Family Portrait

       A family is very special and important to me and something that can never be taken for granted. A part of my life would be lost without my family. Without my family by my side, I would not be able to live my life. In this world of doubt, insecurity, and fear, my family is always there for me, holding their arms open to me with love. When the whole world doubts you, the only people willing to be by your side and believe you is your family.

Program Music

                 This activity is quite challenging to make as I had to pick which part of the music I should use and what type of action I should do. This activity is fun though as it sparks your creativity. 

Rococo art

 Rococo's art is a style that is simple and bright yet elegant and sophisticating. In this project I will be restyling a vase to fit "Rococo" style art.

I do not know how to decorate or restyle the vase that I am doing hence I will be doing it digitally as that is what I am at least confident at.

How I did it

In this video I explain as how I turned reality into a painting and recolored it to fit rococo style art.

The result

Before

After

As you can see in this digital artwork I did not simply just brighten the image in order to make it rococo style instead I turned it into a painting-like image and made it into a brighter image by getting rid of the "complex" colors as that is what rococo art style is about; clean and bright, simple and elegant.

British accent journal

Understanding and speaking British accent is by no means an easy task, but it can be fun in the process.

My British accent is far from perfect but it should be alright - at least in my standards as so.

Your turn drills

Paragraph reading

Realization

What I have realized in this assignment is that learning British accent is not at all easy, I thought at first that it was quick and simple as I just had to speak in a manner that is different from what I usually do, like in movies, however to much my surprise that this is not an easy task and you have to keep your fluentness and be careful not to stutter. My British accent is far from perfect but I have learned a lot and have applied what I have learned.

Pagtulong sa kapwa

 

Ang aking ina ay isang tao na tumulong sa akin ng marami sa aking buhay. Mula sa pagtatrabaho hanggang sa pag-aalaga sa akin at sa aking kapatid na babae nang wala pa ang aking yaya. Napakabait niyang tao at mapagkakatiwalaan siya. Tinutulungan niya ako sa mga takdang-aralin at binibigyan ako ng payo. Nagsasama kami habang nagbabakasyon siya sa ibang lugar. Talagang tinulungan niya ako ng husto.

Marami akong utang sa aking ina mula sa pagsisilang sa akin hanggang sa pagtatrabaho nang husto para sa aming pamilya at sa pangangalaga sa amin. Ang aking tatay ay nagtatrabaho din tulad ng aking ina. Marami akong mga hindi malilimutang sitwasyon kung saan tinulungan ako ng aking ina. Isa sa mga ito ay kapag kailangan ko ng cash upang makapunta sa manila para sa isang klase sa matematika na nakuha ko. Ibinigay niya sa akin ang halagang kailangan ko at binayaran para sa aking airline ticket at masaya ako tungkol doon.

Sa madaling salita ang aking ina ay isang taong tumulong sa akin sa aking buhay at isang taong maaasahan ko, sa hinaharap ay nag-iisip ako ng mga paraan upang bayaran ang aking ina sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalaga sa kanya at pagbili sa kanya ng isang bahay sa mga bundok tulad ng hiniling niya. ako sa paglaki ko.

Day Off

Ayon sa aking personal na karanasan, malalaman mo talaga kung gaano kahirap ang isang tao sa iyong posisyon. Madali mong sabihin lamang na "Naku talagang madali itong gawin" subalit kapag ikaw ang talagang gumagawa nito malalaman mo na ang paggawa ng mga gawaing bahay ay talagang nakakapagod at nakakapagod.

Sa video at mga larawan sa ibaba nagawa ko ang ilan sa mga bagay na ginagawa sa akin ng aking nakatatandang kapatid.

Sa video na ito ginawa ko ang mga gawaing paglilinis sa buong paligid ng aming bahay. Ang aming bahay ay may isang malawak na malawak na lugar at talagang nakakapagod gawin ito.

Pagkaraan ay nilagyan ko ulit ng maingat ang buong lugar upang hindi magkamali.

Sa larawang ito gumawa ako ng lemonade dahil isa ito sa kanyang mga gawain at medyo magaspang na subukang gupitin ang mga lemonada dahil isang maling paggalaw at masusugatan ang kamay ko.

