Author: hagan.102

I chose to use my mom to face swap because I admire how understanding she always is and her patience. I also admire how she always helps anyone she can. This image represents these qualities because I can see myself being able to help people the way she does. When creating this face swap I used the marquee tool and the brush tool with a layer mainly. It was difficult for me to make the glasses fit nicely but I figured it out with lots of adjusting. The tutorial I tried to use was more difficult than the one I used for the Mona Lisa swap, so I referred back to that tutorial often. Explaining this technique to another student would not be too difficult because I found these projects fun and have done additional face swaps since these.

Face swap tutorial: http://clippingpathking.com/blog/2016/03/18/how-to-swap-faces-in-photoshop-cs6-easily/

In my self-portrait, I decided to use the color portion of my interest wheel. When looking at the colors I liked, I realized I see a lot of those colors reflected in nature. I used flowers, vines, water, and clouds in my portrait because all my favorite colors are reflected in them. 

Elements of art:

Line: This drawing has lots of lines.

Shape: There are different shapes in this 3D object.

Color: These concert lights provide different colors.

Value: The darkness of the clouds on the bottom right compared to the brightness of the clouds toward the middle show value.

Form: This object is 3D and shows depth.

Texture: My dog’s fur has texture.

Space: My dog is positive space, whereas the grass is negative space.

Balance: The two performers on one side balance the other two performers on the other side.

Contrast: The darkness of the statue contrasts with the lightness of the walls.

Emphasis: The letters are in red to emphasize them.

Movement: The light reflecting the snow shows movement.

Pattern: The repeated columns show a pattern.

Proportion: The people in the picture compared to the columns and building show a proportion.

Alignment: The way the pizza is sliced and the repetition of pieces shows alignment.

Unity: The placement and the number of objects in this image make the image unified.

 

 

Hello Stephanie,

There are many different things that define art for me. Because of this, I have had a hard time deciding my major. I am from a small town in Ohio, so in my very small high school, there were not many opportunities to explore art and creativity. Attending Ohio State has completely changed my perspective on art, and I have noticed I have thrived in opportunities where I could be creative. I explored the architecture major, but after the first semester of hard classes, I did not have the GPA. I do not regret pursuing architecture, however, because I was able to create different buildings and landscapes that were far more interesting than I would have thought. Because of this newly discovered creative side of me, I decided to explore other majors that encourage creativity. Being interested in fashion and retail studies, digital art was a recommended course that seemed interesting to me.

Since this class is a service learning class, I hope to gain some inspiration from helping kids with art. I like working with kids because they tend to put things into perspective for me. I also hope it is going to feel rewarding to help these kids with art. I think it is important to encourage a child’s creativity so they are able to come up with new ideas to eventually contribute to society somehow. As for the course itself, I hope to further define art for myself. If I am able to do well in this course then I will keep going in the direction I am currently going. However, if I end up struggling or not liking this class so much, I hope to leave with a somewhat decent portfolio and new ideas to what I should pursue.

I am mainly concerned about what programs we are going to use or if I am going to be able to keep up with the different ways we make digital art. I am also concerned about the kids but that is just because they can be unpredictable. Some smaller concerns I have are if I will be able to have good enough ideas to create great projects that I will be proud of.

I am excited to see how this course goes for me.

Sincerely,

Jenna Hagan

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