Monster Project

1) The most difficult part of this project was getting my hair to look longer. This was really hard because I had to use a really small brush and zoom in a lot and go through every little strand to make sure that no different part of the blue on my sweatshirt showed.

2) I could use improvement in my color contrast skills. At the beginning of this project I had a really hard time getting colors to match up, but towards the end I learned how to be much better at it.

3) My favorite part of my Monster Project 1 is my eyes. I made my transformation very subtle and blended the eyes so well that it looked very natural, and although I transformed my lips and hair also, blending the eyes made my picture look very strange and at the same time very natural. So my picture definitely makes you look twice.

4) My greatest accomplishment on this project was the way that I learned so much more about the tools on photoshop. I was very resourceful with all that the program gives me and learned how to use many different things. I used blending techniques such as Curves and Color Balance which made certain spots of my image dark while others were light and that allowed me to have a twisting and bending of space look.

1) In my work of art I was trying to communicate from underwater. In my picture I made my lips and eyes different which still made the image look like "myself'", but at the same time making myself look curious and sort of strange which made me able to communicate a sense of out of world, under water secrets.

2) My biggest struggle in Stage 2 of my Monster Project was finding a picture of a mermaid outfit. I wanted to find the shell top that is like the one in Little Mermaid, and I had the hardest time finding a picture that was like that. After I finally found one, I needed to get it on my body perfectly which required a lot of rotating and shifting around.

3) My biggest accomplishment was finally making my face the same color as the body of the picture I was using. Since I have dark skin and the mermaid in the picture was white, I decided to change the color of both our skin to blue, which also gave it more of an underwater vibe.

4) The final grade I'd give myself for this project would definitely be an A. I would give myself an A because I used more different techniques and tools in this project that in any of my other projects that I got an A on. I went outside of my comfort zone of just blending and smoothing and went on to use filters, color changes, different brushes and different texture techniques. I think I worked very hard on doing everything possible to make this picture look good and deliver the strange underwater world message, and I think it definitely deserve an A.

1) Three things I like about my project are one, my color choices. Two I think I had good depth in my pictures and a diverse range of symbols. Finally I like the ideas I had.

2) I would give myself an A because I did a really good job selecting the right brush strokes and creating the right layers that were needed to make my image the best it could be.

3) My biggest struggle with this project was getting all three images done on time. The reason I struggled with this is because I missed a couple days of school last week so I had to hurry and get caught up with everything the class had learned while I was absent.

4) I could use improvement in being a little more creative. I could make this improvement by taking a little more time too look at minor details and make them really stand out.

5) I learned how to make better lines to create fast and slow movement. (Up Slow and Left to Right Fast)

6) The technical skills I learned were were how to use certain tools to get exactly the color or shape or opacity that you want and also I learned how to better use layers and how to hide them or put them behind another layer to make the image completely different.

7) I used line for Fast Movement Down by making the lines be at all different angles at the top and having them all come STRAIGHT down to the middle without any curves or "slow" movement. I used shape in the same image by not making very big shapes that are a distraction to the lines making the image fast. Finally I used bright colors to make the image "pop" and appear fast moving.

8) For Right to Left fast I used multiple arrows changing in size starting at the right and getting smaller as it gets to the left. This made the image appear fast because your eye is drawn to the biggest arrow (at the right) and follows the arrows across to the left. I used very bright colors that stands out from the black background to make the colors really stand out and make the image appear very fast. Finally I used line to bring the eye from right to left by having all the lines start in different places on the right side and end up all at the same point on the left. (appearing fast) Also i used thin lines which seem faster than big lines.

9) I used line to create Slow Movement Up by making the lines curvy to slow down the speed of the image. I used shape in this image by using stars. Each star got smaller and smaller as it got to the top but they were curving from the bottom middle all the way up to the top left slowing the image down more. Finally I used color to create slow movement by having all the colors in this image to be soft but yet I used the Gradient Tool to make the stars start out darker at the bottom but gradually get lighter as your eye moves up to the top left.

Emphasis Final Project

1. Three things I like about my project is that it one, it has a lot of color which I think catches the eye. Also I like there are many different shapes which make it interesting and fun to look at. Finally the third thing I like about my project is that it's very diverse in the different positionings of the shapes and colors which I think makes it a very appealing piece of art.

2. I would give myself an A because I think I worked really hard to make sure I have placement, emphasis and color throughout the whole piece of art.
3) The biggest struggle for me was getting some colors to stand out. This was difficult because I had focused a little too much on making all my blending perfect so I had to then take time to make colors stand out so it wasn't all soft.
4) I could use improvement by being a little more creative and possibly spending a little more time on thinking of what I want my piece to look like instead of just starting right away to make a piece.

5) I learned the use of of size and color contrast, definite vs indefinite shapes, placement and primary secondary and tertiary emphasis.

6) I learned how to use many different brushes and tools, I learned how to make my piece the way I want by using high or low opacity and hardness on the brushes, and finally how to make seperate layers of every individual piece.

Emphasis Project

1. My primary emphasis is the bottom pink circles. My secondary emphasis is the blue flower in the top left corner. Finally my tertiary emphasis is the small pink flower in the top right corner.

2. I used the rules of emphasis to establish my primary color by using size. I made the pink circles of my primary object the biggest out of all the shapes I used. I used the emphasis of color for my secondary object by making the flower two different shades of blue that provide a colorful and eye-catching contrast, but do not overpower the primary color. For my tertiary object I used the emphasis of size again. I made the flower the smallest on the page so that it would less aparent than everything else, but I included a playful yellow that still keeps it noticable.

3. The best part of my artwork on this project is my blending. I have many different colors in this piece, but I think I do a good job blending all of them in so they flow nicely together.

4. The thing I like least on my project is that although I have many pretty colors that flow nicely together, it is all very soft. I feel that if i had more bold colors it would make the piece more interesting. I think if i added brighter colors the piece would look better but I am still unsure of how to do this.

5. My next step in my project is to add bolder colors and not blend them as much so the artwork isn't as soft. I think I will add more vibrant yellows and oranges to the outsides, to form a solid background color mix. After I apply those colors I will still blend them so it doesn't look sloppy, but the different color contrast that they possess will make the whole piece more eletrifying.

6. I am using blending my making al lmy colors flow together and subtly flow together. I am using variety by including different shapes and many different colors and details to every little detail.

Placement

In this image I included the rule of emphasis, placement. I took a bright red backround and made 5 dots, making it appear to look like a dye. I think I did a good job on being succesful with this image because I definitely have one circle that stands out due to placement, and that is the middle one. I put it in the middle because there it was the most visible and I think worked the best to portray placement in this image.

Definite vs Indefinite

In this image I included the rule of emphasis, definite vs. indefinite. I created a square with a appealing blue color and made a line through that box with the same color just a lower hardness an opacity. I also included a dot on the top right of the square with a slightly higher opacity than the line. I believe I was succesful in this because I made the square really appealing, which was the goal. The square is what i see at first glance.

Emphasis: Color

In this picture I included the rule of ephasis, color. To create this emphasis I made one big black dot to draw the attention to that color, and then made two squiggely lines that were a light pinkish color so they stand out less. I think I was succesful in this because at first glance of this picture I notice the big black dot, which was the goal. Also I think I did a good job of including the other colors and making them apparent in the image, but not letting them overpower the main color, black.

Emphasis: Size

In this image I used the rule of emphasize, size. To create emphasis I made sure I had one big object and two small ones. I believe I was succesful in this because the first object that catches my eye is the big blue circle, which therefor makes my picture succesful. Also I think i was succesful because these colors are very bright and appealing to the eye.