Conscious art making means making art with a goal in mind, rather than just making anything up. Conscious artists know ahead of time what message they want to send through their art. and then strategically plan their art so that it achieves that message. This requires having an idea, planning out the piece ahead of time, and making sure every part of the artwork has a purpose. Every time you add something to the piece, it should be intentional, and it should add something to the piece, in order to make the piece closer to your goal. Knowing about the elements and principles of art. For example, I tried to be conscious of what I was doing while making various projects in this class. During the Wayne Thiebaud oil pastel lesson, my goal was to
