Hi, my name is America. I am a senior majoring in Communication with a concentration in Critical Media Studies. I have always been passionate about film and video art, but I’ve also enjoyed drawing and painting since I was little. I took a couple of art classes in high school, but this is my first art course in St. Edward’s. Since this is my last semester, I thought I should at least take one art course before I graduate because it’s something I really enjoy and want to get better at.

I think drawing is something that I do every single day, whether it’s doodling in my notebook or sketching in my journal. Drawing is also important when it comes to film and video, at least for me. I always draw out what I want each shot to look like before I begin editing. I also want to get into incorporating more animation into my videos, and being at least a little bit skilled at drawing is important.

Hello, my name is Jade Perea and I am a sophomore double majoring in Graphic design and art. So far during my time at st eds I have primarily taken classes that either involved mix media or creating 3d work. I have come to really enjoy the process that comes with creating 3d forms. In that process I think it has encouraged me to be more experimental with how I approach creating. I have always been someone who gets stuck when a piece isn’t coming out how I envisioned it but slowly I think I am becoming more process oriented instead of product oriented. 

Drawing was the first form of art that I tried and has always been one of my favorite ways to create because of the multitude of techniques and styles. When drawing I prefer working in black and white so I often use charcoal, graphite, and pens to create. I really enjoy the process of layering and building up areas of shadow. I also have a love for using different shading techniques, my two favorites are cross hatching and stippling. I would like to experiment more with drawing like I do when creating sculpture and I think this class is going to be a step in that direction.

Hello, I am Savannah Berumen and I am a sophomore majoring in art and minoring in art history. I began my journey with art after graduating high school early and having a lot of free time to explore the different mediums of art. I fell in love with creating and chose to further my education in the art world at the Fashion Institute of Technology before transferring over to St. Edward’s fall of 2022. I have a special interest in sculpting as I have done more projects that involved creating 3D objects and building sets than any other type of art medium. I know that sculpting and installation projects can be tough to execute so I am nervous, but excited for the challenge. 

My name is Ty. After taking Intro to Drawing and Drawing Methods, I chose to take Drawing Into Space as hopefully a way to break the barriers of drawing that I’ve encountered before. Although I do love perfection, slowly I’ve learned to try and get away from it.

For me, drawing has always been just a step for my final goal. I mostly paint, so I use drawing for ideas of what I want to paint. I draw rough sketches and ideas as well as highly detailed sketches for the final product. In the past, I have completed highly detailed drawings, but I don’t get the same satisfaction as I do from a painting. I’m hoping to explore my interests in drawing.

My name is Clara Rabe, I’m a senior at St. Edward’s University majoring in photography and media arts and I’m also minoring in art. I would say I’m most trained in photography, but right now I’m enjoying learning a plethora of new mediums. Something that’s consistent about my work regardless of medium is my love for color and texture.

I’m incredibly nervous to be taking this class because racing is definitely not my strong suit. I’m someone who struggles with perfectionism and don’t really like to make art unless I’m really confident about my ability to do execute the project to my standards. This mindset is easily the most counterproductive thing in my head, so I’m hoping to overcome that in this class and make some bad drawings.

My relationship with drawing is purely a form of expression. I’m not very good at using words to communicate, especially when I’m overcome with emotions– so I like to draw in a little sketchbook during those times. I’m not very technically skilled, but that doesn’t really matter to me when I’m just privately expressing myself.

Hullo, I am Laramie Torres (he/they), a senior at St. Edward’s University majoring in Video Game Development with a minor in Graphic Design. I would consider myself to be a 2D Character Artist and Animator hoping to make my dent in the world with my work whether it be in games, animation, or comics. 

Taking Drawing Into Space was originally to fulfill elective requirements for Graphic Design, but after learning more about what this class has to offer, I changed my tune on the course and thought it might be good for me as an artist to experiment and explore what it means to create something outside of the traditional and digital ways I have done before. I can’t wait to see what we will make in this class and how I grow as an artist throughout my time in this class.

When it comes to drawing, I have been doing it for as long as I can remember wanting to make up my own stories but didn’t start to get serious about doing art until the 3rd grade. Since then, I have become fascinated with drawing my favorite characters from different media and creating my own characters that I love. Drawing means a lot to me because it became beyond wanting to tell stories and express my love for my favorite media. It evolved into a way I relax, think, or project my innermost feelings in a way that made drawing a visual language that I use to communicate to myself and others around me.

Hello, my name is Christian. I’m a first-year at St. Edward’s University. I’m double majoring in Art and Video Game Development. Drawing into space was recommended to me by my drawing foundations professor Sergio. I was hesitant to take this class originally, as I heard that it was an advanced class. Though, after meeting with Hollis I decided to sign up for the class and I’m excited about this semester.

I’ve been drawing on and off all my life. During high school is when I started taking art more seriously, but once covid hit I found myself drawing less and less as it was hard to find motivation. I’m glad to finally be back on a campus and drawing once again. This class is different than what I’m used to and I can’t wait to grow as a student and artist.

Hello, my name is Leilanie Gill and I am in my first year as an art student. My major is animation, minoring in Video game development. Drawing into Space is a course I was interested in after I took Drawing Foundations with Sergio, a wonderful professor. He told me that drawing was very very important if you wanted to become an animator and this was the perfect place to increase my skills as an artist.

Drawing is a form of creative freedom that lets our thoughts flow in different spaces. In my space, I primarily use paper with the medium of charcoal or graphite, but lately I have been exploring the world of digital space. Its a completely different field from what I am used to but that’s what makes drawing fun. There’s so many mediums and spaces to draw that every experience is different! This is a huge reason why I chose to join this class. I’m ecstatic to grow into a better drawing/artist through this class.