Cartoon Toucan

My toucan was created just for fun (it was not a class assignment). To produce the toucan as a cartoon, I first created a background and blurred it a lot. Next, I painted a tree trunk and put an overlay of real bark on top of the painted part to give it texture. Then, I painted the bird and its shadow.

9 Squares of Me

This project is similar to the last one, only this time, we were asked to use a 3x3 grid. We were also challenged to use only pictures of ourselves. To switch it up a bit, I decided to be goofy with my facial expressions. In addition, I decided to keep the theme of the project purple and flowery, since I had been wearing a purple dress and cardigan the day of the photo shoot. 

Photo505.com Evaluation

Our teacher asked us to evaluate one of the photo-editing sites on a list that she gave us. I chose to evaluate Photo505.com. This site is designed to allow anyone to put their image into one of the provided templates. The idea is great, however, there are a few cons about this site. It will not allow you to submit a photo that exceeds a certain size, and sometimes, the photo will not align properly. However, some of the templates work out great! -------> 

4 Squares - Filter Project

To create this project, I first drew two straight lines using a grid, splitting the perfect square into four smaller perfect squares. Next, I added different filters for each of the squares. 

For the first creation, I decided to use my friend Annie's eye. After changing the color of her iris and her makeup, I gave Annie thicker eyelashes. Then, I copy and pasted her eye into the four quadrants. Lastly, I added the cool filters.

For the second creation, I used a sample of a water splash. Unlike the eye, I did not manipulate the image before I added the filters. This creation was much simpler, however, it is very effective. 

Janitor Safety

For this assignment, we (as a class) were supposed to create a poster that helped the custodians of our school recognize the dangers of their job. 

Visual Puns

Abstract Artwork

I created these two abstract pieces using both photoshop and jacksonpollock.org. It was fun to play with the mouse and use the different paint brush tools in the production of these.