Blog #5

1. My most significant accomplishment in photoshop this year was my final project. I used new pictures and attempted to make them look old fashioned. I also used new photoshop techniques to change the lighting effects. Just in general, I developed many new tools that I had previously never used.

2. My most challenging project was working on the bonus project that I received. In that project, I created a new paint brush that was my name and created a mask to transform a picture of myself by using the brush to fill in the shadows of my face. I was able to follow along with the instructions for most of the project, but a few steps required me to use my own style. In the end, it turned out pretty good.

3. My quiz #2 I did a good job of adding layers to create an air force battle in the sky. However, there was no meaning to the art. There was just surface level images. Now when I compare that to my midterm, they are completely different. My midterm was comprised of images of Lincoln and Hitler. It demonstrated the ability of an individual to either grant freedom or take it away. The image went much deeper than the surface level quiz #2 went. Quiz #2 was just a demonstration of my photoshop abilities, while my midterm was a demonstration of my artistic abilities.

Final Project

My big idea for the final project is college life. This is an important idea for me considering the fact that I am currently a college student. I have explored this through two pictures. In the first picture, I have a student studying for an exam while his future aspirations lie ahead of him. His focus is on his future and the benefits, such as money and a good job, which hopefully come along with getting his degree. I used a picture of Columbus and added shadows to the buildings, darken the foreground trees, and used lighting effects to add a bright area behind the buildings. The second picture is of a college student holding his degree. Behind him are pictures from his past. This is a representation of his memories from his college life. When we look back on our college experience, we do not look back to the tough, long nights of studying, rather we look back to the fun, exciting nights that we shared with our friends. I made the pictures of the student’s memories in and old-fashioned style to emphasize the fact that these pictures are in the past. In both of these pictures, the big idea of college life is explored by using common experiences that the average student either has experienced themselves or will one day experience.