Self Portrait Project
The intention behind a work of art can have a huge affect on the way that it is viewed. When I designed the photo that I took for my self portrait project I collected many of the things that either have an impact on my life or represent something that impacts me as a person. My intentions when inverting the color in certain parts of the photo were to show things that I see negatively in life while the rest is positive.
Making a visual reflection of yourself can be quite difficult. The thought of simply using a picture of me that I turned into something else didn't quite appeal to me so I decided to collect items that play an important role in my life. It took quite a bit of thought to decide what exactly needed to be in the final product, and what needed to have the color inverted. In the end I believe that this project is more revealing to who I am than any photo of me could be.
Making a visual reflection of yourself can be quite difficult. The thought of simply using a picture of me that I turned into something else didn't quite appeal to me so I decided to collect items that play an important role in my life. It took quite a bit of thought to decide what exactly needed to be in the final product, and what needed to have the color inverted. In the end I believe that this project is more revealing to who I am than any photo of me could be.
Photoshop Landscape
When I was a Freshman in High School I did not go to Animas High School and was not given the opportunity to take a digital arts class or learn how to use Photoshop. So for this I worked with the Freshmen here in order to learn how to use Photoshop as opposed to taking the advanced route. While I knew some basic photo editing tools I did not know what any Photoshop tool did at the start of this. The ones I found the most useful were the quick selection tool and the smudge tool.
Make Your Own Art Project
When I was 11 I took an interest in making art out of balloons. Since then I have invested a great deal of time into it and turned it into the beginning of a business. But something I have been wanting to focus on for some time is making more intricate and large things out of balloons as opposed to the faster and smaller things that I make while doing line work at parties or on the street. Before the start of this project and after many tries I made a balloon vase that I filled with flowers. When this project was launched I originally wanted to build a balloon dress using the same style with a few more techniques, but eventually decided to build a hat that incorporated the same complication but used less balloons. Throughout this project I learned several new techniques for balloon art, and also when taking the photos learned some lighting techniques for photography.
Helpful Resources
Photoshop CC Basics: http://jetsetcom.net/useful-resources/photoshop-cc-resources.html
Show and Tell Photoshop: http://simplephotoshop.com/photoshop_tools/index.htm
Show and Tell Photoshop: http://simplephotoshop.com/photoshop_tools/index.htm