Stencil Reference

This is the new stencil for an upcoming project in our class. With this we will spray paint the images!

Value Scale Kitty

For this project, we created value scale drawings to depict shadows. For my picture, I chose a nice picture of two kitties in a basket. In my image, I really incorporated good shading techniques and showed the angle of light. My piece was very successful.Throughout the course of the project, I learned that shading is nearly impossible with a mechanical pencil. However, my end product turned out very good. If I were to do this again, I would make some parts even darker. The most difficult part for me was focusing on the shading shapes and not the end product. Overall, my shading looks pretty good, and I feel that my drawing was successful.

Drop Shadow for Valentine's Day

My piece was very successful because it showed a full range of emotion for Valentine's Day! The wiring and creativitty really helped make the piece original and cute! If I were to do this [rpject again, I would definately add people to the shadow. The most difficult part was being able to fit in every detail. It was difficult to really find what you were looking for. I learned how shadows contribute to your view. Also, I learned that shadows aren't specific, but an overall outline.

Reducing an image's levels

For the reducing of an image's color schemes, I decided to choose a Lilly Pullitzer pattern because they are full of great color and details. For this project, we will be making mud paintings of our pictures. Using photoshop, we created new image levels for colorful photots. For me, the saturation looks best. However, I had a hard time making sure my details stayed as I edit my photo. I love my photo because it is a good example of how hard work pays off.

The floating bubbles

For this portion of class, we created a floating photoshop. For my example, I chose a bubble. On the right, you can see the original image with no shadow or opacity; allowing for a great comparison. On the left, you can see a great picture of a photoshop done. The shadow allows a more accurate view of a floating bubble. The bubble to the right, however, demonstrates a bubble without a shadow, or a true opacity. I think that my work on this bubble, shows a good example of computer art skills. The best thing I did was the drop shadow. During this portion of class, the cropping was the hardest part, considering my picture was naturally large.

Rhino in Field

 

 In class, we have learned how to use the tools of photoshop and move our rhino out of the jungle. To start, we were given an image of a rhino amoung antelopes in it's grazing land. We used photoshop to crop of the grass and other wildlife. Being creative, I decided to put my rhino in a poppy field to show a contrast in color. I did a great job of cropping the grass and making the image believable in every way. By making the rhino smaller, it is harder to view possible photoshop mistakes. Overall, I think I did a great job of making a believable photoshop that portrays a new visual image.

Skeleton Drawings

Throughout the course of this semster, we have been learning about drawing. On the first day of school, I drew the skeleton to the left using stored symbols. This drawing was very small and wasn't a good portrayal of the skeleton. With the same amount of time and a few days later, I progressed to the skeleton on the right. In my opinion, this final piece really paid attention to detail and portrayed an accurate view of the skeleton. I feel like my second piece was more successful because I really thought about every single aspect of the particular skeleton. What really helped enhance my art was the shading along the ribs and the analysis of the different metal attachments and marks on the skeleton. On the left, you can see that a drawing based on stored symbols is much less productive. If I were to do this project over again, I would pay even more addition to detail. The most difficult part was really taking my time. From this piece, I learned to not rely on the stored symbols in my mind and to actually analyze the piece that I am illustrating.