Well, I do live critiques! I sincerely enjoy looking at other artists work, trying to dissect what they have done and picking out my favorite parts to learn to replicate their techniques.
I have to say I was very shocked with the response from the group. Because mine was less literal and more of an abstract piece of art, I believe the general response was "that's pretty!". I loved this reaction, because I don't see myself of a literal artist.
However, I would like to be able to create something I would not have to explain entirely. I did hear from several people that "after you explained it, I really got it and I really liked it!". While that reaction was greatly appreciated, I think I will try to make my work a little more obvious when necessary, but will stick with my general abstract work.
I think I am starting to progress as an artist, as I do not have to think so much about what I want to accomplish with each piece. Everyone seemed very pleased with my composition, and I know that I did not really have to take time to perfect it. Because of this, I now have more confidence in my work when it comes to overall composition.
Overall, I think I did very well on the first project, and look forward to the next!
Friday, September 16, 2011
1st Project
This project was a lot of fun for me. As usual, I tried to think outside of the box with my approach. I knew that I wanted to accomplish several goals with this project. I wanted to get more familiar with drawing/painting in photoshop, both realistically and abstractly. I also wanted to get more familiar with layers and creating an overall composition I was proud of. Usually I work too closely to my project, so I tried to take a few steps back this time.
I was very particular with my choice of fruit/vegetable, because I wanted something with a lot of color and form to work with. This project I made sure to sketch out my ideas fully before messing around in Photoshop. Still, I left myself a little wiggle room to explore the options.
I learned that it is much better to approach a digital project with a general idea, and to be open about the possibilities of how to execute my plan. Because of this, I believe I came out with a very elaborate and clean project.
I perfected my use of the paintbrush tool, the smudge tool, and the color mixing tool. I have finally found a way to mimic the way that I paint, which I found to be quite a relieving find. I also worked with the scanner and inverting color/tinting the image, which I would like to become more familiar with.
I was very particular with my choice of fruit/vegetable, because I wanted something with a lot of color and form to work with. This project I made sure to sketch out my ideas fully before messing around in Photoshop. Still, I left myself a little wiggle room to explore the options.
I learned that it is much better to approach a digital project with a general idea, and to be open about the possibilities of how to execute my plan. Because of this, I believe I came out with a very elaborate and clean project.
I perfected my use of the paintbrush tool, the smudge tool, and the color mixing tool. I have finally found a way to mimic the way that I paint, which I found to be quite a relieving find. I also worked with the scanner and inverting color/tinting the image, which I would like to become more familiar with.
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