3x3 Self Portrait

For this assignment, we were asked to create a self-portrait using a 9 square grid.  The first step was to take 3 pictures of myself.  Then, I placed them in Photoshop CS5 and arranged them in an evenly spaced 3x3 grid arrangement.  I added purple lines to use as a guide.  Next, I applied filters to each of the pictures.  I adjusted the color in each of the pictures for each color of the rainbow.  Finally, I added a border using pictures that reflect me.  I used pictures of the beach, the Eiffel Tower, Greece, and the Great Wall.  These are all places I have been to, and really enjoyed.  I also used flowers because I love colorful flowers.       

Photofunia.com Review

Photofunia.com is a really fun website to just mess around on.  It doesn't take much skill and is easy to navigate.  The final product is really cool.  All you have to do is upload a picture and PhotoFunia will do the rest of the work for you.  Some of the effects are really neat.  If you are short on time and don't want to spend hours applying various effects to an image to get the desired look, PhotoFunia is a great site that can produce an impressive final product with virtually no work involved.  People who are looking for something fun and easy to do should use PhotoFunia.  I think this website should be put on Mrs. Burnette's webpage, but only as a fun, "messing-around" type thing to do, seeing as it doesn't really require any artistic talent or ability.   

4 Square Project

For this assignment, we were asked to create a Photoshop work using the four quadrants of the canvas.    We were also supposed to apply filters and alterations in color.  To create unity, we were to use the same image in each of the quadrants.   

For these images, I first rotated the various pictures so that they were not all facing the exact same direction.  Then I played with the color balance on each of them.  I applied multiple filters to them, especially on my rubber ducks image.  To add definition and clarity, I added lines to separate the four quadrants.    

Visual Puns

For this assignment, we were asked to create four "visual puns" by combining imagery into one object.  We were also asked to experiment with some new techniques, such as threshold, posterize, gradient map, and overlay, and to creatively incorporate text into the final product.  

"HOUSE FLY"

In this visual pun, I combined a house with a set of wings, which I then applied the gradient map effect to.  I used the drop shadow effect on the letters.  I posterized the background (sky).  I used the overlay effect on the ellipse behind the text.  My text came from dafont.com.

"SMART CAR"

For this visual pun, I combined a smart car with a brain.  I posterized the background.  I used the text warp tool to make the text curve around the brain.  I added a light bulb, too.  

"HORSE RADISH"

In this visual pun, I combined a horse with a cartoon rider with a radish head.  I posterized the background and the radish.  I used fonts from dafont.com.  

"MONKEY BUSINESS"

For this visual pun, I replaced the businessman's head and hands with those of a monkey.  I used the threshold effect to make the image black and white.  I used the text warp tool to make the text in the shape of an arc.   

Abstract Works

 For this assignment, we were to create 2 abstract works, as inspired by the movie "My Kid Could Paint That".  I used a website called jacksonpollock.org to create these works.  On this website, you simply drag your mouse across the screen at varying speeds and click to change brush colors.  Then, I imported the screenshots into Photoshop CS5 and added some brush strokes.