Author: Natalie

Seeing the description of this assignment I knew I would run into some issues. Due to my lack of creativity and artistic skills, it took me a while to come up with my idea. I started by looking around my room to see if anything stood out to me but nothing did. Deciding to put if off for a little while, I went to the gym with my friends. While at the gym, this assignment was still in the back of my head. I looked at my surroundings when finally something stuck out to me. It was a man lifting weights on the other side of the gym. Seeing that the bar he was using to lift weights looked similar to a straight stick I knew what my drawing was going to be. I went back to my dorm where I sketched out this drawing that depicted the man I saw but replaced the weight bar with something that looked very similar to it. I chose to replace it with a q-tip I found next to my night stand because they both have similar features.

When it came to creating this avatar I wanted to incorporate details about myself both personally and academically. Focusing on the personal aspect in my avatar, I decided to pull two images from my camera that focused on my nationality and home life. When looking at the background of my avatar a semi transparent image can be seen of colorful handmade toys. I chose this image specifically because it was taken at a small costal town in Guatemala. Through this image I am able to highlight my Guatemalan background and culture. Looking towards the center of the avatar my brother can be seen sitting and smiling. My brother and overall family play a big role in who and how I am, which I why I chose this specific picture of one of our family outings. Moving on to the academic details in the image, I chose to add a background of medical tools because my passion for working in the medical field. When making this avatar i ran in to very few issues. I used my computers built in editing app that has clear instructions for the editing tools. The images used to create this avatar were all gathered from my camera roll.