Essay Question 1)
I’d say the most beneficial skill that I acquired in this course for digital illustration would be the things I learned putting my 8 page book together. I mastered ‘placing’ images into InDesign. I’ve done something similar to this concept with Don Kay’s class last winter. So seeing the final results of astonishing imagery and adventurous creativity was pretty cool. I also feel that I became a lot more familiar with different photoshop effects and the ways that they enhance digital photography. I was thankful that I had a lot mof really rare material to work with having done extensive photography in Ireland and the Virgin Islands. All-in-all, this class was the one I feel most confident and accomplished in.
Essay Question 2)
I chose the horizontal template for the overall presentation. It was my prefessor’s (Robert, or you) idea to have dual images placed side by side to the page. One would be at a significant opacity; the other would be strong, bold, and artistic. The side with image opacity was laid out that way so the creative writing pieces would stand out from the art. This idea that professor Robert helped me approach was something I made happen 10-fold because it turned out unique and amazing. It was all based on: Home, my travels to Ireland, the Caribbean, and even Alaska.
Essay Question 3 (in response to Reflective Essay question #4)
I have great ideas for what I’m gonna do with this project. When I met up with Dan in Stevenson Union again, I am going to have him make more copies of my project because I am thrilled with how it came out. I’m sure it will be interesting in the eyes of a significant other. So I plan to give one copy to someone I was once close with, someone who had a lot to do with why I was even in the islands (the Caribbean) at one point. And I’ll always keep a copy for myself so when I have occasional company in my humble home, I can show them what I did in my digital illustration course. These are my favorite kind of classes because I am a very creative person by nature. Thanks for helping me make something like this*
Friday, December 3, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
My Book Proposal...
My Book Proposal is a recollection of poetry and travel. I posted the beginning and end at the bottom of the blog. The Caribbean adventures will be how the book begins. The Alaska Lagoons will be how it ends. There will be 6 more images and 6 more poems. One poem for each image. Some are from the Virgin Islands. Some are from home. Some are from Ireland. And Some are from Nature's Best Kept Secret (British Virgin Islands.)
I have yet to make every poem. Two of the poems (from the beginning and the end) were borrowed from what has already existed in creative material. However, all the images are new through photoshop. I have all my images done and finalized. I used countless effects and filters and was pretty surprised with myself because I haven't ever enhanced my photography that way before. I was shocked because they turned out better than I thought would. So all the images exist, 2 of them are on display below, 6 more poems are coming for each image that hasn't yet been posted, and they are all a reflection of where I have taken myself.
Please look below for Caribbean Adventures and Alaska Lagoons
I have yet to make every poem. Two of the poems (from the beginning and the end) were borrowed from what has already existed in creative material. However, all the images are new through photoshop. I have all my images done and finalized. I used countless effects and filters and was pretty surprised with myself because I haven't ever enhanced my photography that way before. I was shocked because they turned out better than I thought would. So all the images exist, 2 of them are on display below, 6 more poems are coming for each image that hasn't yet been posted, and they are all a reflection of where I have taken myself.
Please look below for Caribbean Adventures and Alaska Lagoons
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Reading and Reflection
Both my themes I made in photoshop are two different epics. One has to do with power, the other is suffering. Crum Nation is an album about prevailing over the Capitol. St. Thomas suffering is a film that has to do with Island Anarchy in the Caribbean. The tools I used for these themes were both scaling and posterizing. For St. Thomas Suffering I chose to make that posterized so that it didn't resemble real photography - makes it look a little fictional.
I also duplicated some layers over eachother for the Crum Nation poster. This helped to make the symbols look as if they are actually in my hand. The layers were blended together in an order that made the image perfect for the place of the symbols.
Text was easy to implement but in St. Thomas Suffering I used a white brush as a background for the black text. It makes the words stand out better. In Crum nation, the top part is light with black lettering and the bottom part is dark with white lettering. It was a polar contrast.
If these posters affect any audience or triggers any interest, there is always more to read in other blogs, which I refer to as internet books. I wouldn't know who sees these or not but Crum Nation is about my Uncle who is in Prison for the rest of his life since one morning in 6th grade. St. Thomas is about having to choose between 2 Dreams: Love at Home, or Paradise in the Virgin Islands.
St. Thomas Suffering*
It was a psychological suffering, a neurological suffering, an emotional suffering, a lovesick suffering, a homesick suffering. I felt scarred, lost and forgotten on that island.
Crum Nation*
A man born from the Columbus Storm... Hugest case in the United States in 1996. A nephew with a future.
