Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Color Scheme Paintings


Artist: Hockney


Color Scheme Paintings


Artist: Monet

Color Scheme Paintings


Artist: Monet



Finished Self Portrait


I stamped this brush for the background and then I turned the opacity on the layer down to 66% to get an out of focus effect which lead the viewers eye to my face.
I used this brush on the scarf, piling layer upon layer for the darker grays and blacks around the neck and then I turned the flow down to about 30% and the opacity to 20% to get a softer wispy texture.
The two line brushes I used for the hair to get a more realistic transition of whites to blacks.


Thursday, September 25, 2014

Layers Palette for Negative Space Drawing


                               

Everybody Has a Favorite


This drawing is unique because of its variety in color and form. Rather than using one image with supplementary filters and layers of brush-stroke techniques to cover the fragments, I tried to find a new image for each section of negative space. By doing this, the white form seems to pop out from the page. The textures are enriched through the use of smart filters and the blending option on the layer styles. To achieve the green background in the photo at the top left, I option selected the negative space and used the paint bucket, then overlapped another photo to have it show through the marble colors. Overall, this drawing is appealing to the eye.

Finished Product!


This drawing is unique because although I only used four different visual texture photos, there is great variation throughout the page. I favored using the blending options on the layer styles page for each mask; it gave the best effect to the background because the splattering yellow paint seems to be shattering through the cracking, bright red leaves overlaying its composition. Filters such as water color and ink outline for the black and white swirls in the skeleton emphasizes the loss of soul of a deceased human being. The viewer is first drawn to the bright colors behind the skeleton; however the eye travels next to the gaping space inside the skull and down the spine into the overwhelming white space. The piece is balanced and intriguing.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014