Video Project
Link to my video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9C2WLzfjX0
Project Description:
During this project we learned how to creatively make a video with certain programs and tools. At the beginning of this project we had mini lessons and projects, we learned the basics of how to create a video in adobe flash and movie maker. We also had helpful lectures about lighting and placement, which would have to be incorporated into our video. For a mini project we created short stop motion videos to learn how to add music and other effects to our videos. Although we had a short amount of time to complete this project the end products turned out very well.
Some of the things I have learned from this project...
1. Techniques throughout artwork can be classified is new or old, most traditional artwork uses older techniques while also incorporating new ones. Art mediums have a wide variety old and new, much new art has become digital.
2. Art is all around us and we use it in everyday life without even knowing it. Art is found everywhere from advertisements we see outside to the labels on product in our house. An artist has visually designed almost everything we see and use.
3. All artists have to use preliminary plans whether it is a sketch or just idea in their head. Without planning there is no structure to the final product, almost all artwork has been planned. However some artists plan much more than others, some artwork does not come out as it was originally planned.
4. Understanding new media helps understand material culture, which influences artist’s decisions. All artist want to work with and have insight on the world around them to create artwork that will help and work with what they see.
5. What problem-solving skills are employed in making works of art? Problem solving skills are crucial when creating art, almost everyone runs into problems while making art. Learning how to fix and work with you mistakes is very helpful throughout all mediums of art.
During this project we learned how to creatively make a video with certain programs and tools. At the beginning of this project we had mini lessons and projects, we learned the basics of how to create a video in adobe flash and movie maker. We also had helpful lectures about lighting and placement, which would have to be incorporated into our video. For a mini project we created short stop motion videos to learn how to add music and other effects to our videos. Although we had a short amount of time to complete this project the end products turned out very well.
Some of the things I have learned from this project...
1. Techniques throughout artwork can be classified is new or old, most traditional artwork uses older techniques while also incorporating new ones. Art mediums have a wide variety old and new, much new art has become digital.
2. Art is all around us and we use it in everyday life without even knowing it. Art is found everywhere from advertisements we see outside to the labels on product in our house. An artist has visually designed almost everything we see and use.
3. All artists have to use preliminary plans whether it is a sketch or just idea in their head. Without planning there is no structure to the final product, almost all artwork has been planned. However some artists plan much more than others, some artwork does not come out as it was originally planned.
4. Understanding new media helps understand material culture, which influences artist’s decisions. All artist want to work with and have insight on the world around them to create artwork that will help and work with what they see.
5. What problem-solving skills are employed in making works of art? Problem solving skills are crucial when creating art, almost everyone runs into problems while making art. Learning how to fix and work with you mistakes is very helpful throughout all mediums of art.
Political Cartoon Project- (BlackFish Documentary Trailer Link)
Reflection:
After watching the documentary “Blackfish” we created political cartoons reflecting our views of the issue. My political cartoon is easy to understand illustration that gets the message across. It simply explains how orca whales were involuntarily taken from their habitat only for our amusement and business. This political cartoon uses a simple idea that is not thoroughly throughout by most people and shown through simple images that work together to make this drawing appealing to the eye while directly sending the message across. It makes a conclusive point of the wrongs sea world has done with their animals rather than the rights. Also using straightforward powerful words that the viewers attention it brought upon by the illustration.
Information can easily be shared artistically through many different forms of art, almost every artists is trying to get a message across the their viewers. Political cartooning is one of the easiest ways to do this. By taking a fact or opinion and expressing it through a drawing or illustration, using aspects of political cartooning the message is easily understood by the viewer. When you are viewing a piece of artwork there is usually a main focus point your eyes are immediately drawn to. As your eyes move throughout the artwork, it affects your feelings towards the work and searchers for the message that the artist is trying to get across. When specifically referring to political cartooning the text in the illustration should help draw attention to it without overpowering the intended message. When you are creating art the main goal is to direct the viewer attention to the message that you are trying to get across. In political cartooning it is important to be straightforward without letting the viewer get caught up in misleading details. Creating art is much different viewing art because artists who are creating art use different techniques to express their message while, people who are viewing are searching for those messages.
After watching the documentary “Blackfish” we created political cartoons reflecting our views of the issue. My political cartoon is easy to understand illustration that gets the message across. It simply explains how orca whales were involuntarily taken from their habitat only for our amusement and business. This political cartoon uses a simple idea that is not thoroughly throughout by most people and shown through simple images that work together to make this drawing appealing to the eye while directly sending the message across. It makes a conclusive point of the wrongs sea world has done with their animals rather than the rights. Also using straightforward powerful words that the viewers attention it brought upon by the illustration.
Information can easily be shared artistically through many different forms of art, almost every artists is trying to get a message across the their viewers. Political cartooning is one of the easiest ways to do this. By taking a fact or opinion and expressing it through a drawing or illustration, using aspects of political cartooning the message is easily understood by the viewer. When you are viewing a piece of artwork there is usually a main focus point your eyes are immediately drawn to. As your eyes move throughout the artwork, it affects your feelings towards the work and searchers for the message that the artist is trying to get across. When specifically referring to political cartooning the text in the illustration should help draw attention to it without overpowering the intended message. When you are creating art the main goal is to direct the viewer attention to the message that you are trying to get across. In political cartooning it is important to be straightforward without letting the viewer get caught up in misleading details. Creating art is much different viewing art because artists who are creating art use different techniques to express their message while, people who are viewing are searching for those messages.