I also duplicated some layers over eachother for the Crum Nation poster. This helped to make the symbols look as if they are actually in my hand. The layers were blended together in an order that made the image perfect for the place of the symbols.
Text was easy to implement but in St. Thomas Suffering I used a white brush as a background for the black text. It makes the words stand out better. In Crum nation, the top part is light with black lettering and the bottom part is dark with white lettering. It was a polar contrast.
If these posters affect any audience or triggers any interest, there is always more to read in other blogs, which I refer to as internet books. I wouldn't know who sees these or not but Crum Nation is about my Uncle who is in Prison for the rest of his life since one morning in 6th grade. St. Thomas is about having to choose between 2 Dreams: Love at Home, or Paradise in the Virgin Islands.
St. Thomas Suffering*
It was a psychological suffering, a neurological suffering, an emotional suffering, a lovesick suffering, a homesick suffering. I felt scarred, lost and forgotten on that island.
Crum Nation*
A man born from the Columbus Storm... Hugest case in the United States in 1996. A nephew with a future.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Reading and Reflection essay
I think I honestly learned more from alphabet soup. I had a set back last week with my vehicle, so I was trapped at home. I went to approach this assignment then I realized it would be excellent to put my Caribbean photography to use. I soon as I seen the H, t, A, and X from my selections, I thought it worked perfect.
I did ask permission to the person that was the "other." It was ok. My photo of him was not a set up (the background anyway). But I didn't crop it or photoshop it in any way. I sought to catch it as a photo with nature being as beautiful as it could. Then my friend, he was just concentrated on having a fun time. I thought that was priceless*
In answering more of the questions pertaining to lighting, I felt in the alphabet letters that the lighting is what made X and A. The other ones weren't so affected by lighting like those two. I left all photos as they are* I believed they all implied their own adventures and I didn't want to tamper with how beautiful they turned out.
I did ask permission to the person that was the "other." It was ok. My photo of him was not a set up (the background anyway). But I didn't crop it or photoshop it in any way. I sought to catch it as a photo with nature being as beautiful as it could. Then my friend, he was just concentrated on having a fun time. I thought that was priceless*
In answering more of the questions pertaining to lighting, I felt in the alphabet letters that the lighting is what made X and A. The other ones weren't so affected by lighting like those two. I left all photos as they are* I believed they all implied their own adventures and I didn't want to tamper with how beautiful they turned out.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Reading and Reflective Essay
When it came to making images with letters, I copy and pasted a lot of duplicates. I spent time experimenting with rotation tactics and opacity levels. I believed that Y,W,V,T, and Z were the best letters for the style I sought to come up with. I really liked creating images with letters because the overall product was pretty cool. I used different colors and sizes to connect most of the letters together with eachother.
I really liked the V and the Z the most because it came out as a collage that seemed pretty interesting. I looked at Kellies work and I realized that I implemented my own style. I never knew it would actually develop this way but after seeing my fifth piece of work, the Z, I really felt rewarded because it showed that I got better at creating such things. I really like my fifth one the most because of the shape and dimension it has.
All in all, I'm glad things turned out the way they did. I got lost in making sense of these images but before this assignment, I didn't believe it would be easy or feasible to create images from a single letter with the same font. I left the background white so that the images could stand out from eachother. It was pretty cool.
I really liked the V and the Z the most because it came out as a collage that seemed pretty interesting. I looked at Kellies work and I realized that I implemented my own style. I never knew it would actually develop this way but after seeing my fifth piece of work, the Z, I really felt rewarded because it showed that I got better at creating such things. I really like my fifth one the most because of the shape and dimension it has.
All in all, I'm glad things turned out the way they did. I got lost in making sense of these images but before this assignment, I didn't believe it would be easy or feasible to create images from a single letter with the same font. I left the background white so that the images could stand out from eachother. It was pretty cool.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Reading and Reflective Essay
At first I didn't know how to create something from the template. I gained a better understanding after seeing a fellow classmates example that ended up being a dinosaur.
As I made this, I was thinking about a bum on a log. What would such a character being wearing? A simple blue shirt and some blue jeans. I made him have dark hair. If it all comes together like it should, I imagined something basic and simple. I didn't want to over complicate things by trying to hard to be complex. I used the fill and shape tools through photoshop. Then once the three basic colors were in place, I went over some of the squares with a white brush tool that was thin. A small sized brush. After that, I used the smudge tool to try a create an affect that is realistic with street cloths. I meant to make it seem as if there was casual wrinkles in his blue jeans and on his shirt.