Naisip ko talaga na madaling gawin ang mga gawain sa bahay, subalit ang ginagawa ng aking kapatid na babae araw-araw ay talagang nakakapagod. Hindi lamang niya ito kailangang gawin halos araw-araw ay binabalanse din niya ito sa kanyang pag-aaral at nakakakuha ng magagandang marka. 

The Four Painting Modes of Renaissance

Sfumato

It is a technique of using colors in a way to blur the clear hard lines and create a smooth painting.

What I did over here is overlap the red color with orange in order to smoothen the red lines and to 

deliver a smooth texture.

Unione

It emphasizes the smooth transformation of colors without leaving a trace of hard lines.

What I did in this painting is lightly apply the color blue over the center, although it got a bit dirty as 

the blue oil pastel I had was used frequently.

Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro is all about lights and shadows. It is the representation of light and dark parts.

What I did in this painting is darken the outer parts and made the inner area white in order to create a 

contrast between dark and light as that is what this technique is all about.

Cangiante

Cangiante is all about replacing colors with another color.

What I did in this painting is overlap the brown with orange in order to produce a mixed effect as 

cangiante is all about replacing colors with another color

Diego Velazquez

 

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez is a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and of the Spanish Golden Age. 

Sources:

Images:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez


Content:


https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Velazquez


https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vela/hd_vela.htm


https://www.wikiart.org/en/diego-velazquez


https://www.artble.com/artists/diego_velazquez

 

Planting rice by Fernando Armolso

"Planting Rice" is a painting by Fernando Armolso. The painter Fernando Amorsolo was a presiding figure in the visual arts of the Philippines during the years before the Second World War and into the post-war period. His body of work is characterized by scenes of the Filipino countryside, richly composed and harmoniously colored, with bright sunlight and populated by beautiful, happy people: it is an art of beauty, fulfillment, peace and prosperity, which perhaps explains its undying popularity in the Philippines to this day. 

The painting reveals the knowledge of the artist as he etched the canvas with the presence of his passion. This shows Armolso's love for the Filipinos. If you look closely at the painting carefully you will notice the Filipino's unity or their bayanihan. Bayanihan is the spirit of civic unity and cooperation among the Filipinos. Bayanihan is derived from the word Bayan, which means community or country. Bayanihan means literally "being one with the community". Bayanihan culture is derived from the meaning: "being helpful in the community, being one of the people who are working together to achieve one goal.

Looking at this painting, I see glimpses of the hard work that the people used to do. From planting rice to milling them. Nowadays it is a a lot more easier to farm rice because of modern machines, that's why it makes me grateful to be born on a timeline that has the convenience of technology which unfortunately our ancestors did not have. 

Amorsolo’s forte was the backlighting technique and the Filipino tradition themes. In this painting, the backlighting technique manifested wherein figures are outlined against a characteristic glow, and intense light on one part of the canvas highlights nearby details. Sunlight is a prevailing element in Amorsolo’s works. Brush strokes were smooth which emphasizes the feel intended by the artist.

It was an ideal picture of provincial life like most of his paintings. The particular genre that was used is realism. He painted the details as to how it might look like in real life. However, faces of the farmers were not detailed because their Buri hats covered them. Supposedly the sun was on its peak in that picture.

Fernando Cuerto Amorsolo is the very first painter to be given the recognition as the country’s national artist. His work titled “Rice Planting” which was made in 1922 was one of his most famous works. This was when the Philippines was under the American colonial rule and it is impressive that Amorsolo consistently painted pictures reflecting the true Filipino soul despite the colonization.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Amorsolo#:~:text=Fernando%20Amorsolo%20y%20Cueto%20(May,in%20the%20use%20of%20light.

https://biography.yourdictionary.com/fernando-amorsolo

https://vovworld.vn/en-US/cultural-rendezvous/bayanihan-housemoving-tradition-of-the-philippines-559494.vov

https://httppinoyartshub.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/planting-rice-by-fernando-amorsolo/

Mosaic art: How to make crepe paper mosaics

         Mosaic, is the decoration of a surface with designs made up of closely set, usually variously coloured, small pieces of material such as stone, mineral, glass, tile, or shell. In the ancient times, mosaics first were made of uncut pebbles of uniform size. It was the Greeks however, who elevated the pebble mosaic to an art of great refinement, also invented the tessera technique. The tessera technique uses special, cube-shaped tiles called tesserae that were created specifically to make mosaics.

