Overall, I really enjoyed these gamification challenges. They were all very exciting. The one main reason I like doing these types of gamification challenges is because we as students, get to explore and create whatever we want. Our interests are included this way. Furthermore, I like having the freedom that I get to explore new things and projects instead of being told what to do by my teachers. 

It was a clever idea for my teacher Mrs. Meyer, to have badges and awards for students like me to strive for. By doing this, it really helps me and others set goals and to pace ourselves when creating new things. This is also a great thing to keep in mind!

Above: This is a list of the number of points that I have earned total when making different projects.

I really enjoyed making this painting. At first I didn't know what to paint. I painted a black background. Then I needed to add to it, so I choose three diamonds and the word 'Steelers' from their logo. Also, I like how the diamonds turned. I think next time I would spread the 'Steelers' word out next time. 'Steelers' sort of ran into the diamonds, though. It still looks good! The slideshow below shows my sketch and process photos. 

This painting especially links to my interests. I like the Pittsburgh Steelers, if you already didn't know that. :) If I could change something, I think I would have just left the diamonds by themselves without the words and see how that would have looked. CHECK OUT MY FINAL BELOW; (coming soon)

Take a look at my drawings above in the slideshow. I looked at objects in my house as I drew them. This helped me to spark ideas.

One of my favorite quotes is: "Be Yourself. An original is worth more than a copy." What are your favorite quotes? This is why I choose to create this painting. I like to have themes or quotes that go along with my paintings when I create them. This was a painting that I created outside of class. Check it out!

For another painting, I chose to splatter paint. This was like another experiment because splatter paints don't always turn out like you want them too. The photo directly below is my prediction sketch of the final splatter paint painting.

I created another painting using the word 'love'. As you can see I adjusted the different sizes of letters for that word. I think it makes the painting unique and makes it stand out more. I choose a blueish background because it is one of my favorite colors. Also, I used tape to write 'love'. I painted pink streaks of paint around the tape. Then, I pealed off the tape. This is how I managed to spell out 'love' and keep it white but have a border of pink letters. Below shows my sketch and final photo.

For this project I decided to play around with the paint. I was still thinking of what I wanted to paint. I mixed certain colors together and just experimented with this painting.