Inspiring Artists

  These two images are both by Michele Harvey. They both look very realistic- almost as if they could be photographs. In the top one, I really like the 3 different images. The one on the left is very dark and kind of mystical. The one in the middle is different than the two on each side, more bright and colorful, but yet it still has a sense of dreariness with the fog surrounding the trees. The right image seems more.. hopeful that the left image of trees, with the light shining through the trees. Together, I think they make a very compelling painting that offers a lot of different emotions and interpretations. In a way, they tell a story through each painting. The second image is very simple, but I love it. The snow perfectly nestled on the branches is exactly what I think of when I think of winter. The little bench a few feet away, covered with a blanket of snow, just adds a certain touch. It makes me think of how it'd be a perfect place to go on a hot summer day, shaded from the sun by the huge tree. The large, dark trunk of the tree immediately draws your attention to the right side of the page. The use of rule of thirds in this image seems very appropriate because your eyes then follow the branches out to each side of the page, surrounded by nothing but snow. Everything is just so perfect and it would be a wonderful place to spend your time. 

   This painting was done by Michel Delacroix and is very different than the two above. It is bright and colorful and cartoonish. It evokes a sense of happiness and seems like something that could be from a children's story, yet it also seems like an interpretation of buildings i've seen in pictures before. I love all the little details and colors of the images. The main browns and blues with pops of tints of red adds depth to the image. I love the little tug boats in front with the steam coming out, along with the smoke from all the chimneys, to horse-drawn carriage and people in the background. The puffy, cartoon-like clouds just pull everything together and complete the painting. If this was an actual place, it would be somewhere that I would love to visit.

Holiday Card!

This was a holiday card I created for our assignment. I like the mint green color of the card. It's different from the typical red, green, and blue, but you still get a winter vibe from it. I found a picture of a happy family off the internet that happened to go great with the color! After adding the texting, I found a cute snowflake for some detail that I think completes the card. I really like the overall simplicity of the card and am happy with how it turned out.

Comic Strip!

For this assignment, we were told to take pictures and create a comic strip out of them. I used pictures I had taken for my most recent photography assignment, which happened to be over my brother's birthday. I took that into fact and decided to make my comic strip about my brother's birthday. I really like how the editing of the pictures came out. The only thing I wish I was able to do was color his hair in as well but I could not get the color right. 

Photo505.com review

Photo505.com is a website that takes a picture and merges it with another one. Like the one above, I chose a picture of snoopy and it was merged with a template on Photo505 and made it look like it had been drawn on a chalkboard. I think this site is really cool for making funny/cool images. There's tons of templates to choose from and all you need is an image of your own and you could have a really cool picture. It is not difficult to use at all; you just have to choose an image and a template and it does the rest for you! So it's super easy and even kids could use it! I think it would be nice to have this link on the webpage because you could use it at home and send the cool pictures you create to your friends!

Pixlr.com review

Pixlr.com is an online website that is really close to Photoshop CS5. It has a lot of the features that Photoshop has and is just as easy to use, if not easier. It has some cool effects like kaleidoscope that I used in the top picture. You are also able to draw on a blank canvas just like you would in Photoshop. Aside from a few filters there isn't that much more on Pixlr than Photoshop and makes it a great alternative for someone who can't afford Photoshop. Photoshop just has a lot of added features that allows you to really play with your photos. I think this would mainly target teens and up because it might be a little too complex for children but other than that it is great! I would recommend this being on the webpage because it is a great way to simply edit some photos from home!

Abstract inspired by Marla..

These were two abstract paintings I made on Photoshop after watching My Kid Could Paint That. The first one was actually inspired by one of Marla's painting on her website that had vivid colors in abstract shapes with a black outline around them. I took that idea and made it my own and played with different brushes and the smudge tool. I think using the smudge tool completed the project and made it look a lot more abstract and I really like all the colors in it contrasting with the black. The second one I just kind of made up with no plan in mind. Again, I played with different brushes and used one to make kind of an exploding design coming out of the bottom right corner. I really like the brush strokes of the purple and the overall turn out.

Visual Puns!

For this assignment we had to make four different visual puns and then use a technique on it. First I messed with the Threshold for Light Head. Then I used overlay for Ceiling Fans. I made Dandy Lion and created a gradient. And lastly I made Pool Table and played with posterize. These were really fun to think of and I like how they turned out.