Pre Historic Art Drawings
Reflection:
We started this project by watching the video “Man Created Dog” throughout the video we were looking back at the history of the wolf and how man domesticated it. We also looked at the shape and posture of the animal so we could soon learn how to realistically draw it .During the video we were given how to draw worksheets showing us how to draw wolves in different styles, some were easier and others were more challenging. After that we were given a variety of other drawing examples, not only wolves but other animals and nature drawings, we were able to copy some of them in our sketch book. Later we moved out of our sketch books on to drawing paper to create a final drawing, we took this drawing and used the image trace tool to make it something a computer could easily recognize. We put different effects on our image to change different parts of it and overall how the viewer sees it. During this project the how to draw worksheets were very helpful, however it was faster and easier for me to work off of the final drawing. Experimenting with different drawing mediums was also very helpful for me. The image trace tool made my drawing much darker and added different effects to it. However it was difficult because there were some fine lines and shading in my drawing which didn't show up very well in the final outcome. This technique will help me if I need to electronically edit or enhance drawings in the future.
We started this project by watching the video “Man Created Dog” throughout the video we were looking back at the history of the wolf and how man domesticated it. We also looked at the shape and posture of the animal so we could soon learn how to realistically draw it .During the video we were given how to draw worksheets showing us how to draw wolves in different styles, some were easier and others were more challenging. After that we were given a variety of other drawing examples, not only wolves but other animals and nature drawings, we were able to copy some of them in our sketch book. Later we moved out of our sketch books on to drawing paper to create a final drawing, we took this drawing and used the image trace tool to make it something a computer could easily recognize. We put different effects on our image to change different parts of it and overall how the viewer sees it. During this project the how to draw worksheets were very helpful, however it was faster and easier for me to work off of the final drawing. Experimenting with different drawing mediums was also very helpful for me. The image trace tool made my drawing much darker and added different effects to it. However it was difficult because there were some fine lines and shading in my drawing which didn't show up very well in the final outcome. This technique will help me if I need to electronically edit or enhance drawings in the future.
First Semester
Self Portrait Project
Artist Statement, Self Reflection:
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Teacher Creature Project
Reflection
This project was our first big project using Photoshop, we each picked a teacher that we would soon turn into some kind of creature. We used a Google-spread sheet to interview the teacher we choose and ask them questions that would help us make decisions in our project. We used various tools in Photoshop to make our final product the best it could be. In our previous project we watched tutorials and created examples of some of the basic skills you need in Photoshop, we had to use most of these skills during this project. The hardest part of this project was making the pictures we put together looked real in the end. Refining edges, matching colors and making sure that all of the pictures work with each other was difficult at times. I had to attempt different things multiple times before I could get them right and make multiple drafts. My favorite part of this project was adding little details to pictures to make them look better, such as changing the intensity of a color or adding extra lines to give something more of an affect. This helped the outcome of my project look even better. This was my first big project using Photoshop, I learned that using Photoshop can be very frustrating at times when you are a beginner. Also, some of these projects can be very time consuming especially if you try to prefect it. This project was very fun and I look forward to the next one. |
Mini Landscape Project
During this project we learned about scale and proportion and how to incorporate it in to landscapes using Photoshop. We used foreground, middle ground and background to show depth in out landscape pictures. Everything in the foreground should be large with visible texture and obvious details. In the middle ground texture becomes lost however you can still see individual objects. In the background individual objects start to fade together and colors become less vibrant. During this project we also learned how to learned how to put texture on text. The tools I found most helpful in Photoshop during this project were the lasso tool, the move tool, the magic wand, the refine edge tool and the eyedropper. When I was working on this project it was important to save it as a psd document until it was finished, this made sure I could still edit it in Photoshop. When I was done with my project I saved it as a Jpeg so I could upload it to my Dp. Zipped files are compressed and unusable thats why it important to turn them in to extracted files to use them.
Photoshop Tutorials
OriginalI used the pen tool to select the eye and change the color of it.
OriginalI used the patch tool to take off each of the braces and then I used the stamp tool, the blur tool, the smudge tool and the sharpen tool to make the teeth look better.
OriginalI pasted a texture on this face, lightened the opacity and used the eraser tool to erase the eyes, hair and background.
HELPFUL RESOURCES:
Free Photoshop Brushes (brusheezy.com) Free Fonts (dafont.com) 55 Ways to Use Text 100 Ways to Use Text Youtube Tutorials Digital Art Online http://simplephotoshop.com/photoshop_tools/index.htm http://jetsetcom.net/useful-resources/photoshop-cc-resources.html Name Project
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Photoshopped eye color
Photoshopped braces
Photoshopped texture |
We used the cameras to take pictures of things around the outside of our school to spell out our name. I had trouble using Photoshop for this first project.