Physical/Digital Project Collage

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Ideas for Final Project

I want to focus my OCD behaviors and how I believe that I am still normal by using images of what is considered healthy and ocd like brain scans.

I plan on using collage techniques in photoshop to help capture different colors and elements of each. Afterwards, I will be transferring it onto a canvas (or two possibly) with acrylic paint (due to the short amount of time, oil will take too long to dry which is unfortunate because I love oil paint). 

Responses to Tumblr Blog People's Animations:

Brooke – I enjoy the concept because it makes it feels like you are poking fun at yourself. We get to see this carefree side of you. I wish that the video had sound as it would make it more appealing and at times, I think the video is a little too fast (towards the end), so the viewer is unable to read the speech bubbles by your friends.

Lexi -  I think your video compasses your point very well. I also enjoy that you had used sound throughout the whole video which definitely made it more intriguing. My two criticisms are that you could make smoother transitions between frames and that frame times might be a bit too short in the beginning as they jump pretty fast from each one.

Mike - This video is very entertaining because of the lightheaded concept behind it. I think that in order to make your video stronger, you could have added actual sound dialogue between you and your friend. The end frame where you are drinking the beer could have also been opaque against the background, so that it doesn’t blend in as much.

Carly – Your concept does hit close to home but I think it is something that is important to acknowledge. At points, your technique could be a little more neat (talking about the sketchy lines in some panels) and a part of me wishes you had shown actual food on the plates instead of the static.

Lindsay - Your audio was great as it did make me want to turn off the video. Two criticisms: I wish we got to see more of this inner turmoil within shots of you and your frames could also be slowed down just a bit to make the transition clearer for the viewer.

Sam - Your concept is very interesting and makes me wonder, because of the speed of it, whether you feel like time slows down when on transit? I think incorporating sound could be very powerful as well as making the frames a tiny bit faster as it will feel like we are actually moving with the piece.

Melissa - I really enjoyed the concept of this. One part that I think could be improved is the part where your hair flies off of your head as the jump in frames makes the transition of the piece less smooth. I am also slightly confused on your technique. The facial features have changed dramatically (the nose and the eyes even) making me believe that they are completely different people all incorporated into one film. That may just be me, but overall good job!

Choke Final

https://youtu.be/yyM7fHvKXXY

My video is based off a time where I was mentally scarred from my grandfather choking on a piece of steak. For the whole summer, I would not eat anything but Jell-O and peanut butter crackers. I would lay on my living room couch and deteriorate for almost 3 months. After awhile, I had to visit the doctor and was told that I needed to eat again. Somehow, his advice worked and I went back to my regular eating habits. I was 11 years old when this happened.

Animated GIF Test

The story I am focusing on is of one time when my grandfather had choked on a piece of steak. For that whole summer, I was scarred and did not touch any food (besides Jello and peanut butter crackers). I ended up deteriorating on my couch until I had finally visited the doctor.

**Please do not mind the roughness of the sketches as I had no eraser at the time.

Final Love/Hate Still Life

The Birds and the Bees

Ideas for Love/Hate Still Life

The Birds and the Bees

Project 2 Final Everything

Pattern:

Prints:

Photo:

Installation:

Pattern Text and Pattern

 

original scan 

Images:

Pattern:

Photos for Patterns?

Some photo ideas. Want to focus on the interior of fast food restaurants and temptation.

Text Ideas for Pattern Assignment

"I desire the things that will hurt me in the end" - Years & Years song

"The hardest thing to do in this world, is to live in it" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever" - Winnie the Pooh

Final Naturalistic and Fantasy Photo's

Naturalistic:

Fantasy:

Naturalistic Pictures

Will be updating:

Self Portrait Ideas

I am definitely thinking about making my self portrait based on a masculine and feminine quality to myself.

For example, I am always trying to stay fit. Therefore I want to show a side of myself that is powerful and determined. While in contrast, I am obsessed with fashion from the 1950's. I own vintage dresses that make me feel very proper and girlish.

My idea for the regular self portrait is to take a picture of myself in workout clothes with on my treadmill or lifting weights within my basement.

My idea for my fantasy self portrait is to dress up in one of my dresses and then add a background that will make me feel as if I am in the movie "Grease" or a schoolgirl from the 1950's.

Another idea is to have the first one stay the same and then have my fantasy portrait portray the story of me with my lover. I want it to symbolize that women can be strong on their own.

The fantasy self portrait will definitely have a lot more color to it.

Camera for regular self portrait will be looking up at me.

Photo references:

Another idea is for my realistic picture of me to be surrounded by my friends. On occasions, I do feel lonely even if I am with a group of people that love and support me. My fantasy self portrait would contain me with dark lighting sitting in an empty space.

Work in progress.