Throughout this course I have learned a number of new skills and have grown exponentially as a designer. Through weekly sketches, scalise renderings, and the projects completed during the semester, I have learned how to accurately draw freehand sketches, master perspectives, and render materials and communicate ideas with the use of rendering, . I feel that I have improved my freehand sketching ability and the idea of freehand sketching is not as intimidating as it used to be. By completing sketches weekly, repetition has pushed me to learn how to sketch faster and in the right perspective with everything in proportion - a weakness I strived to improve. Some weaknesses I have come across while sketching is the first initial step when beginning a sketch and drawing the view from exactly where I am standing. I tend to draw the space too small as if I were viewing the area from further away, or vice verse. Through weekly sketches and the scalise renderings, I feel more confident in rendering and enjoy the rendering process. I have learned how to incorporate different medias and how to blend them together to crate an overall better rendering. A challenge I come across frequently is the process of finding the right colors and mixing them to create the desired color or material. Along with the journals, the three projects were also beneficial for improving sketching and rendering. The process of creating the layers such as the grid, boxes, and furniture within the boxes, has made me feel confident in drawing accurate perspectives. Repeating those initial steps for each project was very important because as I continue in design, perspectives will become a very common thing I will come upon and I will be able to draw them quickly and correctly. It also taught me how to view spaces in multiple perspectives because the space can seem completely different from a different view. A weakness I have through this process is picking which perspective I should draw from and having an idea of how it will turn out in the end. Although I run into these challenges throughout the process of creating a perspective, I have improved my ability to draw an accurate perspective by a great deal now that I understand the process. I also learned how to use digital graphics to improve a hand drawn perspective. My Photoshop and InDesign skills have improved as well while completing the composite drawing. Overall, I have grown as a designer over the period of this course and am improving the skills that are necessary to have.