Somenske,+J-+Texture



In this unit, I had to combine at least three different images to create a new, cohesive, image that displayed texture. My concept for this project was to create a fortune teller like experience. The piece is a crystal ball with what the fortune teller is seeing. In the case of this particular crystal ball, there is a star that symbolizes luck and purity, and there is an angel that represents innocence. There were many different steps that went into creating my final piece. The first thing I did was bring all of the pictures onto one common screen. I cropped out the star from one picture and the angel from the second picture, using the last picture as my background. Next, I had to resize and turn the cropped images to fit inside the crystal ball. After the images were in place, I smudged the edges from one direction to make it look like they were flying in from the background. Not only did I smudge the sides, but I also blurred most of the edges to make them blend in a little better and look more natural. I recolored the background around the crystal ball to create a more misty ominous feel and to drown out the outside world. I also touched up the color of the star to make the color more unanimous and soften some of the hard light spots. After I colored the star I made the angel look like a different color so that it matched the rest of the piece and was conjured from the environment. After all of these changes, I came up with a final product that uses filling the frame, rule of thirds, and a little bit of framing. Since this was the texture unit, I wanted to make sure there was a lot of it that was prevalent in my artwork. Texture is mainly used in the cracks and grooves of the crystal ball, but was also used to make the face in the star visible, and created in the moss and decay on the angel. Overall my assignment was successful. Next time, I would try to think of my concept before shooting photos to make sure I have the tools I needed to create the best piece possible, but everything else went fairly smooth. After I learned how to use the effects in photoshop, I could use its capabilities to better benefit my final product.

 In this unit, I had to combine at least three different images to create a new, cohesive, image that displayed texture. My concept for this project was to create a fortune teller like experience. The piece is a crystal ball with what the fortune teller is seeing. In the case of this particular crystal ball, there is a star that symbolizes luck and purity, and there is an angel that represents innocence. There were many different steps that went into creating my final piece. The first thing I did was bring all of the pictures onto one common screen. I cropped out the star from one picture and the angel from the second picture, using the last picture as my background. Next, I had to resize and turn the cropped images to fit inside the crystal ball. After the images were in place, I smudged the edges from one direction to make it look like they were flying in from the background. Not only did I smudge the sides, but I also blurred most of the edges to make them blend in a little better and look more natural. I recolored the background around the crystal ball to create a more misty ominous feel, and to drown out the outside world. I also touched up the color of the star to make the color more unanimous and soften some of the hard light spots. After I colored the star I made the angel look like a different color so that it matched the rest of the piece and was conjured from the environment. After all of these changes, I came up with a final product that uses filling the frame, rule of thirds, and a little bit of framing. Since this was the texture unit, I wanted to make sure there was a lot of it that was prevalent in my artwork. Texture is mainly used in the cracks and grooves of the crystal ball, but was also used to make the face in the star visible, and created in the moss and decay on the angel. Overall my assignment was successful. Next time, I would try to think of my concept before shooting photos to make sure I have the tools I needed to create the best piece possible, but everything else went fairly smooth. After I learned how to use the effects in photoshop, I could use its capabilities to better benefit my final product.