my life. I see one at every Chinese function I attend. Lastly, the Mexican marigold evidently symbolizes my Mexican heritage.
Finally, this assignment took me around 7 hours. The first hour consisted of me drafting several ideas. I’m still not entirely content with this layout, however I settled for this one because I felt as though the minimalistic composition embodied my reserved personality. Further, if I were to rate my project, I would probably rate it as a 8/10. I deducted a point for the large amount of time I spent trying to choose a design. Then I deducted another because I felt like one side of my design looked more cluttered than the other and it overall did not feel entirely balanced.
