Finished Postcard

Art Inspiration

Today I was contemplating the vast beauty of art. I was teaching some of my students and it was wonderful to see their progress. I am posting this to remind myself about no matter what each individual is going through or their personality differences...uniqueness is beauty.

Photoshop Homework

Well.......This is my attempt at my tutorial homework. I have learned through this project that even when following steps online I still have a lot to learn. I know that I enjoy practicing with photoshop though!

Photoshop tutorial

Create a Dramatic and Surreal illustration in Photoshop CS5

July 13th, 2010 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing

In this tutorial, we will learn how to blend fashion photography with custom brushes into dramatic and surreal illustration using Photoshop CS5 techniques. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!

Link- http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30970522/1/create-a-dramatic-and-surreal-illustration-in-photoshop-cs5

Personally, I thought this was a very interesting thing to be able to do in photoshop. I am new to all of the possibilities and can't wait to see what all I am going to be able to discover.

Magazine Days

I chose this magazine out of the entire selection at the local book store. The main reason I thought this was eye catching is due to the art (tattoos) on the shoulder of the woman that works the eye's gaze up her neck, drawing my attention past her ear to the Typography that says "SAVAGE". I loved the colors, but the first thing I noticed was how the tattoo had a slight swirl pattern that was repeated in the way her hair was styled, her earring choice, and then in the Heading font. I think the font was well chosen due to the slightly abrasive, yet sultry emotional expression the magazine is trying to present.

A few of my charcoal mastercopies

This week I was reflecting on some of the master copies that I did recently. These are not my origionals; however, I feel that we as artists can learn so much from the masters of our past, present, and future. I appreciate all of your comments and advice. :)

Thoughts in class

Tonight as I reflect on all that we discussed, I feel a bit overwhelmed. I am not very competent when it comes to Photoshop. I am very excited to be able to broaden my knowledge and I am looking forward to seeing what I will be able to create in the future. I guess when reflecting on art in general all masterpieces are created through a learning process, and in my case, through mistakes come wisdom.....maybe through my mistakes art will be made.