How to make crepe paper mosaics:

1 Prepare materials

Prepare the following materials:

Colored crepe paper

A printout of your design

Small bowls for each color

Glue

Pair of scissors

2 Cut the crepe paper into long thin strips

Make sure that its thin and long otherwise the roll would be too big and cut it not too small either

4 Roll them into tiny balls and crumple them

Roll them until they are small enough.

5 Prepare your design

Paste your printed out design onto an illustration board in order for it to not get too sloppy when placing glue and ruining the artwork

6 Paste the crumpled crepe paper rolls into your design. 

Make sure to not place too much glue as it can tear through paper and mess up the colors and make sure the color matches the design.

7 Dry it completely

Dry it completely in front of a fan to make sure that all of the crumpled rolls are placed firmly to make it not slip later.

8 Enjoy your artwork

Sources:

http://lgsgranite.com/uncategorized/brief-history-mosaics/

https://www.britannica.com/art/tessera-mosaic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek

Banig and how to introduce it to the global market

               As Filipinos living in our own country it is our work to share and protect our culture. It is important to share it not just on our nation but to other parts of the world as well. So that individuals will find what the Philippines is and they will see the beauty of Filipino tradition, culture, and convention.

banig

              Introducing a new product to the global market isn’t easy. In this blog, I will be introducing a product called Banig. Banig or handmade mats are made from the leaves of the screw pine trees or locally called in the Philippines as pandan. These are primarily used for sleeping and sitting in most Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines. 

a screw pine tree

Depending on the abilities of the mat creator, it takes around two to five weeks to create a single mat. The individuals of the Samal tribe in Southern Mindanao are particularly rumored to create exceptionally fine weaves that are utilized in handcrafted satchels, envelopes and wallets, and among other embellishment items.

The Banigan Festival is one of the most anticipated festivals in the town of Basey, Samar. This celebration is a yearly move parade of various types of mats. This celebration demonstrates the 2 fundamental wellspring of job in Basey. These are the bamboo weaving and the tangle weaving. It is being praised as of recently to proceed with the convention that has been passed to them for a long time.

banig wallets

             Noticeable for its meticulously woven and brilliantly composed mats, Basey, Samar is known as the Banig Capital of the Philippines. The celebration highlights the town's woven mats and bamboo makes through its annually street move parade. Showing the noteworthy wellspring of work of the common populace of Basey, the mats are made of colored leaves that takes off and are outstandingly composed utilizing energetic colors. Weaving has turned into a custom of Basey and was passed on from ages to ages.

banigan festival

You probably have the basic idea of the banig is, made of, from, now here are ways to introduce it to the global market:

1. Study your competition.

Now this is the basic of the basics, every business owner knows that you should always study your competition. Many marketing classes teach people how to perform a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) test. You obviously have to start by taking a serious look at your competitors, don't underestimate your competition and turn into Intel. Even if you think your new product or service is entirely unique and without existing competition, it's important to put yourself in your prospective customers' shoes and imagine what they might buy in lie of what you plan to offer.

2. Target the ideal customer.

This is where mosty business owners get wrong hence putting them out of business. Most entrepreneurs go for a broad amount of products, well this isn't wrong when you have a huge amount of customers, but for the new entrepreneurs you must make a name for yourself first. Did Apple start selling Macbooks before they sold iPhones? No, they did not. To successfully launch your new product or service with minimum financial outlay, it's essential to focus exclusively on the products you believe are most likely to be purchased from you.

3. Respect the country's cultural values

When McDonald's first entered India within the 1990s, its signature Big Mac seem not be on the menu in a country where nearly half of the citizens are vegetarian, and the cow is venerated as sacred. In response, McDonald's localized its menu to suit Indian tastes and social values. They reacted by making an completely different menu, and their strategy may be a prime illustration of how indeed the biggest of companies can turn an impediment into a business opportunity.

4. Evaluate local market opportunities

You will almost likely be unable to win over an entire global conglomeration in one deal, well if you did then that would put all of wall street investors into shame. Think locally first, and aim to win over multi-national corporations operating in your home country. Remember loyal customers at home will help open doors abroad.

Now that you have learned how to introduce banig to the local market, whats left now is to execute it, and always remember to always start small and slowly become big, in other words, Don't bite off more than what you can chew.

Resource, citation, reference, sauce

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat#Others

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_(finance)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing