Thursday, May 7, 2015

Adobe Certification Exam

5/8/14- there was a malfunction with the Certiport website, therefore, not giving me the opportunity to screenshot my score. Thank you!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Perfectly Symmetrical Project

                                  Right Side of Face


                                      Left Side of Face



                                  Original Side of Face


Thursday, March 26, 2015

A Camera in Every Pocket

Question: How do you feel the popularity of cell phones embedded with high-quality cameras has changed the nature of photography?  

I believe that the vast advancements in cameras on cellular devices has  expanded the abilities of taking incredible photos. The use of great cameras on phones have given people a more simple, hand-held way of  working in the field of photography, being that they are smaller than the large, bulky cameras that the majority of professional photographers use. 

Photo booth Project


Principles of Art & Design cont.



http://www.school-of-digital-photography.com/2014/01/photography-composition-tips-balance.html


To continue your study of composition in Photography, you will extend what you did in the last assignment by combining those same Principles into 3 different compositions.  

Again you will be using Photo Booth images, again the dimensions will be 7" x 7" @ 300ppi, and again you will label each composition you create when posting it to your Blog.



Procedure

Select one Principle form the list of Principles below (only from the orange-highlighted ones) and combine it in a design with three other Principles. You will make three separate designs based on the three combinations.

Example:
              Design 1...........Rhythm+Balance 
              Design 2...........Rhythm+Emphasis
              Design 3...........Rhythm+Proportion

Post your compositions to your Blog.


List of Principles

Rhythm: A principle of design that indicates movement, created by the careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat.

Balance: A way of combining elements to add a feeling of
equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types are
symmetrical and asymmetrical.

Emphasis (Contrast):
A way of combining elements to stress the differences
between those elements.

Proportion: A principle of design that refers to the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other.

Gradation: A way of combining elements by using a series of gradual changes in those elements. (large shapes to small shapes, dark hue to light hue, etc)

Harmony: A way of combining similar elements in an artwork to accent their similarities (achieved through use of repetitions and subtle gradual changes)

Variety: A principle of design concerned with diversity or
contrast. Variety is achieved by using different shapes,
sizes, and/or colors in a work of art.

Movement: A principle of design used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the work of art.

Unity (Gestalt): Unity creates an integrated image in which all the elements are working together to support the design as a whole. A unified design is greater than the sum of its parts.



                  Design 1- gradation and proportion



 


Design 2- gradation and movement 


Design 3- gradation and variety



Emphasis


balance

gradation


Movement


variety


proportion


rhythm 







Monday, March 16, 2015

Photo Composition Project

Formal Symmetrical Balance


Informal Symmetrical Balance


Radial Balance


Rule of Thirds


Rule of Odds


Framing


My Own Composition

"The Cecilitographer"






Wednesday, March 4, 2015

5 Art Movements Project

         

                               Fauvism


                        Impressionism


               Abstraction  

                                                                                 SURREALISM 
                               
 Cubism

                                               



                                                                        Index Prints 


Monday, February 23, 2015

Quiz Answers

                                                           Section 1


     Artist 1- Mark Rothko
   Artist 2- Edgar Degas
   Artist 3- Henri Paul Gaugin
   Artist 4- Lucian Freud
   Artist 5- Georges Seurat
   Artist 6- Vincent van Gogh



Painting 1
Artist 6- Vincent van Gogh
 
 Painting 2

artist 2- Edgar Degas Edgar 



Painting 3
            Artist 3- Henri Paul Gaugin


Painting 4
Artist 5- Georges Seurat



Painting 5
Artist 1- Mark Rothko



Painting 6
Artist 4- Lucian Freud



Section 2

Match the Artist with the Fact. Post the name of the artist and the letter of the corresponding fact to your Blog.

             Artist 1- Henri Matisse
            Artist 2- Paul Cezanne
                   Artist 3- Willem de Kooning
     Artist 4- Paul Klee
          Artist 5- Lucian Freud
           Artist 6- Pablo Picasso
          Artist 7- Mark Rothko
          Artist 8- Andy Warhol

Fact 1: This artist's paintings are referred to as "Color Field" paintings.
 
Artist 7- Mark Rothko

Fact 2: This artist designed a Chapel for the nun who had nursed him.

 Artist 1- Henri Matisse

Fact 3: This artist is known for working with repetition and mass-produced consumer goods.
 
    Artist 8- Andy Warhol

Fact 4: This artist is regarded as our "Greatest living painter".

    Artist 5- Lucian Freud

Fact 5: This artist changed the notion that art had to be "beautiful".
 
Artist 6- Pablo Picasso

Fact 6: This artist wanted to paint like a "wise child".

Artist 4- Paul Klee

Fact 7: This artist is known as the "Father of Modern Art".
 
Artist 2- Paul Cezanne

Fact 8: This artist stowed away on a ship to come to America from Holland.
 
Artist 3- Willem de Kooning
 
 
 

Wednesday, January 14, 2015



                                     Elements of Art & Design



Line: An element of art defined by a point moving in space. Line may be two-or three-dimensional, descriptive, implied, or abstract.

Shape: An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width.

Form: An element of art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing.

Value: The lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. The value halfway

between these extremes is called middle gray.

Space: An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .

Color: An element of art made up of three properties: hue, value and intensity.
   • Hue: name of color
   • Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value
      changes when white or black is added)
   • Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high
      intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity=
      color is faint and dull)



Texture: An element of art that refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched.







Principles of Art & Design 


Rhythm: A principle of design that indicates movement, created by the careful placement of repeated elements in a work of art to cause a visual tempo or beat.


 Balance: A way of combining elements to add a feeling of
equilibrium or stability to a work of art. Major types are
symmetrical and asymmetrical.



 Emphasis (Contrast):
A way of combining elements to stress the differences
between those elements.



 Proportion: A principle of design that refers to the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other.


 Gradation: A way of combining elements by using a series of gradual changes in those elements. (large shapes to small shapes, dark hue to light hue, etc)



 Harmony: A way of combining similar elements in an artwork to accent their similarities (achieved through use of repetitions and subtle gradual changes)


 

 Variety: A principle of design concerned with diversity or
contrast. Variety is achieved by using different shapes,
sizes, and/or colors in a work of art.



Movement: A principle of design used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer’s eye throughout the work of art.

 Unity (Gestalt): Unity creates an integrated image in which all the elements are working together to support the design as a whole. A unified design is greater than the sum of its parts.


Elements & Principles Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNQkhKg2Ig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gBtNuMVoxI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig-vFSNo1XY