L.O.4 my artefact

While I was making my artefact I succeeded in making it the right shape. This was important because if I had made it the wrong shape then I would not have looked right. To achieve this I drew with a sharp pencil and used a ruler. Another thing I succeeded in doing was when I stuck the superstructure on. When I stuck it on I made sure it was lined up and that it was not too small. This meant that when I stuck it on that it was level and not too far over one side. One area that I did not do well in was where I put the structure. When I was deciding where I could go I forgot witch end was the bow because the bow and stern look similar so when I stuck it down I realized that it was too far forward and there might not be enough space at the front for everything. I then changed my plan and made a new bow and stern to fix this. I covered it with paper Mache but I could have used more because in some places you can see though it to the cardboard. I painted it at home but I was not able to paint on much detail because the brushes I used were not fine enough to draw thin lines. I think the colours I used were good and you cannot see the cardboard any more. If I have to improve it for next week then I would try to get a finer brush and paint on more detail. When I painted it first I painted the gold strip across the ship and the white bit above it. Then I painted the red bit at the bottom of the hull and the superstructure white. I waited for it to dry and while I was waiting for it I painted the funnels black and orange. When it was dry I painted the main section of the hull black. I repeated it with the other side and waited for it to dry. I mixed some colours to make the paint for the deck and then I painted it. When the sides were dry I put the model on its side and drew on the portholes and the windows where the balcony would have been. I did this for both sides. Now the painting on the sides was finished. The next thing I did was to cover the boat deck with glue and stick on the funnels with PVA glue. When the superstructure was dry I painter on small strips of brown to show the bit of wood across the top of the balcony at the front and back. The last thing I did was to paint some windows on for the bridge.