Is way too influenced by Japanese culture and Okami. Yay Okami! :D

After completing the game in just over 31 hours, I loved it so much that I decided I had to write a review. I put that review up last night on Zelda Universe – I don’t think there’s a way to accurately describe how awesome that game is, but it’s a real treat for anyone who has a little artist inside of them.

Read the review, and if you like it, Digg it to get Okami some publicity!

The second part of my AP Portfolio has a far more specific purpose. Students must choose a single subject and create twenlve works about that subject. My subject? Molecular science.

In the words of my teacher, it’s a portfolio that "the AP board will have never seen before." And, despite the fact that several of the pieces in this section are HORRIBLY rushed and crappy looking, I’m confident that the AP board will eat it up simply because all of the pieces fit together so well.

Why molecular science? I’ve always enjoyed science, and I was particularly enticed Sophomore year by Chemistry, specifically electron orbitals. I make a single drawing one afternoon depicting just how cool electron orbitals looked when you were finally able to view them all together in a single atom, and I came across two startling revelations: (1) The nucleus of an atom is REALLY small, and (2) They really do look cool! And so my quest to make lots of pretty molecules shoved off.

This also ties into my engineering; as an engineer, I feel that science and art don’t mix enough. Someone needs to show those up-tight professors that physics can be beautiful. That there is passion in science. That art can be found even under an SEM.

I have organized these pieces in the order that they will appear as slides to the AP board. There is meaning in their organization.

AP Studio Art has been tough for me this year, with all of my other classes and goings-on to deal with. Luckily, the breadth section of the exam was pretty simple, because I had already finished most of that section in prior years. For those unfamiliar with AP Studio Art, each student is required to produce 24 pieces – 12 in a “breadth” section, where anything goes, and 12 in a more specific “concentration” section, where students must pick a single topic and produce twelve works about that topic.

This is my breadth section. I am taking the AP Art exam for 2D Design, which includes digital works such as those produced in photoshop. Therefore, you will find that much of the art in my portfolio is digitally produced, or dramatically altered from its original form. You’ll also find some traditional works.