Forest Hill Police Art Competition
Please enjoy reading the interviews conducted with some applicants. Thanks to Minh and Gloria, the Visual Arts Captains, for collecting and recording students’ reflections.
Riya, 1M
Q: What did you draw?
A: A nurse, builder and a police officer together.
Q: What materials did you use?
A: Textas, Coloured pencils and Grey lead pencils.
Q: What was the message?
A: Together we will make a safe place to be.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: Because I like drawing a lot of community stuff, like police officers and firefighters.
Q: How did you go about deciding what to include?
A: It was a bit hard, but I decided to search up what things a community had.
Q: What were the visual elements you included?
A: Line and texture.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: Yes, when you have a lot of people together you can make things easier.
Kiaan, 1MU
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew the police lights, how they do stuff, and what not to do.
Q: What materials did you use?
A: I used texta and colours.
Q: What was the message:
A: To tell people to keep safe and no drinking while driving.
Damin, 1MU
Q: What did you draw?
A: A police car with a robber.
Q: What materials did you use?
A: Pencil.
Q: What was the message?
A: To draw a picture of a police car.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: Because I want my drawing to be inside the police station.
Alistair, 1MU
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew a teddy bear on the beach.
Q: What materials did you use?
A: Textas and pencils.
Q: What was the message?
A: The message was to look at what you are doing.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: Because I wanted to try to be good at art.
Q: How did you decide what to include?
A: It was hard.
Q: What visual elements did you use?
A: Stripes and texture.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: Yes
Chloe, 1MU
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew a policeman with other stuff.
Q: What was the message?
A: The message was to be safe.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: Because I wanted to draw.
Q: How did you go about deciding what to include?
A: It was hard.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: Yes
Brayden, 6R
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew a gardener cutting vines.
Q: What did you use?
A: I used paper, pencil and textas.
Q: What was the message?
A: The gardener symbolises peace and the vines symbolise bad guys.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: I submitted for fun.
Q: How did you decide what to include?
A: I just thought of a random idea and drew it on the paper.
Q: What were the visual elements you included?
A: I included lines.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: I learned that even if the artwork is bad it can turn out alright.
Luca, 6R
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew the Forest Hill Police Station because I thought it would be fitting.
Q: What did you use?
A: I used watercolour paper and a pencil.
Q: What was the message?
A: The message was 'don't drink while you are driving'.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: The reason why I wanted to submit this was because I'm good at art and I'm up for competitions.
Q: How did you decide what to include?
A: It took me a long time to choose what to include in the drawing.
Q: What were the visual elements you included?
A: I used lines and a lot of elements.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: Yes I learned something.
Nisha, 6KM
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew a heart with stuff around it like the Australian flag and the police vest then I drew a policewoman with an ombre of sunset gradient on the side.
Q: What did you use?
A: I used pencil, fineliner, paper, texta and watercolour.
Q: What was the message?
A: There were many messages in the picture to show a lot of love for our police and for the people who protect our country.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: I submitted for fun because I love art and drawing and that police work very hard for us. So I made sure everything had a message and I added a donut on the side just for the fun of it because the police love donuts.
Q: What were the visual elements you included?
A: I used a lot of lines. I used my ruler a lot of times, I used colour and I used texture because the butterflies are popping up a little bit so they were kind of 3D so that's when I used texture.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: I learnt a lot from this experience, I learnt how to use different mediums and how to work within a time frame which was a bit of a challenge.
Leyanna, 6KM
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew a police car and a police helicopter.
Q: What was the message?
A: The message of my drawing was that we are grateful for them protecting our nation.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: I submitted my artwork because I wanted to give it a try.
Q: What were the visual elements you included?
A: One of the visual elements I used was value.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: I learnt from this experience to be creative.
Holly, 6E
Q: What did you draw?
A: I drew a police officer and a dog in the park.
Q: What did you use?
A: The materials I used were textas, fineliners, a grey lead pencil and an eraser.
Q: What was the message?
A: The message was for everyone to be safe.
Q: Why did you submit?
A: The reason I submitted was because I wanted to help the Forest Hill Police Station.
Q: How did you decide what to include?
A: The reason I drew that is because it just popped up in my mind.
Q: What were the visual elements you included?
A: I used line shape and colour.
Q: Did you learn from this experience?
A: I learned a lot.
