Graphic Design Final

Radial Symmetry

Artist Reflection...

     The strongest technical aspect of my work was following the directions to create radial symmetry. I used many tools to create a sense of symmetry with all of the shapes.  The technical aspect that i could've worked on was the gradient tool, it makes the image look different and have different shading.
     The easiest part of this project was creating all the shapes and adding color to them.  I used many tools such as the elliptical marquee, lasso tool, paint brush, gradient tool, and the cloning stamp.  The most difficult part was arranging all the shapes to create radial symmetry throughout the image.  It was hard because the colors had to look good together and the shapes has to look goos together.
     The objective of this project was to create radial symmetry throughout the image.  I demonstrated the objective by using many different shapes and colors and placed them around the image to create symmetry.  If i could do this project again, i wouldn't use the gradient tool.  I don't like how it made the image look.

postage stamp triptych

Artist Reflection...

     The strongest technical aspect of my work is combine different pictures and colors to create the stamps.  I used multiple pictures of Mac Miller in the repetition stamp.  I changed the opacity of some of the pictures to make them look faded and in the background.  I faded the background picture of one of Mac Miller's albums by changing the opacity and put a blue background behind it to make it look faded.  In the minimalist stamp, i used another one of his album covers and used it as the background.  I took a really basic picture of him and put his name in a 3D font going down the side of the stamp, which i thought looked good.  In the typographic stamp,  i used lyrics from one of Mac Miller's songs as the background using a font and color that was eye catching but relaxed.  I used a picture of his face, from one of his newer album covers and made it the focal point of the stamp.  I wrote his name in a big 3D font going down the side of the stamp to make it stand out and noticeable.    My favorite stamp is the minimalist stamp because i like how the background and his name, the colors correspond yet his name still stands out.  I like that the picture of Mac Miller also stands out in the picture too.  The technical aspect that could've been worked on was the typing of some of his lyrics in the background of the typography stamp.  It could've been done better and look more professional.

     The easiest part of this project was choosing pictures of Mac Miller, cutting them out using the pen tool, deleting the background of the pictures, and putting them into the stamps.  Choosing a color scheme and a way to write Mac Miller differently on each stamp was also pretty easy.  The most difficult part was finding ways to create the minimalism, repetition, and typography.  It was challenging to find lyrics to put into the background of the typography stamp.  It was difficult to create a way to create repetition in a stamp but still make it eye catching and look good.  Out of all three stamps and approaches, the minimalist one was the easiest and in my opinion the best one.

     The objective of this project is to create a series of three multi-layered postage stamps that are visually connected by color and theme.  Each stamp should represent your person, place, or event based on the following three approaches: typography, repetition, and minimalism.  I demonstrated this objective by creating three stamps, one minimalist, one repetition, and the other one typography.  I used the pen tool, changed the opacity, and used the 3D tool to create the most eye catching and creative stamps.  If i could do this project again, i would choose a better ways to create the typography stamp, not just using basic song  lyrics as the background.  I would also come up with a better way of creating repetition.
   

Artist Reflection...

    The strongest technical aspect of my work is using the pen tool to outline all the stripes of the zebra then using the textured bush to make the stripes look more realistic.  Another strong technical aspect was painting the nose/ mouth and the eye to look life like.  By using the eye-drop to take the colors from the actual picture, then using the paint brush to paint over the areas where it corresponds to make it look realistic and life-like.  The technical aspect that could've used some work was the background.  Using the paint brush and trying to give it the effect that it was in the background and blurred, it could've been done better.
     The easiest part of this project was to outline all of the stripes of the zebra, and then paint them all in to make them look realistic and textured.  The most difficult part of this project was getting the correct colors to make the eye and nose have the correct values and look realistic like the picture.
     I demonstrated the objective of this project by using the textured brushes, pen tool, and eye dropper to make it look like a painting.  I found a picture of a zebra, that i then painted over using many layers and many paint brushes, and at the end of it, made it look like a painting.  If i could do this project again, i would chose a different picture, and i would try using different brushes and values.

Andy Warhol Popart

Artist Reflection...

        The strongest technical aspect of my work is using the paint brush to color in the different parts of the picture, using the threshold tool and making the black darker and lighter on different layers, i used the hue and saturation tool for changing the colors of the pictures so that they look good together and have the pop art affect.  The technical aspect that i could've worked on was was choosing different colors to make the different aspects of the picture to stand out.
         The easiest part of this project was painting in the different parts of the picture to make it look real.  It was easy using the hue and saturation tool for changing the colors of the other four images so they all corresponded and went together.  The most difficult part of this project was using making the four images into a 2 x 2 grid.
         I demonstrated the objective of this project by following the directions and creating an Andy Warhol Popart.  I demonstrated it by creating a 2x2 grid pop art using different colors to make all the images look good together.  If i could do this project again, i would use different colors when using the paint brush and the hue and saturation tools to color in the images.

popart

Artist Reflection...

             The strongest technical aspect of my work was that i cut out the face nicely using the pen tool, i also colored the face in using different colors and tones to show the different facial features using the paint brush and paint bucket.  The technical aspect of my work that could be improved would be the darker toned colors that were used to make the facial features stand out.  I could've used different colors and made the features look more realistic.
             The easiest part of this project was choosing what person to do, and making it look like pop art by changing the levels of the face.  The most difficult part of this project was choosing the right colors to paint the face, and creating his lips because there wasn't an outline of his lips to just follow and color in.
              I demonstrated the objective of this project by turning a normal picture into a pop art picture by using the pen tool, clipping paths and filling the layer.  If i could do this project again, I would use a better color scheme to make it look better.

animal morph

The strongest technical aspect of my work was putting the horse head on the body of the penguin.  another strong technical aspect was putting the horse tail and hooves on the penguin body to make them seem more morphed.  The technical aspect of my work that could be improved would be putting the texture of the penguin fur on the head of the horse.

The easiest part of this project was choosing which animals to morph together.  the most difficult part of this project was putting the animals together so they looked semi-realistic and like they were supposed to look together.  another difficult part was getting the texture of the penguin to transform over to the horses head.

i demonstrated the objective of this by using the clone stamp and get the fur of the penguin to transform onto the horse head so they look morphed together as one animal.  if i could do this project again, i would choose two different animals and make them together.