Avatar

This project was our final assignment of the year.  We were asked to create an avatar of ourselves.  I chose to make myself into a Na'vi person like in the movie Avatar.  I created this project using a tutorial, which was very helpful.   I used a picture of myself from Spring Break when I went on a cruise.  I had a lot of fun working on this project.  There were a lot of tedious steps, but I am happy with the end result.  

Personal Ad

For this assignment, we were asked to create a piece that showcases our best works from over the semester.  I chose eight of my favorite works and centered them around my name and contact info.  I used a border to add definition.  I added purple frames to my works to make them pop.  I applied a texture to my name to make it stand out.  Overall, I like how it turned out. 



The Memory Project

I created this work as part of a program called the Memory Project.  The Memory Project is an effort to give Rwandan children a portrait of themselves as a child so that they can remember their childhood when they grow up.  I made a portrait for Sandrine.  I used photo filters and text from dafont.com.  I chose to use a sun picture as the background. 



Color Wheel + Stencil Project

For this assignment, we were asked to use stencils to cut out shapes from our own images.  Then, we had to apply a photo filter to make a color spectrum across the images (I chose rainbow).  We were also supposed to incorporate a gradient effect.  I used pictures that I took of various patterns on everyday objects (my backpack, lunchbox, etc.).  Then I used various flower stencils to cut out the patterns.  I applied photo filters to make the flowers rainbow-colored.  I added a stroke to make the flowers 'pop' more.  Finally, I applied a pink and white gradient as the background.

Mascara Advertisement

For this assignment, we were asked to create an advertisement for a product.  I chose to advertise Lash Stiletto Mascara.  First I found a picture of a cityscape and turned it black and white.  I erased the sky so that just the buildings would appear.  I added a picture of the mascara and a black stiletto heel.  I put a picture of an eye behind the images in the foreground and turned down the opacity.  Finally, I added text from dafont.com.  

Ran Ortner

Ran Ortner's Open Water

Ran Ortner is a realist artist whose main subject is waves.  I find his work very inspiring because his paintings of waves during storms are very dramatic and realistic.  He is a very talented painter, and it is easy to mistake his paintings for photographs.   

Bionic Lady Gaga

For this assignment, we were asked to create an "inside-out" image.  I used Lady Gaga as my subject and turned her into a bionic woman.  I used a computer hard drive for her sunglasses and a computer chip for her face.  I used an overlay to make the computer chip and the lips blend smoothly with the original face.  I turned her hair blue using an overlay.