Art Start- Week Two post 1

 "Love all, Trust few, do wrong to none"- Shakespeare. Today's art start is a William Shakespeare quote. I interpret it as a warning to guard your heart. "Love all"- as humans that all make mistakes, we should love each other besides our mistakes. "Trust few"- the heart is sensitive and is easy broken so when you give a piece of it way make sure that you trust the person to not hurt you. "do wrong to none"- goes back to the fact that we all make mistakes and that it is ignorant to judge and act harshly to someone just because they mess or we disagree.

Sandman Final

Here is my completed sandman.I painted the original piece using acrylics and charcoal. Then scanned it into Photoshop. When I was in Photoshop I opened a new file and followed the steps from http://www.icanbecreative.com/how-to-create-realistic-sand-effect-in-photoshop.html which provided an easy tutorial to create a realistic sand effect. The sand is created using clouds, noise, and bas relief on two layers. I used the magnetic lasso and quick mask to separate part of my original piece ( the space section and sand) over onto the sand and placed it ( now a third layer) under the second layer to give it the blur and light effects. Then I used online pictures of animals and opened them in a new document and used the magnetic lasso and fill tool to create the deer silhouette. I was unaware on how to do a silhouette before this point and so I borrowed the bear and eagle silhouette from  online. It took a long time and quite a bit of confusion but I was finally able to create my idea of the sandman. The sandman is the master of dreams and my dream is to be an astronaut, cause space is cool. So voila!

Sandman in Process

So lately we have been working on a sandman cover. My piece is something I painted with acrylics then have edited in Photoshop. After editing it I added a few animal silhouettes. Unfortunately it is not letting me save it as a JPG at the moments so I can not attach the image.

Art Star- week 1B

 The picture for this today's art star is a piece of graffiti art by Banksey that has "Follow Your Dreams" with a big red "Cancelled"  sign over it.
         "Follow Your Dreams" is what adults and people tell young children but now a days the kids themselves tell themselves that they can't, and that society won't allow them to. Young adults are having a harder time finding a place in today's society where they can accomplish their dreams. Whether they put a limit on themselves or have outside forces, like controlling parents, it is hard to do what you want and to express yourself.
       For example my best friend and I had a dream when we were little to grow up and start a detective agency (I know it childish.. but we really  like the show Psych). She is working towards meeting the requirements to go to the University of Florida because they have an outstanding Forensic Science department, but her mom wants her to get highlights, wear dresses and become a secretary. She is just one of the people I know that is having to changer her priorities to meet someone else and put her dreams on hold.

Art Start- Week one

" Dreaming after all, is a form of planning."- Gloria Steinem. In class we are starting a new daily project called '"ART START" where we will analyze a quote or picture,which I'm looking forward to. This quote to me puts into words the thought process of an artist. When I begin a project I am always unaware as to what I will do until I have time to reflect on it. Dreaming is a mental state in which our brains replay images we have seen and so for me dreaming can be a way to gather everything that inspires you to form a single idea. This helps me with my ideas.

Maleficent (Nafarious-Illustration Friday)

Here is my completed Nefarious Illustration Friday piece!

Train

This weeks theme on Illustration Friday was "invention". I drew the train using pencils and sharpies then used Photoshop it transfer it onto aged paper that I had previously created.