Antczak+H+-+texture



==The concept of my project was to have flowers growing on the tree during winter, because that's something you normally wouldn't see. I also wanted the picture to say that happiness (the flowers) can always be found in the darkest times (during winter).==

==I started by erasing the background of the first picture so just the big pink flower in the center was the only thing left. Then, I adjusted the levels to make it darker. Next, I added it into the background picture of the tree and warped it, and blurred the edges so it blended with the trunk better. I did the same thing with the yellow flowers by erasing the background and adding it to the main picture. I darkened the flowers and blurred the edges. With the red and yellow bouquet, I cropped out the yellow flower and added it to the main picture, rotating it, warping it and brightening it. Once all the flowers were added in, I got rid of the branch that went through the middle of the picture by using the patch tool. Finally, I adusted the levels of the final image, which made the final product a little brighter than the original image.==

==The compositional techniques I used were framing because the branches and the trunk of the other tree frame the main subject, and rule of thirds because I didn't put the focal point in the direct center, instead I put it more on the right side of the image. The art elements I used were color, because the flowers give a pop of color against the trunk, and texture was shown through the ruffles of the petals and the bark on the tree. I used the art principles of emphasis and contrast because the bright coors of the flowers against the dull brown of the tree really emphasizes the flowers and has a nice contrast.==

==I really like the way this turned out because there is a lot of good texture and the edges of the flowers are blended smoothly so the three separate images really look like one whole image. I'm also glad I decided to crop out the branch because it was kind of annoying and it distracted from the main focus. I wish I would have taken more pictures of different colored flowers, because there was a picture I took of some blue and purple flowers but it turned out blurry. This would have brought more contrast to the piece because right now there's only two colored flowers and adding blues and purples and reds could have made this better visually.==