Sam's 2D design

Critique on my posterized portrait

Did I work as hard as I could have? I found that I worked hard to make it aesthetically pleasing and well done
Did I set and maintain high standards for myself? Yes, I had and really always have high standards for my work
Did I spend enough time to do quality work? Yes, I believe I did at least, I wanted it to look really good
Did I regulate my procrastination, distractions, and temptations in order to complete my work? I partially did, I completed almost everything on time
Did I make good use of available resources? I think I did, I tried to make sure I used almost every tool available at least one
Did I ask questions if I needed help? Yes, I felt stupid if I didn't ask and correct myself
Did I review and re-review my work for possible errors? Yes, I wanted a good grade
Did I examine best practices for similar work? Yes, if it worked and looked well done I would use it
Is my work something for which I am proud—that I would proudly show to a large, global audience? I would be proud to show most of my work, a lot of them were pleasing to view

Objectives:How well does your piece solve the project requirements? I believe I solved the project requirements to the extent I could

Production
Did you take your time or rush? Do you have good craftsmanship?
Did you stay on task? I did take my time and finished it by deadline for almost every project. I do think I didn't stay on task much

Creativity
How original is your work? Did you explore new ideas or just stick to the basic requirements?

I tried to make my work original and my own, even when I used reference I changed it at least a little

Growth
How does this work compare to your previous work? It is a lot better, it looks more finished
Does it show improvement in skills, thought and planning? I think it showed improvement as I worked throughout this class, my planning was messy but more organised than before
Are you sketching and brainstorming before you begin your work? Usually unless I know exactly what i'm doing

Composition and Design
How did you use the Elements and Principles of Design to create interest in your work?
Elements - Line Form Color Value space texture.

I found that I used form, color, and space to my advantage, my use of it always made it look more pleasing to myself.
Principles – Balance Unity Contrast Emphasis Pattern

For principles I found my balance, unity, and contrast were pretty well done, some of the others were lacking some times