1.) My style/perspective is probably more cartoonish than realistic. I prefer a cute style over anything else. Something that pops and stands out. Success isn’t making tons of money or being well known, it’s being good at what you do. I’m not really good at line art but I am with shading and color schemes. I can choose which colors are best for my pieces. I think the most important things I’ve learned are new shading techniques and color mixing.
2.) When I first started using pencil and Prismacolor, I was really really bad. With pencil I couldn't get the shading and blending down pat, and with Prismacolor it was mostly the blending that messed me up. I was able to use a reference to actually get good with shading. When working with shading and pencils I used a tortelle to blend and make it look more realistic and 3-D.
3.) When looking at these pieces, you can't exactly see how hard it was for me to make them look realistic and make them stand out. The first piece took me two whole days longer than it did for many others in my class. But even then, some pictures in my portfolio accurately depict the struggle, as they don't look the best.
4.) For me, it was the watercolor. I always messed it up, it came out horrible, it looked muddy. I just hated it. I would accidentally smudge the paint and colors, or add to much water. Honestly if I could change anything I would practice a bit more before starting on the final piece.