Some Photshop Tutorials...

http://abduzeedo.com/really-cool-eclipse-effect-photoshop

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tutorials-effects/advanced-glow-effects/

http://anothera.net/v2/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/fire-lines

http://www.tutorialguide.net/smoke_effect_tutorial.html

Theme II - Weekly Goal

This week I hope to start my theme, however seeing as I can't find a sufficient model on the internet that could be a problem. So might have to take pictures this weekend which would put me behind. In the meantime I'm going to experiment with lighting techniques etc. by looking at some tutorials. I'll see what I can do.

Theme II Inspiration/Idea

Artist: Najeeb Jajjar Title:Supernatural 
I like this piece because it really reminds me of what fantasia looks like in my head. I also like the glow effects and lighting that really brings this piece all together. I really want to try to incorporate new photoshop skills into this piece, especially lighting and abstract effects.

I'm not really sure if this is a piece of artwork or a photograph of colored feathers. But I want to incorporate colored feathers in my piece and have them as individual feathers. This also shows what I want to do with my no color idea.

Artist: Pule Mathonsi Title: Angel
I really like this photoshop manipulation. It has subtle lighting and glow affects. It also shows how I want to incorporate the no color theme, by having the main parts black and white and then have the color slowly increasing in intensity as the feathers get farther and farther away from the person, as if the person is losing color.

Artist: Herry Ye Title: Wings For Anywork
Not really sure how these abstract wings apply to my idea, I just thought they were cool, and I think they're used for some sort of advertising campaign. However I could possibly make a vector type thing similar to this and then use that as the remnants of wings on the person...

Artist: Soren Bechira Title: Egret
I like the photoshop abstract effects that were added along with the other glow and lighting effects. I also like how the egrets body and wings were compiled from individual feathers making the egret in itself an abstract thing.

I don't think I'm really going to use the fantasia idea, just use the lighting ideas from it. So my official theme is wings with no color. I hope it turns out how I'm envisioning it in my head, although I haven't found any pictures of people in the right pose I'm looking for, so may have to do that myself, thus incorporating some photography.

Theme II Proposal

For my second theme project I want to do the theme "wings" for sure. I also am thinking about combining the wings theme with either "fantasia" or "no color". I want to have a girl sitting down and reaching out to something off in the distance. I will then have feathers blowing away from her and she will have the remnants of wings. If I add the fantasia idea then I will have some animals and whimsical objects interspersed with the feathers, along with some lighting. If I go with the no color idea then I will have the girl be black and white along with the feathers closest to her. The other feathers will slowly have color the farther away from the girl they are, as if the color is bleeding out and disappearing.

Goal and Relfection

My goal for this week was to finish my lace theme project. Thankfully I did finish it so I can move on to my next project. I guess it embodies the lace theme although not really sure if I successfully portrayed that theme. I guess I'm happy with it seeing as it was just a quick photo manipulation thing.

Theme I Inspiration and Idea

The lace doesn't play as important of a role in this piece, however I like how the trees and color of the background almost seem like a form of lace that ties in with the actual lace that was added onto the girl.
Artist: Fabrizio Panattoni













Again I like the lace overlay and the elegance and simpleness that it adds, along with the added innocence and mystery.















This is more of what I'm thinking of doing, although with more layers and more mystery. I like the idea of having a lace overlay over a face and other objects that have their opacity turned down.
Artist: Danae Cuesta



















This is what I would consider lace in reality, although it is still a piece of art. I like the colors, simpleness, and elegance.

Artist: Eleny Eksterman




I think I want to combine various layers of lace and lace overlay, along with possibly some trees, and add a slight sepia tint to the overall picture. I also definitely want a face or a person or something as the main focal point with the lace.

Theme Project I

I have a few themes that I like and hopefully can successfully complete a few of theme. For the first one I have decided to do "lace". I think I'll portray it in the more literal sense of itself by using actual lace pictures etc unless I come up with a deeper meaning to communicate although I feel that might get a little complicated for two weeks.

My Titlescreen for the State Show

Final Project!

Today I changed a few color values etc to complete the drawing. Thankfully I got done before the art show and I can't wait to have a large version printed out.

Reflection

I think I'm finally done! Well except for completely making a white background which I'll have to do next time.