Radial Symmetry Collage - Assignment #6

Radial Symmetry-

                   The sixth assignment we had to complete was the radial symmetry assignment. In this assignment the objective was to create a design using radial symmetry involving both colors and shapes. The strongest technical aspect of my work is the radial symmetry of my work. Radial symmetry is symmetry among all four corners of the art. I believe this is my strongest aspect because I managed to assemble each of my shapes so they are symmetrical in all four corners. A technical aspect of my work that can be improved on is my color scheme. I think I could have arranged my colors differently to make the design pop more.
                   The easiest part of this activity is the placing the shapes so they are symmetrical. All you needed to do was to follow the guidelines the program gives you to make sure all four shapes are symmetrical. The most difficult part of this activity is the changing the colors and opacities. This was difficult because you aren't always sure what certain arrangements look like unless you try them. Therefore, it becomes a long process of trial and error.
                    The objective of this art activity is to create a complex radially symmetrical design with different shapes and colors. I demonstrated this objective in my design by including several examples of both circular and rectangular shapes all of which appear as different colors. In addition to this, if I could do this art activity again, I would change some of the arrangements of my shapes. I would do this differently because I believe my design needs a little more of rectangular shapes towards the center because it is overwhelmed by circles. In conclusion, in our sixth assignment we had to create a radial symmetry design.

Polaroid Collage- Assignment #5

Polaroid Collage:

              In the next assignment, we created a polaroid collage. In my work, I designed a dancer as if it was several polaroids. The strongest technical aspect of my work is definitely how I placed my polaroids. The placement of the polaroids is my strongest technical aspect because it became difficult to balance the polaroids. However, I am proud I managed to place them appropriately. A technical aspect of work that I can improve on is the idea of having parts of her body out of polaroids. In this assignment, we must also be sure a part of your image falls off of a polaroid. Although I did do it once, I believe that aspect would have been stronger if improved more.

             The easiest aspect of this activity was the arrangement of the background. The background was the easiest aspect because you simply had to create a few layers that work with each other. This part was easy for my design because many things can work with the topic of dance like any other type of art. A part of this activity that was difficult was the idea of some polaroids over the object and others behind. At times it became difficult because I could not decide what would look better in certain situations.

               The objective of the polaroid collage is to create a well balanced thematic collage that develops the illusion of scattered polaroids including a symbolic background. I demonstrated this objective by balancing the illusion of my polaroids. I also created a corresponding background that can stand well on its own and symbolizes more of my idea, dance. If I could do this art activity again, I would change the placement of my polaroids. I realized that most of the dancers upper body appears over the polaroids and could surely be improved and rearranged. In conclusion, in our 5th assignment, I created a polaroid collage.

Tattoo Artist Assignment #4

Artist Reflection:
              The next assignment was the tattoo artist assignment. In this assignment we had to follow strict directions from a handout given to us. There were several steps you needed to follow word for word. The strongest technical aspect of my work is the tattoo itself. I had to use the warp tool and change the opacity to create the illusion that my tattoo is real. A technical aspect of my work that can be improved is the realism of the tattoo. At the moment, the tattoo looks very photoshopped and doesn't quite appear that its on the wrist.
               This art activity was both easy and difficult in different ways. This activity was easy because all of the steps on how to complete the assignment were already laid out for you in the directions. The most difficult part of this activity was editing the hand to make the tattoo look more realistic. We had to edit the hand so the tattoo would appear to be on the wrist more.
               The objective of this activity was to create the appearance of a tattoo using the warp tool. I demonstrated this objective by creating a tattoo on the wrist. I attempted to make the tattoo look more realistic by using the warp tool to wrap around the wrist. If I could do this art activity again, I would attempt to warp the tattoo even more to wrap the tattoo around the wrist more. In conclusion, in this assignment I created a tattoo using the warp tool and made it look realistic to the best of my ability.

Unified Imaginary Landscape #3

Artist Reflection:
            In my unified imaginary landscape, I experimented with foreground, middle ground, and background. The strongest technical aspect of my work is my mountain I inserted. I inserted my mountain using the masking tool. I used the masking tool to put the mountain behind parts of my background. A technical aspect of my work that I could improve on is the amount of objects I inserted in my landscape. For example, I could have added more shrubs, animals, or trees.  Therefore, my landscape contains both strong aspects and aspects I can improve on.
            This art assignment had both difficult and easy aspects. The easiest part of this activity was using the magic wand. I used the magic wand to make the background from the original eagle image disappear. The magic wand is easy to use because all you do is click anywhere in the background and it automatically selects the object and it deletes the background. The most difficult part of this activity is the cropping of animals with the lasso tool. The lasso tool was very time consuming and was difficult to crop perfectly. However, after a long, slow process, the lasso tool eventually crops the object out.
             The objective of this activity is using foreground, middle ground, and background. In my landscape I used all of the above. The foreground is filled with objects that appear closest to you like the deer. In my middle ground I have a moose, canoe, and an eagle, all found in different areas of the landscape. In my background, for example, you will find a mountain. If I were to do this assignment again, I would change the sky in my background to something more exciting. For example, I could add a sunset or a cloudy/foggy sky. In conclusion, in my unified imaginary landscape, I experimented with foreground, middle ground, and background.