Project Title: The Educational Benefits of the Arts
BASIS Advisor: Mr. Opirhory
My Posts
Final Remarks
Jun 20, 2022
Well, this is it. The end to the 11-week saga that is the Basis senior project. It has been quite a wild ride, and looking back, I’m incredibly proud of what I was able to accomplish during that time. During the week leading up to my final presentation, I spent hours brainstorming how I could […]
Week 10: Introspection on Motivation
Jun 03, 2022
Welcome back to another week of the grind, ladies and gentlemen. As if there haven’t been enough setbacks for me to complain about already, due to some unfortunate technical difficulties involving a weekend vacation for Memorial Day and a suddenly unresponsive car, I lost a good chunk of my week stuck in the Berkshires trying […]
Week 9: Comics and Insight
May 26, 2022
Another week of drawing. I tell you man, working on the same comic for 9 weeks is the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done. For example, this morning I decided to look over some of the old pages with fresh eyes, just to see if I missed anything. And to my surprise, I find that […]
Week 8: The Final Stretch
May 19, 2022
I spent this week struggling to overcome my previous burnout to no avail. I’ve never really dealt with being unmotivated to create art, so this is definitely an interesting learning experience, both as a student and as an aspiring artist. I found that I still enjoyed drawing and sketching in my free time, but working […]
Week 7: Revelations and Burnout
May 13, 2022
Well guys, it’s been a long week. Which means it’s gonna be a long blog post. Despite being a long week, however, I was kept busy for pretty much 90% of it. The gallery finally opened last Saturday, and I had my hands full both with speaking to all the artists and making sure that […]
Week 6: Grind, Struggle, Shine
May 06, 2022
Hello everyone! It’s been another long week, but progress is being made! I now have 8 pages of the Faust comic complete, along with 4 fully shaded and ready for print. The process of making a comic book requires a lot of revisions, final edits, and error-catching, so I spent a good amount of time […]
Week 5: Back on the Grind
Apr 29, 2022
I’m back from Utah! This week I resumed working on the Faust comic, and I have approximately 6 and a half pages done. I experimented with some unique art styles that I’ve never used before, including silhouette art which I’ve included below. I will also probably spend some time going back onto some of the […]
Week 4: Adventures in Utah
Apr 22, 2022
Well, I’m going to be completely honest. I basically got nothing done this week. It was spring break for DOE public schools, and since my father is a public school teacher, my brother goes to Stuyvesant, and I am no longer physically in school, my family decided to take a train trip to Moab, Utah. […]
Week 3: Planning Ahead
Apr 15, 2022
Hello everyone! I spent this week continuing to work on the Faust comic, completing yet another 2 pages for a total of 5. It turns out that making comics is a lot harder than I thought; the process of sketching, inking, coloring, and shading every page is more time-consuming than I originally imagined. I also […]
Week 2: Minor Setbacks
Apr 08, 2022
Well, it seems I’ve had a few setbacks to my research plans. After some discussions with my father, we realized that getting me access to the classroom would be harder than we expected. It turns out the DOE has a bunch of hurdles to prevent random people from teaching classes, including a public school ID, […]
Week 1: Making A Rubric
Apr 01, 2022
Alright, we’re back for Week 1! Which is weird because you would think the first week would be called Week 1, but that was Week 0, I guess. Anyways, besides making some more progress on the Faust comic and designing the yearbook cover, I spent this week mostly planning how I want to design my […]
Week 0: Introduction
Mar 17, 2022
Hello! My name is Luca Suarez, and welcome to my senior project blog! This is where I’ll be cataloging the many misadventures of my senior project over the next few weeks, which will probably involve a lot of drawing, reading, investigating, and interviewing. My project takes an in-depth look at the benefits of an artistic […]