Personal Narrative: The Chicago Cubs

I have deep passion for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. I have been taught to love them since I was a little boy. I have always loved them since I have known baseball. From wanting to be the Cubs on my little league team, to watching them with my father at night. From listening to the stories of my father and grandfather, to hearing the history, present, and future. Those things I will remember for the rest of my life, while I’m watching the Cubs. When, we were given the task of completing an art project on whatever we wanted, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I knew that I had to do something with the Cubs. So, I thought of something that made me the happiest when watching the Cubs. I quickly thought of a Cubs win, which was represented …show more content…
When deciding how I was going to complete and get my idea on paper, I chose to sketch it out. I would sketch out the W in the middle of the paper. I was able to do this through much measuring. I made the W about eight inches across and ten inches tall. I then, decided to paint the W in a nice dark blue. After this was completed, I decided to print out the names and numbers in a nice cursive font. Next, I would take a blue pastel and shade the back of the paper behind the font. I then, would trace over the names and numbers with a pencil. This easily placed the names and numbers on the paper. I traced over the blue pastel with a blue colored pencil then, to fill the names and numbers completely. Next, I decided to print out a Cubs logo. I then shaded the back of the paper behind the logo with a red pastel. I then, traced the Cubs logo on each side of the W. This placed the Cubs logos easily on the paper. I then, colored the Cubs logos with a red colored pencil. Finally, I added a blue circle around the Cubs logo on the right. I then, was able to add a nice black frame to my paper to make it look more professional. This was done with precise measurement and a dark blue paint. The circle does go off the page, though. This is how I was able to construct my art