Digital Photography and Imaging - Project 2A
21.9.20 - 18.10.20 (Week 5 - Week 9)
Follow instructions on the Tutorial demo during an online class.
Write down a research/ idea for Project 2: Self-Titled based on the instruction below:
“Self-titled is an exploration project for the students to express their own individuality and reflect their personality into digital art self-expression. The main idea is to build up self-confidence and discover their interest.”Explore your reference on Pinterest and paste the 3 best ideas below:
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| Fig.1 Worl of cat |
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| Fig.1.2 Zeka Graphics |
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| Fig.1.3 Kpop album cover |
SELF-TITLED IDEA: (Write your research/ idea in between 100 - 300 words)
The first image is from one of my favorite artists, worldofcat; I love her use of different textures and words that give the design an overall vintage vibe. She uses a variety of exposures and blending modes to provide a unique composition to her designs. The second design is by Zeka design; I like this style because even with so many different elements, the overall design looks very minimal and clean. Plus, all the shapes complement and emphasize the person well; it doesn't take away from the main focus. The color is mostly black and white with some red, but the design still doesn't look dull. The third design is from an album cover design for a Kpop singer. The man's image is taken and made to look like its drawn with crayons or color pencils. The design concept is quite simple, yet it still very effective in catching the viewer's eye because of how vibrant colors were used. I want it to incorporate texture and have an overall vintage look, similar to the first reference for my design. I love painting and drawing, so like the third reference, I want to add paint strokes to some parts of my face and hair. I would also like to add my cat as he is a very important part of my life and I was thinking of keeping my image black and white.
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| Fig.1.2 Picture of me |
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| Fig.1.3 Design Elements |
Your description: For my photoshop, I wanted to have a vintage vibe to it. Taking reference from an artist world of cat who also does her painting using many layers of textures, I wanted to layer my elements. So I choose lots of fabric texture and grunge mask. I wanted to decorate around myself using flowers, so I picked flowers from vintage articles to go with the theme.
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| Fig.1.5 New design elements I wanted to adjust some of the design elements, as I thought the ones I selected before I didn't compliment each other well. I added the pressed flower, the letter paper, and removed one of the grunge textures. |
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| Fig.1.6 Progress 1 I restarted the design and changed the layout completely. I made the photograph of myself black and white contrasting with the yellow and brown tones. I made a circle mask of the letter paper and used it behind my head to attract the eyes more to my face. |
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| Fig.1.7 Progress 2 |
I added the brown fabric by using a selection tool to cut it sloppily to give the effect of the torn fabric. I cut some rectangles using the red velvet fabric and styled it to give the whole design more unity. I just inserted the flower to see how I like the placements; later, I decided to delete it.
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| Fig.1.8 Progress 3 Then I tried designing around myself using the flowers and leaves. I masked out a specific part of the flowers I wanted to use instead of using the whole picture, and then I added the multiply as blending mode, so it agreed with the background more. I also make the brown paper into a circle, and when looking through the blending mode, I found color burn gave a very nice yellow tone to the image that complimented well with the brown fabric.
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| Fig.2.0 Progress 4 I tried to use a different picture with the same style to see if this picture was going better with it, but in the end, I decided to use the old image as it matched the vibe I was going for more. |
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| Fig.2. Final |
[Week 6]: Try a more simplified design and try to emphasize more on yourself, the other elements should be supporting.
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