Evaluation.

Above is my first choice for my one of my three final prints. I chose this because I think it is one of my best pieces I have done so far. Creating this piece, I have learnt how to use the red spray paint tool in Photoshop. I like this effect as it gradually gets darker the more you use it. It also is quite transparent, which I quite like about this brush. For making the colour skin, I selected the Oval Paintbrush, which layers colours slowly, giving it a gradual look ideal for making a pale skin colour. I picked a yellow-orange colour which was perfect making the skin tone. I coloured the face in using the oval tool which gave it a natural look,that I quite like.

This is one of the first images that I created on Photoshop for my blog. At first I was only messing around getting used to the tools, however I quite like what I made. I learnt how to download brushes off of the internet creating different effects. For example with this image, I downloaded a "Moss Brush" which helps make block colours less thick and mix together two colours. Like with the image I have done here, I used a pink/orange colour which helps lighten the colour and slightly more transparent. I quite like this effect as it slightly reminds me of Banksy's work. I really like this image and I shall be using it in my portfolio as it presents me work quite well.

Finally, this is the last image I have chosen to evaluate. I created this by tracing an image I found off of Google Images, and then scanned it in, into Photoshop. First I thickened the hair, eyes and wrinkles, with just a basic black brush. Next, like my first image, I used the Oval Paintbrush to create a natural dark skin tone. I filled in his face and then began to highlight his features; Eyes, nose and mouth. Next, I drew in the cigarette as I left this out whilst tracing as I felt it would look better if I did it myself. After that, I painted in the top of the shirt and suit. When tracing the original image, I found it quite hard to trace the shirt, so I decided to make it myself. Next I inserted an empty New York street the show that he was a business man as he looked quite professional. While doing this, it change the colour of the cigarette, however I quite like this effect. I quite like the outcome of the image, as it seems cartoon-like, yet also very realistic.

Overall Evaluation.

When starting this project, I didn't have much interest in it as I did not have many skills or understanding of Photoshop. However going through the unit, I slowly learnt how to do new things. For example, I learnt how to use the "Quick Selection Tool" which is used to highlight a certain area and then fill it with a colour, without affecting the surrounding area. Another skill I have learnt is how to insert backgrounds and objects, as I found that I first started using Photoshop that I couldn't do it at all. I also learnt how to use the spot "Spot Healing Brush Tool" which helps change the colour of small detailing, making it look slightly cloned. This helps when Photoshoping portraits to give a perfect skin look.
I quite liked using eblogger as I find when creating a work book I tend to leave a lot of the work to the last minute, therefore creating an online workbook suits me well, as I prefer typing to writing, as well as simply transferring my images across, instead of having to print them out with the possibility of damaging them. I have chosen, for my final image, the image of the girl with a red strip across her face. I like this image because it displays my talents well and the skills that I have learnt throughout this unit. I think the image is quite simplistic yet interesting.
I think I have done well in this unit when managing my time well. I made a new design every week and this helped fill my blog with a variety of techniques. After making a design, I posted it only my blog straight away and wrote about it in a lot of detail. This helped me keep up to date and not left behind. If I were to repeat this unit, I would shoot more, so that I can use a more variety of images in Photoshop to edit. However, with not doing this, I traced more images of other people's work so equally I have done well with fitting in the criteria.

Banksy is one of the worlds most famous graffiti street artists. I believe a lot of his work has influenced my own. Although he is not a graphic design artist, with looking at his effects, I used these to apply to my own work. As seen in my first few images I created, I used his black and white empty style to use on my own photographs. Below is what Banksy has done to influence my work.

 Above is the highly edit piece I mostly recently have done. I took a normal photograph off of Google Images and traced it, then scanned it into Photoshop. First, I thickened the traced lines with black too give the image a cartoon-like effect. I then made the background a cream to make the people in the image stand out. I then added extra detailing, like features, to the face hands and hair. Next, I downloaded an animal brush. This consisted of zebra and giraffe prints. I used these on the clothing to give a nice pattern. I then added skin tones to the visible parts of the bodies and added a speech bubble saying "So Indie" as I feel the couple fits the stereotype.

This is the original image that I traced. As you can tell, from the image I transformed, I too out the bad and made my remake bolder and extremely cartoon-like. 

I created this by using Acrylic Transfering. To do this, I printed off an image from a wax printer for best results. Next, I coated the image with a thick layer of yellow and white acrylic paint. Next, I pressed a thin piece of card onto the top of the paint and put the whole piece into a heat press. Once the two pieces of paper are dry, I took it out of the print. Next, I wet my fingers and started to rub off the paper. Doing this, you can begin to see the image come through in a mustard colour. I then just simply scanned in the image.

I decided I wanted to create a silhouette with writing inside. I did this by taking an image off of Google and removing the inside picture and background. I kept a black line around the Wolf image, to keep structure and make the image more definition. On another layer, I ensured that the background was pure white to make more contrast between the writing and the outline. Next, I downloaded a writing brush for Photoshop, and filled in the Wolf. Although I like the outcome, I think the Wolf looks a little too much like a Cow.

This is the original image that I used to create a silhouette of the above image. However it didn't come out as well as I had hoped for.

To create this image, I traced a picture of an elderly man, smoking. I then scanned it into Photoshop and started editing it by increasing the contrast and decreasing the brightness. Next, I man the skin darker then what it was originally. I also shaded the hair in, from a light grey to black. This makes the man look younger, however the wrinkles on his face still age him. I then thickened the grey pencil lines giving the image more volume and made the tip of the cigarette red. Finally, I inserted a busy city street in the background to give the image seem more realistic.

This is the original image that I used to trace and scan into Photoshop. As you can tell, I highly edited it, as the original is completely different from the final product.

To create this image, I traced an ordinary image off of Google Images and scanned it onto Photoshop. I then thickened some of the lines of the face to create more contrast from the black and whites. I then made a pale skin colour to the face, to give the image more realism. Next, I made the eyes black giving it more of a cartoon effect, inspired by David Foldvari. Finally, I added a strip of red across the face, which gives the image colour. I like the outcome and I think it's my best design so far.

This is the original image. I quite like it as a photo on it's own, however I quite like my version of the image, as it doesn't look as if I'm down grading the image, and doesn't really look like the original anyway.  Overall, I like both images, and I feel this is my best piece.