The outcome for this assignment reminds me of potato head from my child hood. I would of liked to make something more intricate. I didn't want to over do anything though. When I first began to approach this assignment, I felt confused because I didn't see how the cubes connected. Then professor Don showed me a web site that made it better to understand the results of the default template. I'm curious to see others peoples work too because if some of these get printed out, I'm sure it could create great imagination. My image is kind of odd because I made his eyes slightly different on purpose. I meant to show a facial expression that was sort of distraught or even confused. But by trying to keep it simple, his dark hair and faded jeans seem interesting to me.
As I made this, I was thinking about a bum on a log. What would such a character being wearing? A simple blue shirt and some blue jeans. I made him have dark hair. If it all comes together like it should, I imagined something basic and simple. I didn't want to over complicate things by trying to hard to be complex. I used the fill and shape tools through photoshop. Then once the three basic colors were in place, I went over some of the squares with a white brush tool that was thin. A small sized brush. After that, I used the smudge tool to try a create an affect that is realistic with street cloths. I meant to make it seem as if there was casual wrinkles in his blue jeans and on his shirt.
The outcome for this assignment reminds me of potato head from my child hood. I would of liked to make something more intricate. I didn't want to over do anything though. When I first began to approach this assignment, I felt confused because I didn't see how the cubes connected. Then professor Don showed me a web site that made it better to understand the results of the default template. I'm curious to see others peoples work too because if some of these get printed out, I'm sure it could create great imagination. My image is kind of odd because I made his eyes slightly different on purpose. I meant to show a facial expression that was sort of distraught or even confused. But by trying to keep it simple, his dark hair and faded jeans seem interesting to me.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Reading And Reflective Essay
(This will be more complete after I have a meeting with my professor)
At first, I was unable to approach the image creation. After seeing some of the work that the rest of the class has done, I have a better idea of how to go about creating some images that are more surreal. I really like the experimenting aspect of it. I also feel like I can embed videography into the blog as well just to give it more artistic dimension.
I plan to modify my blog page and enhance my images now that I know the perimeters. Had a rough first week but feel more focused to my projects. I am looking forward to using brushes, scales, and an array of colors. I am needing to learn how to mask layers so I can further the depth of each image. I have only began working with photoshop. So I don't feel too hard on myself for not being able to master images like I'd like to.
After tomorrow, I'll have a chance to ask the professor some things. Then I'll snap back into my blog of digital media foundation. I have made other blogs before and if there was some way to incorporate those blogs with this one, I think it could benefit my standing in this class. I made blogs about my adventures in Ireland and the Virgin Islands.
My first scratch images are a little boring. I will probably make more and then either replace or improve my first three images.
10/6/2010
After creating new images, I felt like I had a better idea of how to approach this assignment. It was interesting to create the desert of flat colors and images. It feels like a cartoon image of Egypt. The second image was a lot better. I found some very fascinating brushes that created a realistic image of grass and hills. From there I was able to portray an autumn walk into the horizon. One tree standing out from it all. I really liked that image a lot. And the third one I created was a surreal collage of different brushes. Stars, symbols, and layers with different colors. This wasn't meant to make sense. It was designed for losing myself in something surreal. I increased and decreased the size of the brushes and created a complex collage of it all.
At first, I was unable to approach the image creation. After seeing some of the work that the rest of the class has done, I have a better idea of how to go about creating some images that are more surreal. I really like the experimenting aspect of it. I also feel like I can embed videography into the blog as well just to give it more artistic dimension.
I plan to modify my blog page and enhance my images now that I know the perimeters. Had a rough first week but feel more focused to my projects. I am looking forward to using brushes, scales, and an array of colors. I am needing to learn how to mask layers so I can further the depth of each image. I have only began working with photoshop. So I don't feel too hard on myself for not being able to master images like I'd like to.
After tomorrow, I'll have a chance to ask the professor some things. Then I'll snap back into my blog of digital media foundation. I have made other blogs before and if there was some way to incorporate those blogs with this one, I think it could benefit my standing in this class. I made blogs about my adventures in Ireland and the Virgin Islands.
My first scratch images are a little boring. I will probably make more and then either replace or improve my first three images.
10/6/2010
After creating new images, I felt like I had a better idea of how to approach this assignment. It was interesting to create the desert of flat colors and images. It feels like a cartoon image of Egypt. The second image was a lot better. I found some very fascinating brushes that created a realistic image of grass and hills. From there I was able to portray an autumn walk into the horizon. One tree standing out from it all. I really liked that image a lot. And the third one I created was a surreal collage of different brushes. Stars, symbols, and layers with different colors. This wasn't meant to make sense. It was designed for losing myself in something surreal. I increased and decreased the size of the brushes and created a complex collage of it all.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
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