Final Folio

 

Just in case for some reason my DVD doesn't want to work due to my abusive relationship with technology, here is a back up of all my work.

 

Please do not judge me on my stop motion film making abilities, I seemed to struggle with something I hadn't anticipated that I would have.

 

But anyway, I'm really happy with my other 5 artworks, so I'm not completely dissapointed!

 

Enjoy :)

 

My very first Illustrator piece, created from my own sketch!

                                              Photoshop Image 1

                                                Photoshop Image 2

 

 

Photoshop Image 3

 

 

Collage Piece

 

 

                                                           Stop Motion Film

Photoshop Pieces

 

Here is a selection of images I have used to create two of my other photoshop pieces.

 

 

Working on my photoshop pieces..

Some progress shots..

Editing my collage

Really like this effect here.. can't remember exactly how I did it, but i LOVE it :)

i think im happy to say this is the completed image.

 

just playing ariund with some filters..

 

Collage completed

Voila! My Collage :) Or my interpretation of a collage..

It turned out prety much exactly as I was hoping!

I adjusted the colours a little, pretty much just making the image a little more vibrant, but wanted to keep the colours realistic.

 

 

 

 

Collage in Photoshop

Here is just a small selection of the images I used to create my photoshop collage. I have used phtoshop may times before, so I had a really cler idea in my head of what i was trying to achieve..

 

 

Illustrator Piece

Here is my Illustrator piece :)

I am really happy with the way it turned out! At first I wasn't sure about how I would manage with the colours, trying to make it look right, but the more I look at it, the more I like it !!

I have a sketch at home which I played around with colours. but I forgot to scan it in. So I'll upload it later I think.

But yeah.. ta-dah! all done!

Looking forward to my photoshop pieces. I have used photoshop before, so I'm pretty confident I'll be able to figure out what I need to do!

Until next time :)

B

Assessment 1 - Proposal

This semester in Introduction to Digital Art, I intend to create various artworks using various digital media tools, relating to nature. I particularly wish to focus on plants, such as trees and flowers, and the life cycle of these plants. I believe that nature is so beautiful, which always tends to be represented at a very igh standard (nature in its most beautiful form), such as flowers in full bloom, or big, luscious trees.  I will be aiming to represent nature in all stages of life, including death.
In everyday life, the beauty of a simple rose can easily be overlooked. I know that personally I do not have time to appreciate the beauty of nature as much as I would like to.

This semester I will have four refined artworks:
Illustrator -- I plan to create an abstract/zoom view of a rose.
Photoshop -- I will have a set of 3 images depicting the life cycle of a plant:
1. A half-half comparison of a tree in full bloom and a bare, dead tree.
2. A piece with three stages of a flower - bloom to death.
3. An image of a small sprout with a faded image of the large tree it will become in the background.
Collage -- I would like to create the image of a flower using cropped images of multiple flowers.
Video -- I plan to create a stop-motion/time lapse clip of a solitary rose dying.

Digital Art will be the best way of creating these artworks, as I will have the tools to enhance my images and create art that would a) take a substantial amount of time to create  if done by hand, and b) would not have the same effect if I were to draw or paint them.

I will be presenting my artwork on a projector screen. This will be the best way to present as my artworks will look as vibrant as they are intended to be - as on the computer. I will be using the equipment provided in the class room to present.

For my folio this semester, I am drawing inspiration from Marc Garrison. I love the way he blends nature with digital art, creating vibrant, unique images.
He has a full collection of his work on his website:
www.garrisonphotography.net
but here are a few of my favourites:

I absolutely LOVE the colours in this image! The position of the flower is just right.

I like the image of the flower more than the effect here. I love that the petals are just a little wilted and odd.

This is something I could see hanging in my lounge room! I love the bare, twisted branches here, and the black and white contrast works so well with the splash of colour in the background!

I will use these works as inspiration, aiming to create beautiful artworks from my sketches and photos.

I have definetly come a LONG way in the last 3 hours!!

Holy Cow. Two hours ago I didn't think I'd ever be able to do what I've done today! This is great! It keeps getting easier and easier! Now i know what I'm capable of, I can begin to develop some ideas for my folio for this semester. I really think I'd like to look in to possibly getting a MAC (somehow)..!

So this is my progress from today, hopefully I can find some time to finish it off this week, and upload the completed image. I'd like to do two versions, I will do one as a copy of the original colors from the image on the blog, then I think I'd like to experiment to create something Pop-arty, inspired by Andy Warhol..

I guess you will have to wait and see what I come up with!

Week 3, tracing a template with the Tablet

OKAY! So this is my attempt at doing a trace and fill (using live trace/fill). I think I went pretty well, if I say so myself. I just need to make sure that I'm creating looped sections so I can fill it. As you may notice on the top section of the eye I had to use the paint brush to fill that part because before i did my live trace I didn't have that section closed off. If I'm making no sense, at least I know what I'm talking about so I know for next time!

I wish I had a Mac to do this stuff at home, but unfortunately I'm not swimming in money, so that's out of the picture.. I'll just need to schedule some spare time in my week (as scarce as it is), to come in and do some extra work.. 

Anyhoo, I'm going to now give the super scary template of the artwork by Opie from the blog a go now..

WISH ME LUCK! :)

Week 2, Illustrator is driving me mad!

Okay, so I tried using Illustrator for the first time, and tried to save and upload a picture, but didn't save it in the right format, which is quite ironic because it was a screenshot to show the world how much I suck at using MAC's and Illustrator!

And then I couldn't log into my blog, so I'm posting this in week 3  -.-

Technology WILL become  my friend at the end of this course. 

I wont start talking about this week yet, but I'll give you a sneak peek, I LOVE THE WACOM TABLET!

So, I'll post again soon, hopefully this time with an image of what I've been up to!

Snooping Around...

Sooooo... Just checking out how this is going to work.. Yup.